VH-BRN Boeing 757-23APF

This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) - 1989

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Washington) - August 15, 1990

It was observed at Seattle (Boeing Field) in 'CAC' livery as 'N572CA' - August 1990

First flown as 'N572CA' - September 11, 1990

Accepted by AWAS at Seattle (Boeing Field, Washington) - September 24, 1990

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N572CA - September 24, 1990

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company

Leased to Challenge Air Cargo as the registered operator

It was observed at Dallas (Fort-Worth, Texas) named 'Spirit of the Americas' - April 09, 1999

Returned to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services at the end of the lease - 1999

It was observed at Miami (Florida) in an 'all-white' livery wothout titles - November 1999

Cancelled from the United States aircraft Register - March 13, 2000

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BRN - March 15, 2000

Registered to Nordstress Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney

Departed Miami (Florida) en-route Brussels (Belgium) as NDS573 - March 15, 2000

The aircraft was forced to divert to London (Luton, England) due to technical problems

Leased to DHL International in the standard livery as the registered operator - March 15, 2000

Ferried London (Luton, England) - Manama (Bahrain) as DHX604 - March 15, 2000

Operated its final DHL revenue service Manama (Bahrain) - Brussels (Belgium) - April 25, 2002

Ferried Brussels (Belgium) - Chateauroux (France) on return to Nordstress at the end of the lease - May 04, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 21, 2002

Entered onto the Cameroon Aircraft Register as TJ-CAF - May 2002

Leased to Cameroon Airlines as the registered operator

Returned to Nordstress at the end of the lease - July 01, 2003

Cancelled from the Cameroon Aircraft Register - July ?, 2003

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N868AN - July 03, 2003

Registered to AWMS 1, New York

Ferried Paris (le Bourget, France) - Keflavik (Iceland) on delivery to Icelandair Cargo - July 05, 2003

Leased to Icelandair Cargo as the registered operator

Registered to AWMC 1, New York - November 15, 2003

Sub-leased to TNT Airways - January 2004

It was observed at Orebro (Sweden) in an 'all-white' livery with 'TNT' titles on the fuselage - January 28, 2004

It also had 'TNT - a TPG Company' titles on the tail

Returned to Icelandair at the end of the sub-lease - June 01, 2004

Sub-leased to Far Eastern Air Transport, Taipei - June ?, 2004

It was observed at Taipei (Taiwan) with 'TNT' titles on the port side only - June 05, 2004

It was observed at Taipei (Taiwan) in a modified red/white 'FEAT' livery - June 29, 2004

It also had additional 'Cargo' and 'Pacific Airlines' titles on the rear fuselage

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 30, 2004

Entered onto the Taiwan Aircraft Register as B-27201 - July ?, 2004

Leased to Far Eastern Air Transport as the registered operator

It was observed at Taipei (Taiwan) in the 'FEAT' livery operating for Pacific East Asia Cargo - February 02, 2006

Far Eastern Air Transport ceased all operations - May 13, 2008

The aircraft was returned to the lessor

Cancelled from the Taiwanese Aircraft Register - May ?, 2008

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N868AN - June 04, 2008

Registered to AWMS 1, New York

Departed Taipei (Taiwan) on the ferry flight to the United States - July 26, 2008

Ferry route: Taipei (Taiwan) - Sapporo (Japan) - Anchorage (Alaska) - Lake City (Florida)

Ferried Lake City (Florida) - Miami (Florida) for lease to Arrow Cargo as APW868 - June 08, 2009

Ferried Miami (Florida) - Marana (Arazona) on return to the lessor at the end of the lease - October 30, 2009

Ferried Marana (Arizona) - Mexico City (Mexoco) on lease to Variglog as the registered operator - 2010

Returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - April ?, 2011

The aircraft was prepared for lease to Yakutia Cargo - April ?, 2011

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 20, 2011

Entered onto the Bermuda Aircraft Register as VQ-BOX - May 03, 2011

Ferried Mexico City (Mexico) - Keklavik (Iceland) - Yakutsk (Russia) as SYL9940 - May 03 - 04, 2011

The aircraft arrived at Lasham (England) for maintenance - July ?, 2012

Ferried Lasham (England) - Norwich (England) for repainting - July 24, 2012

Ferried Moscow (Russia) - Vnukovo (Russia) - St Athan (Wales) for repairs - October 10, 2014

These repairs were required as the result of the aircraft suffering a 'tail strike' whilst operating Flight SYL9907

Returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - ?, 2015

Ferried St Athan (Wales) - Rome (Fiumicino, Italy) for repainting into the 'TNT' livery - April 06, 2015

It was observed at Rome (Fiumicino, Italy) as 'OE-LFB' - April 14, 2015

Cancelled from the Bermuda Aircraft Register - April ?, 2015

Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-LFB - April ?, 2015

Ferried Rome (Fiumicino, Italy) - Brussels (Belgium) - April 15, 2015

Leased to TNT Airways S.A. as the registered operator - April 27, 2015

The aircraft was ferried Brussels (Belgium) - Liege (Belgium) - May 25, 2015

TNT Airways was renamed ASL Airlines Belgium - 2016

The aircraft was ferried Marseilles (France) - Norwich (England) for repainting as TAY971E - August 04, 2018

It was rolled out at Norwich (England) in the standard 'ASL Airlines' livery - August 15, 2018

Ferried Norwich (England) - Hahn (Germany) for return to service as TAY971E - August 16, 2018

Current status - ?