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VH-CZL. Boeing 737-377. c/n 23664-1326. Was also registered as: G-CELB. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Airlines - ? The finance was provided via Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - December 02, 1986 First flown as 'VH-CZL' - December 18, 1986 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZL - January 15, 1987 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - January 15, 1987 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as AN37 - January 15, 1987 Arrived Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - January 18, 1987 Delivery route: Seattle (Washington) - Hilo (Hawaii - overnight) - Nadi (Fiji - overnight) - Melbourne (Victoria) Flight crew: Captains D. James, D. Wyatt; LAME J. Anderson Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Captain A. King) as AN1006 - January 20, 1987 Operated its final revenue service Karratha - Perth (Western Australia) as AN327 - September 13, 2001 Operated a charter for Argyle Diamond Perth - Argyle - Perth as AD1492/1493 - September 13, 2001 Flight crew: Captain B. Bardsley; F/O M. Coletti; Purser Y. Pine Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 The aircraft was placed in storage at the Ansett Terminal, Perth Airport Advertised for immediate sale by Aviation Capital Group - December 20, 2001 Ferried Perth (Western Australia) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN4406 - January 16, 2002 Prepared for 'long term storage' at Melbourne (Tullamarine) It had flown 42,459 hours with 30,422 cycles - June 27, 2002 Sold to the Dart Group Plc for operation by Channel Express (Air Services) UK Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - July 03, 2003 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CELB (CofR G-CELB/R1) - July 03, 2003 Registered to Dart Group Plc Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the U. K. in the 'Ansett' livery as SXA166 - July 10, 2003 Arrived Bournemouth (England) on completion of the ferry flight from Australia - July 12, 2003 Ferry route: Melbourne (Victoria) - Denpasar (Indonesia) - Colombo (Sri Lanka) - Al Ain (U.A.E) - Lanaca (Cyprus) - Bournemouth (England) Stored outside the BASCO hangar at Bournemouth (England) in the 'Ansett' livery without engines It was observed at Bucharest (Romania) without paint - March 17, 2004 Repainted into the 'Jet 2' livery and appeared as such - May 22, 2004 The aircraft was named 'Yorkshire' Ferried Southend (England) - Leeds (England) as EXS018P - May 22, 2004 Entered service with Jet 2 - May ?, 2004 Current status - ? |
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VH-CZL. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-499.) |
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VH-CZL. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-025.) |
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VH-CZL. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-027.) |
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VH-CZL. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-145.) |
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G-CELB. Jet 2 - in the original livery with additional 'Yorkshire' titles at Bournemouth Airport, June 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-259.) |
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G-CELB. Jet 2 - in the original livery with additional 'Yorkshire' titles at Leeds Airport, June 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-233.) |
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G-CELB. Jet 2 - in the original livery with additional 'Yorkshire' titles at Faro Airport, January 2005. (F. Mesquita Copyright Image 4620-345.) |
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G-CELB. Jet 2 - in the original livery with additional 'Yorkshire' titles at an uknown airport, February 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-462.) |