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VH-HYA. Airbus A320-211. c/n 022. Was also registered as: N220AN; CS-TQG. |
First of eight Airbus A320 aircraft ordered new by Ansett First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWDR' - June 27, 1988 This aircraft was the first series '200' production aircraft Accepted by Ansett at Toulouse, France - November 18, 1988 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-HYA - December 12, 1988 Registered to Ansett Transport Industriaes (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia - December 16, 1988 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - December 19, 1988 Delivery route: Toulouse - Dubai - Bangkok - Darwin - Melbourne It was placed in storage at Melbourne (Tullamarine) as a result of an industrial dispute Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN4 - March 16, 1989 Due to faulty paintwork the aircraft had to be completely stripped and repainted - late 1999 Sold to Ansett Worldwide and leased back Ansett Transport Industries - June 28, 2001 Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as AN76 - September 13, 2001 Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 The aircraft was stored at Brisbane Re-entered Ansett service under administration Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN203 - October 08, 2001 Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN92 - March 04, 2002 Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN4045 and placed in storage - March 04, 2002 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on return to Ansett Worldwide - March 21, 2002 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 11, 2002 The aircraft had flown 40,234 hours with 22,176 cycles to date Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N220AN - April 21, 2002 Registered to Wilmington Trust Co Ferried Mojave - Mexico City - July 05, 2002 Ferried Mexico City - Mojave - and returned to storage - February 01, 2003 Sold to M.S.A. - October 29, 2003 Ferried Mojave - Mexico City - November 03, 2003 Leased to Air Luxor, Portugal and handed over at Mexico City Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 14, 2004 Entered onto the Portuguese Aircraft Register as CS-TQG - April 14, 2004 It arrived at Lisbon, Portugal on delivery to Air Luxor - May 16, 2004 Operated its first Air Luxor revenue service Lisbon - London (Gatwick) - May 21, 2004 It was observed at Lisbon with 'HiFly' titles - the new name for Air Luxor's charter division - October 30, 2005 Immobilised at Paris (Orly) for unpaid debts - August 23, 2006 Returned to service following settlement with Ansett liquidators Impounded at Paris (Orly) for non-payment of debts to Ansett Australia - September 04, 2006 Operating licences for Air Luxor and HiFly were then withdrawn by the Portuguese authorities Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N220AN - September 15, 2006 Registered to AWS Aviation Services Inc Cancelled from Portuguese Aircraft Register - ? Departed Paris (Orly) on the ferry flight to the United States - September 19, 2006 It arrived at Lake Charles, LA in the standard 'HiFly' livery - September 20, 2006 Ferry route: Paris - Reykjavik - Keflavik - Lake Charles Sold to GA Telesis LLC - December 27, 2006 The aircraft was parted out and scrapped by Aeroframe Services at Lake Charles - 2007 / 2008 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ? |
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F-WWDR. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery somewhere over France, August 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-027.) |
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F-WWDR. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Toulouse, September 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-611.) |
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VH-HYA. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-080.) |
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VH-HYA. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1989. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0320-079.) |
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VH-HYA. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-015.) |
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VH-HYA. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1989. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0320-081.) |
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VH-HYA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-082.) |
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VH-HYA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1995. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-089.) |
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VH-HYA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-026.) |
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VH-HYA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0320-014.) |
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CS-TQG. HiFly - in the standard livery at Paris Orly Airport, November 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-075.) |
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CS-TQG. HiFly - in the standard livery at Paris Orly Airport, November 2005. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 0320-076.) |
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N220AN. HiFly - in the standard livery at Paris Orly Airport, October 2006. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 0320-108.) |
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N220AN. HiFly - in the standard livery at Paris Orly Airport, January 2007. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 0320-126.) |