VH-CZR. Boeing 737-33A. c/n 24460-1831. Was also registered as: G-OBMH; ZK-CZR; XA-UCL; N460TF; ZS-OAH. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (A.W.A.S. - ?) Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - February 1990 First flown as 'G-OBMH' - March 01, 1990 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-OBMH (CofR G-OBMH/R1) - March 19, 1990 Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services Accepted by A.W.A.S. at Seattle for lease to British Midland Airways - March 19, 1990 Leased to British Midland Airways as the registered operator Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to the United Kingdom - March 19, 1990 Operated its first British Midland revenue service - March 23, 1990 Returned to CIT on termination of the lease - March 2001 Prepared for lease to Ansett Australia The aircraft was painted in the 'Ansett Australia' livery at Birmingham Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZR - March 19, 2001 Registered to CIT Leasing Corp (Tyco Capital) Leased to Ansett Australia Ltd, Melbourne as the registered operator Departed East Midland Airport on the ferry flight to Australia as AN41 - March 20, 2001 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the ferry flight - March 24, 2001 Ferry route: East Midland - Larnaca - Dubai (overnight) - Chennai - Subang (overnight) - Broome - Melbourne (overnight) - Christchurh Flight crew: Captains P. Addison, P. Feeney; Support crew A. Callaghan, P. Reed, A. Craig (EMA-MEL) Captains P. Mason, D. S. Lees (MEL-CHC) The pre-service overhaul carried was out at Christchurch by Air New Zealand Maintenance Ferried Christchurch - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN4405 - May 22, 2001 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as AN4418 - May 26, 2001 Operated its first Ansett revenue service Brisbane - Darwin as AN104 - May 26, 2001 Operated its final Ansett revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney as AN40 - September 13, 2001 Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 The aircraft was immediately returned to the lessor Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Christchurch (Captain G. Lowe; F/O D. O'Sullivan) as AN4405 - October 10, 2001 Prepared for dry lease to Qantas Airways Registered to CIT Financial (Australia) Ltd - October 16, 2001 Rolled out in the 'Qantas' livery at Christchurch - October 27, 2001 Leased to Qantas New Zealand (Jetconnect) as the registered operator - November 08, 2001 Operated its first Qantas Jetconnect revenue service Auckland - Christchurch as QF4109 - November 16, 2001 Registered to Australian Wetleasing Operations Pty Ltd, Redfern, NSW - April 24, 2002 It had flown 31,647 hours with 25,171 cycles - June 27, 2002 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 15, 2002 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-CZR - October 16, 2002 Registered to Jetconnect Ltd, Auckland Operated its final Qantas Jetconnect revenue service - July 06, 2004 Returned to the lessor A.W.A.S. / Nordress Operated end of lease test flight Christchurch - Christchurch as QF6174 - September 15, 2004 Leased to Aerolineas Aereas Azteca, Mexico Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - October 04, 2004 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-UCL - October 04, 2004 Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to Mexico as LCD8001 - October 10, 2004 Ferry route: Christchurch - Pago Pago - Honolulu - Los Angeles Entered service with Aerolineas Aereas Azteca - ? Sold to AWMS 1, New York - June 06, 2007 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N460TF - June 06, 2007 Ferried Mecico City - Pinal Air Park, Tucson, Arizona for storage - June 09, 2007 Leased to Comair, Ltd, South Africa Departed Tucson on the ferry flight to South Africa - September 07, 2007 Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OAH - October 30, 2007 Initially entered service with Comair in an 'all-white' livery - ? Current status - ? |
G-OBMH. British Midland - in the standard livery at Manchester Airport, June 1990. (G. Ditchfield Copyright Image 4620-879.) |
G-OBMH. British Midland - in the standard livery at Manchester Airport, November 1990. (G. Ditchfield Copyright Image 4621-903.) |
VH-CZR. Qantas - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 2001. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-328.) |
VH-CZR. Qantas - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-137.) |
ZK-CZR. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, November 15, 2002. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4622-372.) |
ZK-CZR. Qantas - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, February 13, 2004. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4622-371.) |
ZS-OAH. Comair - in the all-white livery with additional titles at Johannesburg Lanseria Airport, September 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-509.) |
ZS-OAH. Comair - in the all-white livery with additional titles at Johannesburg Lanseria Airport, September 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-510.) |