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VH-CZE. Boeing 737-377. c/n 23657-1280. Was also registered as: G-CELU. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett with finance provided by Credit Lyonnais Australia Ltd - June 21, 1985 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - August 22, 1986 First flown as VH-CZE - September 10, 1986 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZE - October 15, 1986 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - October 15, 1986 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as AN32 - October 15, 1986 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - October 18, 1986 Delivery route: Seattle - Hilo (overnight) - Nadi (overnight) - Melbourne Flight crew: Captains D. James, P. Lynch; LAME I. Elverton Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra (Capt. R. Neate) as AN384 - October 25, 1986 Operated the inaugural 737 Perth - Karratha - Perth service as AN320/323 - October 27, 1997 Operated its final revenue service Hobart - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN118 - September 13, 2001 Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 This was the last Ansett service prior to the total suspension of all services The aircraft was placed in storage at the Ansett Terminal at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Advertised for immediate sale by Aviation Capital Group - December 20, 2001 The aircraft had flown 42,866 hours to date Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN4041 - May 07, 2002 Reconfigured to seat 144 passengers at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Test flown at Melbourne (Tullamine) as as AN4089 - May 27, 2002 Sold to the Dart Group Plc for operation by Channel Express (Air Services) UK Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom as AN40 - June 02, 2002 It arrived at Lasham on completion of the ferry flight - June 07, 2002 Ferry route: Melbourne - Perth - Cocos Islands - Male - Bahrain - Athens - Lasham - Bournemouth Flight crew: Captains P. Addison, J. Schmidt; Engineers M. Gambling, K. Hui Nee Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 13, 2002 Aircraft had flown 42,912 hours with 30,810 cycles Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CELU (CofR G-CELU/R1) - June 13, 2002 The aircraft was stored in the standard Ansett livery at Bournemouth Leased to Buzz Airlines LLC - July 2002 Entered service with small titles above passenger door - August 02, 2002 Leased to Norwegian Air Shuttle - September 2002 Ferried Trondheim - Stansted on termination of the lease - December 03, 2002 Repainted in the standard Jet 2 livery at London (Stanstead) The aircraft was named 'Jet 2 Barcelona' Entered commercial service with Jet 2 - March 01, 2003 The aircraft was renamed 'Jet 2 Majorca' Operated its final revenue service Malaga - Leeds as EXS186 - December 06, 2014 Withdrawn from service and all titles and markings removed Ferried Leeds - Kemble - December 08, 2014 Aircraft to be parted out and scrapped by Air Salvage International Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - June 29, 2015 |
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VH-CZE. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1988. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-518.) |
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VH-CZE. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-014.) |
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VH-CZE. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4623-315.) |
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VH-CZE. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4623-314.) |
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VH-CZE. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-964.) |
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VH-CZE. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 2000. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-134.) |
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G-CELU. Buzz Airlines - in the all-white livery at an unknown airport, August 26, 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-632.) |
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G-CELU. Jet 2 - 'Barcelona' in the revised livery at an unknown airport, May 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-469.) |
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G-CELU. Jet 2 - 'Jet 2 Barcelona' in the revised livery at an unknown airport, November 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-468.) |
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G-CELU. Jet 2 - 'Jet 2 Majorca' in the revised livery with additional 'Scotland' titles at Faro Airport, June 2012. (F. Mesquita Copyright Image 4622-030.) |
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G-CELU. Jet 2 - 'Jet 2 Majorca' in the revised livery with additional 'Scotland' titles at an unknown airport, May 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-031.) |