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G-PATE. Boeing 737-33A. c/n 24093-1727.
Was also registered as: PP-VOR; N493AN; PK-YVX.
This aircraft was ordered new by Nordress Ltd - July 1987 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - May 1989 First flown as 'G-PATE' - May 22, 1989 Powered by CFM56-3B2 engines Entered onto British Aircraft Register as G-PATE (CofR G-PATE/R1) - May 1989 Registered to Nordress Ltd Accepted by Nordress at Seattle (Boeing Field) - June 08, 1989 Leased to Paramount Airways Ltd, Bristol, England Sub-leased to Queensland Government by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services - November 1989 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight - November 06, 1989 It was operated for Ansett by Paramount flight crews during the pilots' dispute Flown in all-white livery with 'Ansett' titles on lower forward fuselage and a white tail Had red 'Queensland' titles and green stylised palm tree above forward windows Transferred to East-West Airlines - April 01, 1990 The aircraft was configured with 140 economy class seats 'Ansett' titles were replaced by 'East-West' titles and the 'East-West' tail logo applied Utilised on the East-West Sydney - Hobart; Sydney - Coolangatta; Sydney - Brisbane-Cairns services The aircraft was returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - April 30, 1990 Departed Australia on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom - ? Leased to Viacao Aereos Rio Grandense SA t/a VARIG - May 13, 1990 Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PP-VOR - ? Returned to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) - July 2006 Cancelled from the Brazialian Aircraft Register - August 2006 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N493AN - August 14, 2006 Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services Ltd Ferried Rio de Janeiro - Georgetown, Guyana for storage - August 16, 2006 Leased to Batavia Airways, Indonesia - April 2007 Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-YVX - April 20, 2007 Current status - ? |
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G-PATE. Queensland - in the all-white livery with additional 'Ansett' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-942.) |
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G-PATE. Queensland - in the all-white livery with additional 'East-West' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 10, 1990. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-423.) |
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G-PATE. Queensland - in the all-white livery with additional 'East-West' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 25, 1990. (E. D. Daw Copyright Image 4620-386.) |
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G-PATE. Queensland - in the all-white livery with additional 'East-West' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 25, 1990. (E. D. Daw Copyright Image 4620-405.) |
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G-PATE. Queensland - in the all-white livery with additional 'East-West' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 25, 1990. (E. D. Daw Copyright Image 4620-355.) |