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VH-CZJ. Boeing 737-377. c/n 23662-1316.
Was registered as: G-CELY; N662DG.
Ordered new by Ansett with finance provided via Credit Lyonnais Australia Ltd - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - November 07, 1986 First flown as VH-CZJ - November 25, 1986 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZJ - December 16, 1986 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Seattle(Boeing Field) - December 16, 1986 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as AN35 - December 16, 1986 Arrived Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - December 19, 1986 Delivery route: Seattle - Hilo (overnight) - Nadi (overnight) - Melbourne Flight crew: Captains K. Patton, D. Schere; LAME D. Stefanou Operated first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Captain B. Kearney) as AN8- December 24, 1986 Operated its final revenue service Canberra - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN200 - September 14, 2001 Flight crew: Captain A. Rutledge; F/O J. Rothwell Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 It was placed in storage at the Ansett Terminal, Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Advertised for immediate sale by Aviation Capital Group - December 20, 2001 It had flown 43,260 hours to date Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Captains P. Addison, M. McLaurie) as AN4041 - April 24, 2002 The aircraft had flown 43,262 hours with 30,533 cycles - June 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 U. K. in the Ansett livery as AN40 - April 17, 2003 Arrived Bournemouth on completion of the ferry flight - April 20, 2003 Ferry route: Melbourne - Perth - Cocos Islands - Male - Djibouti - Athens - Bournemouth Flight crew: Captains J. Hudson, R. Laidlaw; Engineers D. Mills, J. Anderson Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - April 29, 2003 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CELY (CofR G-CELY/R1) - April 29, 2003 Registered to Dart Group Plc Ferried Stansted - Tel Aviv in the Ansett livery for conversion to QC configuration - June 29, 2003 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - July 08, 2003 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N662DG - July 09, 2003 Registered on a temporary certificate to Wilmington Trust Co. Trustee, Wilmington, U.S.A. Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CELY (CofR G-CELY/R2) - April 2004 Ferried Tel Aviv - Bournemouth on delivery to Jet 2 following conversion - April 24, 2004 The aircraft was named 'Ireland' Ferried Bournemouth - Belfast - April 25, 2004 Officially delivered to Jet 2 - April 28, 2004 Operated its final revenue service Alicante - Leeds as EXS6002 - March 15, 2020 Withdrawn from service and ferried Leeds - Kemble for storage as EXS030E - March 23, 2020 The aircraft will be parted out and scrapped at Kemble Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - ? |
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VH-CZJ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1987. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-133.) |
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VH-CZJ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1987. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-132.) |
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VH-CZJ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-022.) |
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VH-CZJ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-023.) |
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VH-CZJ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-134.) |
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VH-CZJ. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1889. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-135.) |
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VH-CZJ. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-020.) |
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VH-CZJ. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-021.) |
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VH-CZJ. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1997. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-039.) |
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G-CELY. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at London Stansted Airport, June 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-974.) |
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G-CELY. Jet 2 - 'Jet 2 Ireland' in the revised livery with additional 'Friendly low fares' titles at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-153.) |
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G-CELY. Jet 2 - 'Jet 2 Glasgow' in the revised livery with additional 'Friendly low fares' titles at an unknown airport, July 2014. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-082.) |