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VH-BZM. Boeing 767-35HER. c/n 26388-456. Was also registered as: S7-AAV; EI-CJB; HB-IHU; C-GHLK. |
This aircraft was ordered new by C. Itoh Aerospance Finance Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - September 1992 First flown - September 22, 1992 Accepted by C. Itoh Aerospace Finance at Everett (Paine Field) - October 07, 1992 Entered onto the Seychelles Aircraft Register as S7-AAV - October 07, 1992 Leased to Air Europe S.p.A. Italy as the registered operator - October 07, 1992 Cancelled from the Seychelles Aircraft Register - December ?, 1993 Entered onto Irish Aircraft Register as EI-CJB - December 23, 1993 Registered to Air Europe S.p.A. Sub-leased to Gulf Air - June 01, 1998 to October 1998 Sub-leased to Balair-CTA Leisure AG - November 01, 1999 Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Swiss Aircraft Register as HB-IHU - ? Returned to C. Itoh Aerospace Finance at the end of the lease - November 12, 2000 Leased to Air Canada - November 29, 2000 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GHLK - ? Sub-leased to Canadian Airlines International Sub-leased to Ansett Australia It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the ferry flight in the Ansett livery as 'C-GHLK' - July 17, 2001 Ferry route: Vancouver - Honolulu - Christchurch Converted by Air New Zealand Engineering to the required Ansett configuration Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - July ?, 2001 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BZM - July 18, 2001 Registered to Ansett International Ltd, Melbourne Ferried Christchurch - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN4804 - September 12, 2001 Ansett Australia suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 The aircraft was parked at Melbourne (Tullamarine) and did not enter Ansett service Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Auckland as AN4405 - November 02, 2001 Flight crew: Capt J. Snowball; F/O G. Neate; Engineers A. Avent, M. Antoniou; Air Canada's D. Brooks Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 05, 2001 The aircraft had flown 41,229 hours with 7,401 cycles Entered onto Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GHLK - November 07, 2001 Departed Auckland on return to Air Canada via Honolulu - December 06, 2001 Returned to service with Air Canada Current status - ? |
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EI-CJB. Air Europe - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, May 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-068.) |
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EI-CJB. Balair - in the basic Air Europe livery at Zurich Airport, November 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-215.) |
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EI-CJB. Balair - in the basic Air Europe livery at Zurich Airport, November 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-069.) |
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HB-IHU. Balair - in the basic Air Europe livery at Zurich Airport, December 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-829.) |
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HB-IHU. Balair - in the standard livery with additional 'bluewindow' titles at Zurich Airport, June 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-091.) |
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VH-BZM. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 2001. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-263.) |
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VH-BZM. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 2001. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-214.) |