VH-OBN. Boeing 737-229A. c/n 21137-421.
Was also registered as: OO-SDM; G-CEAD; N732HV.
This aircraft was ordered new by Sabena Belgian World Airlines - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - June 1975 First flown at Renton as OO-SDM - June 12, 1975 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SDM - June 1975 Accepted by Sabena Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - July 01, 1975 Sold to Certifair NV - March 16, 1993 Leased to Sabena Belgian World Airlines as the registered operator Sold to European Aviation Ltd, Bournemouth, U.K. - May 15, 1998 Leased to Sabena World Airlines as the registered operator Withdrawn from use by Sabena Belgian World at Brussels Airport - August 25, 1999 Aircraft had flown 55,763 hours with 38,386 cycles Returned to European Aviation Ltd on termination of the lease - September 28, 1999 Ferried Brussels - Bournemouth in the basic Sabena livery - October 08, 1999 Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - September 08, 1999 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CEAD (CofR G-CEAD/R1) - October 11, 1999 Registered to European Aviation Ltd, Bournemouth, U.K. Leased to European Air Charter as the registered operator European Air Charter is the airline subsidiary of European Aviation Ltd Withdrawn from service by European Air Charter and stored at Bournemouth - May 2004 Registered to European Skybus Ltd, Bournemouth, U.K. - February 08, 2005 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on conpletion of the delivery flight to Ozjet as EAF9909 - January 29, 2006 Delivery route: Bournemouth - Rhodes - Dubai - Calcutta - Kuala Lumpur - Darwin - Melbourne Operated a special charter flight Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth as G-CEAD - February 03, 2006 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - February 14, 2006 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OBN - February 15, 2006 Reregistered to Ozjet Airlines, Melbourne Ozjet Airlines ceased scheduled services but continued to operate charter operations - March 12, 2006 Withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - March 15, 2006 Test flown at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - April 27, 2006 It operated numerous charter flights over the next two years Sold to Heavy Lift Cargo Airlines Pty Ltd Ozjet was acquired by Heavy Lift to gain access to an Australian AOC to fly domestic freight Registered to Heavy Lift Cargo Airlines Pty Ltd - May 02, 2008 Leased to Ozjet Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Ozjet continued to operate as a separate identity Operated its final Ozjet revenue service Denpasar - Perth as OZJ825 - December 28, 2008 Aircraft withdrawn from use and stored at Perth Advertised for sale by Flightstar Trading LLC, Fort Lauderdale for $US 625,000 - May 2009 The aircraft had flown 65,729 hours with 43,854 cycles Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 14, 2009 Ozjet Airlines ceased all flight operations - May 20, 2009 The airline was placed in administration due to inability of HeavyLift to add freighter aircraft to its AOC - May 21, 2009 Stored at Perth Airport - May 2009 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N732HV - July 02, 2009 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Trustee It was observed stored at Perth in the Ozjet livery as N732HV - September 01, 2009 Ferried Perth - Perth (Jandakot) with Polytechnic West titles as N732HV - April 24, 2010 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - July 13, 2010 Retired at Jandakot and used as a ground trainer / instructional airframe by Polytechnic West |
VH-OBN. OzJet - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 19, 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-329.) |
VH-OBN. OzJet - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 19, 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-331.) |
VH-OBN. OzJet - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 19, 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-330.) |
VH-OBN. OzJet - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 19, 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-364.) |
VH-OBN. OzJet - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 11, 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-372.) |
VH-OBN. OzJet - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 23, 2006. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-676.) |
N732HV. OzJet Polynechnic West - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 24, 2010. (R. Shaw Copyright Image 4622-119.) |