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VH-SSA. Airbus A330-223. c/n 0324. Was also registered as: OO-SFU; F-GHYI; D-AIME; HB-IQR; M-ABFL. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Emirates Airlines but it was not taken up Rolled off Airbus production line at Toulouse, France - 2000 Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4168A engines First flown as 'F-WWYU' - January 27, 2000 Entered onto Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SFU - May 17, 2000 Registered to C.L.C. Accepted by C.L.C. at Toulouse - May 26, 2000 Leased to Sabena Airways - May 26, 2000 Ferried Toulouse - Brussels on delivery to Sabena - May 26, 2000 Operated its first Sabena revenue service - June 01, 2000 Sabena Airways ceased operations due to financial problems - November 07, 2001 The aircraft was placed in storage at Brussels Airport - November 07, 2001 Ferried Brussels - Hamburg (Lemwerder) for storage - December 20, 2001 It had flown 7,268 hours with 1,212 cycles to date Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GHYI - ? Registered to International Lease Finance Company (ILFC) Prepared for lease / sale to Lufthansa German Airlines Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-AIME - November 28, 2002 Repainted into the standard Lufthansa livery at Hamburg Operated its frst Lufthansa revenue service - January 07, 2003 Withdrawn from use by Lufthansa - November 2006 Ferried to Hamburg (Lemwerder) for painting into Swiss International livery - November 15, 2006 Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - November 2006 Entered onto the Swiss Aircraft Register as HB-IQR - November 30, 2006 Leased to Swiss International Airlines as the registered operator It was observed at Zurich in the 'Star Alliance' livery with Swiss titles - August 03, 2008 It was temporarily stored at Zurich Airport - January 31, 2009 It was observed stored at Zurich Airport without titles and a dark blue tail - May 23, 2009 The intended lease to Lufthansa in the 'Star Alliance' livery was not taken up Cancelled from the Swiss Aircraft Register - June 2009 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-SSA - June 20, 2009 Registered to MSN324LLC c/- Aircastle Adviser, Stanford, Con, USA Leased to Strategic Airlines Pty Ltd, Central Park, Melbourne, Victoria as the registered operator Ferried Zurich - Manila in 'Star Alliance' livery for maintenance by LH Technik - June 30, 2009 It was observed at Manila in the 'Stategic Airlines' livery - July 03, 2009 Ferried Manila - Brisbane in the 'Strategic Airlines' livery - July 06, 2009 The aircraft was named 'Outback' Operated numerous training flights around eastern Australia - July 2009 It was observed at Brisbane with 'Broncos Football Team' titles and logo - August 23, 2009 Operated a charter flight Brisbane - Townsville for the 'Broncos' football team as SSA001 - August 27, 2009 Ferried Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as ASY072 - September 29, 2009 Commenced a long term charter to the Australian Defence Forces Operated its first ADF service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Darwin - Middle East as ASY072 - September 29, 2009 Operated its last ADF Charter flight as ASY871 - November 19 - 20, 2010 Route: Al Minhad Air Base (U.A.E.) - Perth - Sydney - Brisbane Ferried Brisbane - Kuala Lumpur for maintenance as AGC9000 - November 21, 2010 Operated the inaugural Strategic Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Phuket service as VC240 - February 22, 2011 Operated the inaugural Strategic Brisbane - Phuket service as VC247 - February 24, 2011 Operated the inaugural Strategic Brisbane - Denpasar - Brisbane service as VC226/227 - March 19-20, 2011 Strategic Airlines was renamed Air Australia at Brisbane - October 30, 2011 This aircraft was not repainted into the Air Australia livery For more information about Air Australia click 'HERE' Operated a Air Pacific charter Brisbane - Melbourne - Nadi as FJ9091/1930 - November 27, 2011 Operated the inaugural Air Australia Brisbane - Honolulu service as VC001 - December 14, 2011 Operated the inaugural Honolulu - Melbourne (Tullamarine) service as VC012 - December 16, 2011 Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Honolulu as VC011 - February 16, 2012 Air Australia ceased all operations due to financial difficulties - February 17, 2012 Ferried Honolulu - Montreal (Mirabel) - Zurich on return to Swiss International - February 25 - 26, 2012 It was observed stored at Zurich in the 'Strategic Airlines' livery as 'VH-SSA' - May 12, 2012 It was observed stored at Zurich in the 'Strategic Airlines' livery minus engines - June 23, 2012 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 25, 2012 Entered onto the Isle of Man Aircraft Register as M-ABFL - July 13, 2012 Registered to Aicraft Advisor LLC, Stamford, CT, USA Leased to Swiss International Airlines as the registered operator It was observed stored at Zurich without engines in Stategic livery as M-ABFL - August 29, 2012 Current status - ? |
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VH-SSA. Strategic Airlines - in the basic Lufthansa livery at Zurich Airport, June 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0330-012.) |
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VH-SSA. Strategic - 'Outback' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 11, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0330-013.) |
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VH-SSA. Strategic - 'Outback' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0330-106.) |
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VH-SSA. Strategic - 'Outback' in the standard livery at Zurich Airport, March 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0330-400.) |
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VH-SSA. Strategic - 'Outback' in the standard livery at Zurich Airport, March 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0330-401.) |
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VH-SSA. Strategic - 'Outback' in the standard livery at Zurich Airport, May 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0330-153.) |