ZK-NZH. British Aerospace 146-300. c/n E3137.

 

This aircraft was built at Hatfield for Ansett New Zealand - 1989

First flown as a Bae146-300A 'G-11-137' - August 04, 1989

Ferried Hatfield - Cambridge for conversion to Ansett specifications and painting - August 1989

Ferried Cambridge - Hatfield on completion of this work - December 1989

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NZH - December 15, 1989

Registered to Bilmans Management Limited, Christchurch t/a Ansett New Zealand

Aircraft was named 'City of Dunedin' and later 'City of Auckland'

The aircraft was configured to seat 90 passengers

Accepted by Ansett New Zealand at Hatfield - December 22, 1989

Departed Luton on the delivery flight to New Zealand - December 27, 1989

It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - January 03, 1990

Delivery route: Luton - Belgrade - Larnaca - Dubai - Mumbai - Madras - Phuket - Singapore - Denpasar -

Port Headland - Alice Springs - Melbourne - Christchurch

Flight crew: Captains A. Alderson, J. Bartlett; F/O G. Wilt; Engineer R. Ellmers

Operated its first Ansett New Zealand revenue service - January 11, 1990

Transferred to Tasman Pacific Airlines of N. Z. - August 29, 2000

Operated its final Ansett New Zealand revenue service - September 03, 2000

Ansett New Zealand ceased operations - September 03, 2000

Tasman Pacific Airlines of NZ began operating as Qantas New Zealand - September 04, 2000

Qantas New Zealand ceased operations - April 21, 2001

To understand the Qantas New Zealand lineage please click 'HERE'

The aircraft was returned to Bilmans Management Limited - April 2001

Registered to Air New Zealand / Mount Cook Airline Ltd, Christchurch - June 08, 2001

Originally intended to use this aircraft on services but it was replaced by an 'EFIS' equipped aircraft

Offered for immediate sale by Ansett Trading having flown 27,339 hours - July 2001

Ansett Australia ceased all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

It was offered for immediate sale by the Ansett Administrators - October 25, 2001

Registered to Ansett Australia (Deed of Company Arrangement) - January 21, 2002

Ferried Christchurch - Hobart - Melbourne in a basic white livery with the standard Ansett tail - February 22, 2002

Placed in long-term storage at Melbourne (Essendon)

The aircraft received minor damaged to # 4 engine during the violent wind storm - September 02, 2002

Ferried Melbourne (Essendon) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - September 27, 2005

Flight crew: Captains G. Goodson, R. Goulet

This was the final BAe146 to be ferried to Melbourne (Tullamarine)

It was observed outside the Ansett hangar with parts missing from rear fuselage - January 11, 2006

It was observed being parted out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - February 06, 2006

Parting out had almost been completed - March 20, 2006

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - July 06, 2006

Broken up for scrap at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - August 15, 2006

 

 

ZK-NZH. Ansett New Zealand - 'City of Auckland' in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Wellington Airport, March 27, 1993.

(M. Richardson Copyright Image 0414-443.)

ZK-NZH. Ansett New Zealand - 'City of Auckland' in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Christchurch Airport, October 22, 1994.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 0414-442.)

ZK-NZH. Ansett New Zealand - 'City of Auckland' in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Wellington Airport, December 17, 1994.

(M. Richardson Copyright Image 0414-441.)

ZK-NZH. Ansett New Zealand - in the basic 'Starmark' livery at Christchurch Airport, August 05, 2000.

(Z. Rae Copyright Image 0414-444.)

ZK-NZH. Ansett New Zealand - in the basic 'Starmark' livery at Christchurch Airport, November 2001.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-105.)