VH-NOE. Boeing 767-33AER. c/n 25535-491.

Was also registered as: N768TA; F-BKAU; V5-NMB; N535AW; CS-TLM; PH-MCJ; S2-AFX;

CS-TRN.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (A.W.A.S. - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - March 31, 1993

First flown as N6018N - April 15, 1993

Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4060 engines

Accepted by A.W.A.S. at Seattle (Everett) - May 26, 1993

Leased to T.A.C.A. International Airlines, El Salvador - May 26, 1993

Reregistered as N768TA - May 26, 2003

Departed Seattle (Everett) on the delivery flight to San Salvador - May 26, 1993

Operated its first TACA service San Salvador - Guatemala - Los Angeles - May 28, 1993

Returned to A.W.A.S. at te end of the lease - October 14, 1994

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 1994

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NOE - October 16, 1994

Leased to Air Vietnam - October 16, 1994

Returned to the lessor at the end of the ease - October 30, 1996

Leased to Egyptair - November 15, 1996

Returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - February 02, 1997

Operated a charter flight Macau - Singapore - Melbourne as Nordstress NDS888 - February 09, 1997

Operated a charter flight Melbourne - Singapore - Macau - February 14, 1997

It was observed at Hong Kong with blue c/line and 'Crown Express' titles and logo - February 14, 1997

Ferried Macau - Auckland for maintenance by Air New Zealand - February 1997

Ferried Auckland - Bangkok - Paris for lease to Air France - March 11, 1997

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto French Aircraft Register as F-BKAU - March 28, 1997

Returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - February 13, 1998

It was observed at Paris (Charles De Gaulle) in an 'all-white' livery - February 28, 1998

Cancelled from French Aircraft Register - March 03, 1998

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NOE - March 03, 1998

Registered to Nordstress Australia

Ferried Paris (Charles De Gaulle) - Dublin for lease to Challengair (Belgium) - March 13, 1998

The intended lease and sub-lease to Airtours (U.K.) were not taken up

Rolled out at Dublin in the 'Air Namibia' livery - March 20, 1998

Entered onto the Namibian Aircraft Register as V5-NMB - March 1998

Aircraft was named 'Erongo'

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - March 27, 1998

Departed Dublin on the ferry flight to Namibia - March 27, 1998

It was observed at London (Heathrow) operating an Air Namibia service - March 31, 1998

Returned to A.W.A.S. at the end of the lease at Dublin - April 03, 1999

The aircraft was placed in open storage at Dublin in an 'all-white' livery

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NOE - August 23, 1999

Registered to Nordstress Australia

Ferried Dublin - Singapore - Bandar Begawan (Brunei) for maintenance work - September 09 - 10, 1999

Leased to Avianca Colombia - December 21, 1999

Returned to the lessor at Seattle (Everett) in an 'all-white' livery - January 26, 2000

It was observed at Everett in an 'all-white' livery with blue 'Britannia Airways' titles - February 05, 2000

It was observed at Geneva in service with Britannia Airways - February 12, 2000

Returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - April 24, 2000

It was observed at Seattle (Everett) in an 'all-white' livery without titles or logo - May 03, 2000

Leased to Air Seychelles - May 31, 2000

Departed Everett in an 'all-white' livery with Air Seychelles titles - May 31, 2000

Returned to lessor at the end of the lease - June 2000

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N535AW - October 07, 2000

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - October 10, 2000

Sold to AWMS111 - October 10, 2000

Leased to Avianca, Colombia - October 10, 2000

Returned to MSA1 at Marana - November 2003

Ferried Marana - Mexico City in an 'all-white' livery for maintenance - March 28, 2004

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 18, 2004

Entered onto Portuguese Aircraft Register as CS-TLM - June 18, 2004

Leased to Euro Atlantic Airways (Portugal) for sub-lease to Aviajet - June 18, 2004

Leased to Aviajet - July 10, 2004

Entered service in the 'Aviajet' livery with additional 'Euro Atlantic' titles on the rear fuselage

The sub-lease to Aviajet terminated - December 19, 2004

Returned to A.W.A.S. - April 2005

It was observed at Amsterdam (Schiphol) in the 'Euro Atlantic' livery - April 30, 2005

Cancelled from Portuguese Aircraft Register - July 01, 2005

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-MCJ - July 01, 2005

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, Netherlands BV, Amsterdam

Leased to Martinair Holland in an 'all-white' livery

Ferried Shannon - Amsterdam (Schiphol) on delivery to Martinair - July 02, 2005

Operated its first Martinair revenue service Amsterdam - Faro - Amsterdam - July 02, 2005

Returned to AWAS at the end of the lease - ?

It was observed at Chateauroux in 'GMG Airlimes of Bangladesh' livery as PH-MCJ - June 22, 2011

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - July 28, 2011

Entered onto the Bangladesh Aircraft Register as S2-AFX - July 28, 2011

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, Amsterdam

Leased to GMG Airlines as the registered operator

Ferried Chatearoux - Dhaka on delivery to GMG Airlines - August 03 - 04, 2011

The aircraft was named 'Spirit of GMG Family'

GMG Airlines suspended their Boeing 767 operations - January 2012

The aircraft was placed in storage at Dacca - January 2012

GMG Airlines suspended all operations - March 30, 2012

It was observed at Anchorage, Alaska on return to the lessor - April 26, 2012

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N535AW - May 24, 2012

Registered to MSA1, New York c/- AWAS Aviation Service Incorporated

It was stored at Marana awaiting its next lease

Test flown at Marana - July 10, 2013

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 09, 2013

Entered onto the Portuguese Aircraft Register as CS-TRN - August 14, 2013

Registered to MSA1, New York c/- AWAS Aviation Service Incorporated

Leased to Euro Atlantic Airways as the registered operator

Ferried Marana - Lisbon in an 'all-white' livery - August 14, 2013

Operated its first Euro Atlantic Airways service- ?

Current status - ?

 

 

N768TA. TACA - in the standard livery at Miami Airport, January 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-107.)

VH-NOE. Vietnam Airlines - in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, August 1996.

(M. Richardson Copyright Image 4650-300.)

VH-NOE. Vietnam Airlines - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1996.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 4650-702.)

VH-NOE. Crown Express - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1997.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 4650-142.)

V5-NMB. Air Namibia - in the standard livery at Johannesburg Airport, April 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-304.)

V5-NMB. Air Namibia - in the standard livery at London Heathrow Airport, March 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-305.)

VH-NOE. Britannia - in the 'all-white' livery at Geneva Airport, February 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-302.)

VH-NOE. Britannia - in the 'all-white' livery at Frankfurt Airport, February 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-181.)

VH-NOE. Britannia - in the 'all-white' livery at an unknown airport, March 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-303.)

VH-NOE. Air Seychelles - in the 'all-white' livery at London Gatwick Airport, May 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-262.)

VH-NOE. Air Seychelles - in the 'all-white' livery at Geneva Airport, June 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-301.)

N535AW. Avianca Colombia - in the 'all-white' livery at Miami Airport, November 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-106.)

CS-TLM. AviaJet - in the 'white' livery at Faro Airport, August 2004.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-159.)

CS-TLM. Euro Atlantic Airways - in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport,May 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-321.)

CS-TLM. Euro Atlantic Airways - in the 'white' livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, May 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-239.)

PH-MCJ. Martinair - in the 'white' livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, September 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-143.)

PH-MCJ. Martinair - in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, May 2009.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-156.)