VH-CZM. Boeing 737-377. c/n 24302-1618. Was also registered as: N113AW: S7-ABB; G-CELF. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Airlines - June 21, 1985 Finance was provided via Credit Lyonnais Australia Ltd, Nord LB and Sumitomo International Finance Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - September 11, 1988 First flown as VH-CZM - September 23, 1988 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZM - October 11, 1988 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - October 11, 1988 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as AN37 - October 11, 1988 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - October 13, 1988 Delivery route: Seattle - Kailua/Kona (overnight) - Nadi (overnight) - Brisbane Flight crew: Captains A; Gloster, E. Moore, C. Williams (to Nadi); Captains D.M. Martin; F/O R.G. Wills (Nadi to Brisbane) Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Hamilton Island (Captain A. Pryde) - October 19, 1988 Leased to America West Airlines during the Australian pilots' dispute - October 26, 1989 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States (Phoenix, Arizona) - October 27, 1989 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 29, 1989 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N113AW - November 30, 1989 Registered to Transpacific Enterprises Inc, Bellevue, WA It was operated by America West Airlines in the standard livery It arrived at Brisbane at end of the lease to America West Airlines as 'Cactus 3802' - October 07, 1991 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZM - October 10, 1991 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane - November 01, 1991 Operated the inaugural Ansett 737 service Perth - Kalgoorlie - Perth (Capt M. Klapp) as AN350/351 - June 30, 1996 Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 Operated its final revenue service Cairns - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN227 - September 14, 2001 The aircraft was placed in storage at the Ansett Terminal, Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Advertised for immediate sale by Aviation Capital Group - December 20, 2001 Ferried Sydney - Melbourne (Tullamarine) (Captains P. Doery, D. McCutcheon) as AN4041 - June 04, 2002 This was the last Ansett flight to depart Sydney Airport and the aircraft was farewelled by the firetrucks Prepared for long term storage at Melbourne (Tullamarine) It had flown 42,542 hours with 26,067 cycles - June 27, 2002 Sold to the Dart Group Plc for operation by Channel Express (Air Services) UK Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - September 25, 2002 Entered onto the Seychelles Aircraft Register as S7-ABB - September 25, 2002 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to Singapore in the Ansett livery - September 26, 2002 It arrived at Singapore (Changi) on completion of the ferry flight - September 26, 2002 Ferry route: Melbourne - Darwin - Singapore Stored at Singapore by Regionair Pte Ltd (Leasing Company) in the basic Ansett livery without titles Departed Singapore on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom by Southern Cross Aviation - September 27, 2004 It arrived at Lasham on delivery to Channel Express Airlines - September 28, 2004 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CELF - October 05, 2004 Registered to Dart Group Plc Ferried Lasham - Southend in the Ansett livery for repainting - October 30, 2004 Ferried Southend - Lasham in the 'Jet 2' livery as EXS993T - November 08, 2004 Handed over to Jet 2 in the standard livery and named 'Jet 2 Valencia' - November 12, 2004 Entered service with Jet 2 - November 14, 2004 The aircraft was renamed 'Jet 2 Sardinia' - 2009 The aircraft also acquired 'Friendly Low Fares' titles on the upper fuselage Current status - ? |
VH-CZM. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-146.) |
N113AW. Ansett Australia - in the all-white livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1991. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-422.) |
VH-CZM. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-075.) |
VH-CZM. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-076.) |
VH-CZM. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-480.) |
VH-CZM. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-222.) |
S7-ABB. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-241.) |
G-CELF. Jet 2 - 'Jet 2 Valencia' in the revised livery at an unknown airport, July 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-465.) |