VH-EFW. Airbus A300B4-622R. c/n 630.

Was also registered as: PK-GAN; A7-ABP; VH-JBN; A7-AFA; N743FD.

This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Worldwide Air Services (AWAS)

First flown at Toulouse, France as 'F-WWAH' - February 02, 1992

Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4158 engines

Accepted by Ansett Worldwide Air Services at Toulouse - April 22, 1992

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-GAN - ?

Leased to Garuda Indonesian Airways as the registered operator - April 22, 1992

Returned to AWAS at the end of the lease - November 29, 1996

Ferried Abu Dhabi - Hamburg for storage - November 20, 1996

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EFW - January 13, 1997

Registered to Nordstress Australia (AWAS company)

Ferried Hamburg - Abu Dhabi in an 'all white' livery using a Garuda call sign - January 11, 1997

It was observed stored at Brisbane as VH-EFW - January 15, 1997

Ferried Brisbane - U-Tapao for storage using 'Nordtress 100' as the call sign - June 21, 1997

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 29, 1997

It was observed at Toulouse as 'A7-ABP' for lease to Qatar Airways - November 01, 1997

Entered onto the Qatar Aircraft Register as A7-ABP - ?

Returned to AWAS and ferried to Chateauroux at the end of the lease - June 10, 2001

An intended lease to China Airlines was not taken up

Repainted at Chateauroux in City Bird (Belgium) livery as 'OO-CTJ' but the lease was not taken up - June 2001

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JBN - July 10, 2001

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Air Services (AWAS)

The aircraft remained stored Chateauroux - July 2001

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 29, 2002

It was observed at Abu Dhabi in an 'all white' livery as 'A7-AFA' with Qatar Airways titles - January 29, 2002

Leased to Qatar Airways - January 29, 2002

Entered onto Qatar Aircraft Register as A7-AFA - ?

Ferried Doha - Dresden for conversion to freighter configuration - February 22, 2008

Returned to AWMS1 - February 26, 2008

Sold to Federal Express (FedEx), U.S.A. - February 26, 2008

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N743FD - February 26, 2008

Registered to Federal Express Corp

Converted to freighter at Dresden for Fedex

Current status - ?

PK-GAN. Garuda Indonesia - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1994.

(J. Goldfinch Copyright Image 0310-141.)

VH-EFW. Nordstress Australia - in the all-white livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1997.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0310-130.)