VH-JJU. British Aerospace 146-200. c/n E2116.
Was also registered as: ZK-NZA.
This aircraft was built at Hatfield for an unknown buyer First flown as a BAe-146-200A 'G-5-116' - November 23, 1988 Ferried Hatfield - Cambridge for conversion to Ansett requirements by Marshalls - February 28, 1989 Ferried Cambridge - Hatfield following completion of the conversion work - July 08, 1989 Sold to Ansett New Zealand - July 12, 1989 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NZA - July 15, 1989 Registered to Bilmans Management Limited, Christchurch t/a 'Ansett New Zealand' Accepted by Ansett at Hatfield - July 15, 1989 Departed Hatfield on the delivery flight to New Zealand - July 15, 1989 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - July 19, 1989 Delivery route: Hatfield - Belgrade - Larnaca - Dubai - Muscat - Madras - Penang - Denpasar - Darwin - Brisbane - Christchurch Flight crew: Captains C. Smith, A. Hodges, M .J. Williams, J. Hunter; Engineer W. Treweek The aircraft was named 'Queenstown' Operated its first revenue service - July 30, 1989 It was converted to BAe146-200 standards and officially registered as such - December 11, 1990 Operated its final Ansett New Zealand revenue service - March 29, 1995 Withdrawn from use and prepared for the ferry flight to Australia Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane - March 30, 1995 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - March 31, 1995 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JJU - March 31, 1995 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne This aircraft was configured with 78 economy seats Operated its first Ansett Australia revenue service Cairns - Yulara - Perth as AN485 - May 27, 1995 Operated the final Ansett Perth - Barrow Island - Perth service (Captain B. Bardsley) - September 12, 1997 Operated its final revenue service Newman - Perth as AN335 - September 13, 2001 Flight crew: Captain G. Buchanan; F/O M. White Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 It was placed in open storage at Perth Airport Repainted by Hawker Pacific at Perth Airport - April 2002 Offered for immediate sale by Ansett Administrators - October 02, 2001 Ferried Perth - Adelaide - Melbourne (Tullamarine) (Capain S. Henderson; F/O S. Marley) as AN4042 - April 24, 2002 It was initially stored at the Ansett Terminal but it was later moved to the Maintenance Base Ansett Engineering quoted the aircraft as having flown 32,754 hours with 28,573 cycles - June 27, 2002This aircraft remained unsold and the removal of parts commenced - October 16, 2003 Although parting for spares had commence this had not been completed - November 2005 Broken up at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - February 06, 2006 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - ? |
ZK-NZA. Ansett New Zealand - 'Queenstown' in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Wellington Airport, January 24, 1995. (M. Richardson Copyright Image 0414-454.) |