VH-HYF. Airbus A320-211. c/n 027.

Was also registered as: N270SE; UR-UFB.

 

This was the sixth of eight Airbus A320 aircraft ordered new by Ansett - ?

First flown at Toulouse (Blagnac) as 'F-WWDD' - November 29, 1988

Accepted by Ansett at Toulouse (Blagnac) - February 18, 1989

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-HYF - February 20, 1989

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne

The aircraft was configured with 24 First Class and 108 Economy Class seats but this was variable

Departed Toulouse (Blagnac) on the delivery flight to Australia - February 21, 1989

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - February 25, 1989

Delivery route: Toulouse - Athens - Dubai - Bangkok - Kuala Lumpur - Darwin - Melbourne

Flight crew: Captains W. Hanrahan, D. I. Ferguson; LAMEs L. Bettiol, I Frost, J. Kendigan

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN12 - April 21, 1989

Sold to Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) - July 2001

Leased to Ansett Airlines as the registered operator

Operated its last revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Adelaide (West Beach) as AN151 - September 13, 2001

Ansett ceased operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

The aircraft was parked at Adelaide (West Beach) following suspension of all Ansett operations

Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - September 28, 2001

Re-entered Ansett service under administration Melbourne - Sydney as AN718 - September 29, 2001

Operated the inaugural administered service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hobart as AN709 - November 02, 2001

Operated its final revenue Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN35 - March 04, 2002

It was stored at the Ansett Terminal, Melbourne (Tullamarine)

Ansett Engineering quoted the aircraft had flown 39,929 hours with 22,441 cycles - June 27, 2002

Test flown Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN4089 - June 27, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 07, 2002

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N270SE - August 07, 2002

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank, Northwest, U.S.A.

Departed Melbourne on the ferry flight to Marshall Aerospace, Cambridge, U. K. as AN270 - August 10, 2002

Ferry route: Melbourne - Denpasar - Male - Cario - Cambridge

It was observed stored at Cambridge - December 21, 2002

Advertised for immediate sale / lease by SALE - December 2002

Leassed to Um Air as the registered operator - April 2003

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 24, 2003

Due to delays in acquiring type approval the aircraft was reregistered N270SE - June 06, 2003

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - July 28, 2003

Entered onto the Ukrainian Aircraft Register as UR-UFB - July 28, 2003

It was observed in service with UM Air at Salzbury with aircraft now named 'Mary-Lyn 1' - January 03, 2004

Withdrawn from use and returned to the lessor - 2007

Sold to AFS Investments - February 05, 2007

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register with the temporary registration 'N270SE' - February 05, 2007

Departed Amman on the ferry flight to the United States as GCC027 - February 10, 2007

It arrived at Greenwood, MO on completion of the ferry flight - February 11, 2007

Parting out commenced at Greenwood - February 2007

Most of aircraft had been parted out - October 19, 2007

 

 

VH-HYF. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 22, 1990.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0321-223.)

VH-HYF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-092.)

VH-HYF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-224.)

VH-HYF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 24, 1996.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0321-225.)

VH-HYF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 11, 2001.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0320-021.)

UR-UFB. Um Air - 'Mary-Lyn 1' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, February 2004.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-041.)

UR-UFB. Um Air - 'Mary-Lyn 1' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 2004.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-072.)

UR-UFB. Um Air - 'Mary-Lyn 1' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, July 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-471.)