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VH-CZV. Boeing 737-277A. c/n 22654-862. Was also registered as: N187AW. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Airlines - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 22, 1982 First flown as 'VH-CZV' - April 15, 1982 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZV - April 16, 1982 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - April 21, 1982 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - April 24, 1982 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on compoletion of the delivery flight - April 27, 1982 Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Hilo - Nadi - Melbourne Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hobart as AN1 - May 07, 1982 Operated the inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Hamilton Island service - July 07, 1984 Operated its final revenue service Sydney - Melbourne (Tullamarine) (Captain C. Denaro) as AN39 - January 26, 1987 The aircraft had flown 11,000 hours Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States as AN560 - January 30, 1987 Ferry route: Melbourne - Nadi - Apia - Hilo - Seattle (Paine Field) Flight crew: Captains E. Walters, L. W. Gillham, T. R. May; Engineer B. Burgess; Boeing Support crew F. Zappert, M. Pulaski Sold to Wilmington Trust Co, DE - February 1987 Sold to EFC Leasing Company - February 16, 1987 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 02, 1987 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N187AW - March 04, 1987 Registered to EFC Leasing Company Leased to America West Airlins as the registered operator Converted to America West configuration by Elsinore Aviation Services, Waco, Texas Operated its final America West revenue service Ontario - Phoenix as HP643 - November 30, 2004 Ferried Phoenix - Goodyear for storage as HP7603 - December 14, 2004 Broken up at Goodyear Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 16, 2005 |
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VH-CZV. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 10, 1982. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-217.) |
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VH-CZV. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional 'Official Airline Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1982. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-052.) |
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VH-CZV. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 28, 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4623-408.) |
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VH-CZV. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1986. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-055.) |
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N187AW. America West Airlines - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-128.) |
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N187AW. America West - in the revised livery at Los Angeles Airport, June 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-534.) |