VH-CZO. Boeing 737-377. c/n 24304-1622. Was also registered as: N114AW; S7-ABC; S2-AEA; PK-MBN. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett - June 21, 1985 The finance was provided via Credit Lyonnais Australia Ltd, Nord LB and Sumitomo International Finance Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 17, 1988 First flown as 'VH-CZO' - October 04, 1988 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZO - October 18, 1988 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - October 18, 1988 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as AN37 - October 18, 1988 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - October 21, 1988 Delivery route: Seattle - Kailua/Kona (overnight) - Nadi (overnight) - Brisbane Flight crew: Captains D. C. James, R. Nichols, K. White; LAMEs S. Donald, C. Wiles Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Townsville - Cairns (Captain McMillan) - October 27, 1988 Leased to America West Airlines during the pilots' dispute - October 1989 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States (Phoenix, Arizona) - October 19, 1989 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N114AW - November 30, 1989 Registered to Transpacific Enterprises Inc, Bellevue, WA Leased to America West Airlines as the registered operator Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 01, 1989 The aircraft was operated in the America West Airlines livery Departed Phoenix on the ferry flight to Australia - ? It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) at the end of its lease to America West Airlines - June 28, 1990 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 28, 1990 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZO - July 02, 1990 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullanmarine) - Alice Springs - July 04, 1990 Operated the inaugural Ansett 737 Perth - Argyle - Perth charter (Captain S. J. Bradbury) - January 31, 2000 Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 Operated its final revenue service Darwin - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN7 - September 14, 2001 The aircraft was placed in open storage at the Ansett Terminal, Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Advertised for immediate sale by Aviation Capital Group - December 20, 2001 Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage as AN4041 - May 17, 2002 The aircraft was prepared for long term storage at Melbourne (Tullamarine) It had flown 38,898 hours with 26,060 cycles - June 27, 2002 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - October 09, 2002 Entered onto the Seychelles Aircraft Register as S7-ABC - October 09, 2002 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to Singapore in the Ansett livery - October 11, 2002 It arrived at Singapore (Changi) on completion of the ferry flight - October 11, 2002 Ferry route: Melbourne - Darwin - Singapore Stored at Singapore by Regionair Pte Ltd (Leasing Company) in the basic 'Ansett' livery without titles Leased to Biman Bangladesh Airlines - January 31, 2003 Cancelled from the Seychelles Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Bangladesh Aircraft Register as S2-AEA - ? Returned to ST Aerospace Ltd - April 2004 Leased to Merpati Nusantara Airlines - May 04, 2004 Cancelled from the Bangladesh Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-MBN - ? Withdrawn from service and stored at Marila Ninoy Aquino International Airport - May 2006 The aircraft was reportedly scrapped - November 2008 |
VH-CZO. America West Airlines - in the standard livery at San Francisco Airport, November 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-179.) |
VH-CZO. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 09, 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-959.) |
VH-CZO. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Coolangatta Airport, December 1999. (B. Luttjohann Copyright Image 4622-862.) |
VH-CZO. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 2000. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-245.) |
S7-ABC. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-242.) |
S2-AEA. Bangladesh Biman - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, May 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-262.) |