VH-CZQ. Boeing 737-277A. c/n 22649-801. Was also registered as: N182AW; XA-RBD. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Airlines - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - August 28, 1981 First flown as VH-CZQ - September 18, 1981 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZQ - September 30, 1981 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - October 13, 1981 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - October 15, 1981 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - October 18, 1981 Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Hilo - Pago Pago - Nadi - Melbourne Flight crew: Captains E. Walters, R. Flanigan; LAME R. Edsor Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hobart (Capt. G. Henderson) as AN1 - October 28, 1981 Conducted a spirited display at the Mangalore Air Show (Captains E. Walters, K. Patton) - Easter 1983 Operated the inaugural Melbourne - Maroochydore - Melbourne service - April 06, 1986 Operated its final revenue service Sydney - Melbourne (Captain R. Petrie) as AN1031 - November 16, 1986 The aircraft had flown 11,700 hours Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States as AN555 - November 22, 1986 Ferry route: Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Nadi - Apia - Hilo - Seattle (Paine Field) Flight crew: Captains A. Gloster, N. Day; LAME R. Leeds Sold to Wilmington Trust Co - November 1986 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 15, 1986 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N182AW - December 16, 1986 Registered to Wilmington Trust Co, Wilmington, DE Leased to America West Airlines as the registered operator Converted to America West configuration by TRAMCO at Everett (Paine Field) Operated its final America West revenue service Albuquerque - Phoenix as HP32 - November 30, 2004 Ferried Phoenix - Goodyear as HP801 for storage - December 01, 2004 Leased to Republicair, Cancun, Mexico - March 09, 2005 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 09, 2005 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-RBD - March 19, 2005 Departed Goodyear on the ferry flight to Republicair - April 02, 2005 Republicair was shut down by the Mexican Government for safety violations - April 2007 It was observed in service with Republicair - 2008 Leased to Intercontinental Airways, Banjul, Gambia - August 2008 It arrived at Banjul, Gambia on delivery to Intercontinental Airways - August 10, 2008 Intercontinental Airways did not commence services It arrived at Mexico City on return to Republicair - October 03, 2008 It was observed in service with Magnicharters - November 2008 Current startus ? |
VH-CZQ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 04, 1981. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-083.) |
VH-CZQ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 07, 1984. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4623-390.) |
VH-CZQ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4623-391.) |
N182AW. America West Airlines - in the original livery at Tucson Airport, December 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-257.) |