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VH-HYR. Airbus A320-211. c/n 622.
Was also registered as: F-WQSG; ER-AXV.
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Australia - ? Finance provided by Credit Lyonnais Australia Ltd & HFS Leasingfords GmbH First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWBU' - September 02, 1996 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-HYR - October 10, 1996 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne The aircraft was configured with 24 First Class and 108 Economy Class seats but this was variable Accepted by Ansett Australia at Toulouse - October 10, 1996 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as AN4294 - October 10, 1996 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - October 14, 1996 Delivery route: Toulouse - Dubai - Mauritius - Perth - Melbourne Flight crew: Captains B. Saunders, G. Helman; Engineers C. Mills, P. Finegan Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra as AN92 - October 31, 1996 Flight crew: Captain G. Lowe, F/O D. Jordan Operated its last revenue service Perth - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN166 - August 02, 2001 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine ) to undergo heavy maintenance with Air Canada as AN4800 - August 24, 2001 Ferry route: Melbourne - Nadi - Honolulu - Vancouver - Winnipeg Flight crew: Captains D. Pudney, F. Downes, S. Bryne; Engineerd N. Wills, A. Reed, G. Hatch, S. Chesterman, V. Antoniades, E. Nicholls, Wai-Chan Chenung; Support crew: Captain G. Lowe, M. Hocking; F/O R. Dinning (Melbourne - Honolulu sector only) It was in Canada when Ansett Australia suspended all operations due bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 It was placed in storage at Winnipeg, Canada Ansett Engineering quote the aircraft had flown 17,400 hours with 9,235 cyles - June 27, 2002 Stored near the Air Canada maintenance hangar without engines in the basic livery without titles Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 28, 2003 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQSG - March 31, 2003 Registered to Airbus Asset Management Ferried Winnipeg - Toronto - Keflavik - Bordeaux - April 01, 2003 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - September 2003 Leased to Air Moldova, Chishinau, Republic of Moldova - September 2003 Entered onto the Moldovan Aircraft Register as ER-AXV - September 22, 2003 Current with Air Moldova |
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VH-HYR. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with additional 'Official Airline of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games' titles at Brisbane Airport, August 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-194.) |
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VH-HYR. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with additional 'Official Airline of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 12, 1999. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0320-195.) |
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VH-HYR. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with additional 'Official Airline of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-196.) |
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ER-AXV. Air Moldova - in the standard livery at Paris Charles de Gualle Airport, April 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-037.) |
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ER-AXV. Air Moldova - in the standard livery at Faro Airport, June 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-077.) |
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ER-AXV. Air Moldova - in the standard livery at Faro Airport, September 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-152.) |
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ER-AXV. Air Moldova - in the standard livery at Faro Airport, October 2005. (F. Mesquita Copyright Image 0321-194.) |