VH-ITA. Boeing 767-33AER. c/n 27376-560.

Was also registered as: N276AW; G-OITA; I-DEIB; PR-VAG; PT-MSU.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services - 1993

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett as 'N1794B' - November 01, 1994

First flown as 'N1794B' - November 15, 1994

Powered by General Electric CF6-80C2B6F engines

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N276AW - December 21, 1994

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company, Delaware

Leased to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services as the registered operator

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ITA - January 06, 1995

Registered to Nordstress Australia Pty Ltd

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 20, 1995

Accepted by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services - January 27, 1995

Leased to Alitalia as the registered operator - January 27, 1995

The aircraft was named 'Pier Paolo Rocchetti'

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 1995

It was observed undergoing maintenance at Luton - July 22 - 25, 1995

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-OITA (CofR G-OITA/R1) - July 24, 1995

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation U.K. Ltd, London

Operated by Monarch Airlines technical crews for Alitalia

Ferried Shannon - Rome (Fumichino) as 'I-DEIB' - February 20, 1997

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - February 21, 1997

Entered onto the Italian Aircraft Register as I-DEIB - February 21, 1997

It was observed at Nimes in the Varig (Brazil) livery - March 16, 2008

Cancelled from the Italian Aircraft Register - April 2008

Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PR-VAG - April 2008

Ferried Nimes - Belo Horizonte as VRN9960 - April 04, 2008

Leased to Varig as the registered operator - April 08, 2008

Withdrawn from service at Bel Horizonte - June 2008

Returned to Nordstress at the end of the lease - June 2008

It was observed at the VEM facility at Rio de Janiero in the 'TAM' livery - June 27, 2008

The aircraft was reregistered as PT-MSU - July 30, 2008

Leased to TAM as the registered operator - August 01, 2008

Operated its last revenue service Miami - Belo Horizonte as TAM8053 - August 08, 2013

Withdrawn from service and stored - August 18, 2013

Current status - ?

 

 

VH-ITA. Alitalia - 'Pier Paolo Rocchetti' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-297.)

I-DEIB. Alitalia - 'Pier Paolo Rocchetti' in the standard livery at Rome Airport, August 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-240.)