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VH-ANB. Boeing 747-412. c/n 24064-755. Was also registered as: 9V-SMD; DQ-FJK. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Singapore Airlines - ? First flown as 9V-SMD - September 26, 1989 Entered onto Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-SMD - September 1989 Registered to Singapore Airlines Delivered to Singapore Airlines - November 01, 1989 Dry-leased to Ansett International Ltd - 1999 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ANB - September 13, 1999 Registered to Ansett International, Melbourne Ferried Singapore - Hong Kong for acceptance by Ansett International - September 13, 1999 Operated its first revenue service Hong Kong - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN888 - September 15, 1999 Flight crew: Captains F. Boomsma, L. Sharpe The Ansett Group was placed under voluntary administration due to insolvency - September 12, 2001 Operated its final revenue service Kansai - Brisbane as AN882 - September 13, 2001 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Brisbane Ferried Brisbane - Singapore on return to leasor as AN4405 - November 06, 2001 Flight crew: Captain L. Sharpe; F/O G. Tate; Engineer S. Donald Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 21, 2001 The aircraft had flown 53,491 hours with 8,937 cycles Entered onto Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-SMD - November 21, 2001Returned to service with Singapore Airlines - ? Leased to Air Pacific - April 2003 Entered onto Fiji Aircraft Register as DQ-FJK - ? The aircraft was named 'Island of Vanua Levu' Ferried Singapore - Brisbane - Nadi on delivery to Air Pacific - April 14, 2003 Operated its first Air Pacific revenue service Nadi - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as FJ911 - April 15, 2003 It was damaged at Nadi Airport when it was struck by a cargo truck - May 13, 2009 Ferried unpressurised Nadi - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for repairs by John Holland Aviation Services - May 14, 2009 Air Pacific announced that it would revert to its original name 'Fiji Airways' - May 14, 2012 Operated the final Fiji Airways Boeing 747 service on Nadi - Auckland - Nadi route - June 29, 2013 Althought the aircraft was 'withdrawn from service' it was used on an ad-hoc basis when needed - August 2013 This aircraft is recorded to have flown 93,487 hours with 15,859 cycles - October 31, 2013 Operated its inal revenue service Los Angeles - Nadi as FJ811 - November 16, 2013 This was also the final Fiji Airways Boeing 747 service Officially withdrawn from use at Nadi - November 19, 2013 Sold for $US 4,500,000.00 Ferried Nadi - Los Angeles - Tupelo (Lemons Municipal) as FJ2200 - November 20, 2013 Scrapped at Lemons Municipal Airport, Tupelo, MS, U.S.A. |
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9V-SMD. Singapore Airlines - in the revised livery at with additional 'Megatop' titles an unknown airport, November 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-202.) |
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VH-ANB. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-048.) |
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VH-ANB. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2001. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-858.) |
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DQ-FJK. Air Pacific Fiji - 'Island of Vanua Levu' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4630-120.) |
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DQ-FJK. Air Pacific Fiji - 'Island of Vanua Levu' in the standard livery at Los Angeles Airport, July 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-337.) |