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VH-CZT. Boeing 737-277A. c/n 22652-831. Was also registered as: N185AW; XA-MAD. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Transport Industries - March 17, 1980 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - December 15, 1981 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZT - January 18, 1982 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne First flown as VH-CZT - January 18, 1982 Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - January 26, 1982 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - January 28, 1982 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - January 31, 1982 Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Hilo - Pago Pago - Nadi - Melbourne Flight crew: Captains E. Walters, R. Jaensch; LAME J. Sumner Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hobart as AN11 - February 11, 1982 Operated the inaugural Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hamilton Island service - July 07, 1984 Operated final revenue service Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine - Capt L. Sampson) as AN395 - November 30, 1986 The aircraft had flown 11,200 hours Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States as AN558 - December 05, 1986 Ferry route: Melbourne - Nadi - Apia - Hilo - Seattle (Paine Field) Flight crew: Captains K. Wallace, R. Swan; LAME G. Davis Sold to Wilmington Trust Co, Delaware- December 1986 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 08, 1986 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N185AW - December 10, 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) with 8F / 105Y seating Sold to Pacificorp - January 2002 Operated its final America West revenue service Oakland - Phoenix - January 13, 2002 Ferried Phoenix - Goodyear for storage - February 15, 2002 Ferried Goodyear - Marana for storage - September 15, 2002 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustees, Salt Lake City, UT - March 13, 2003 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-MAD - March 27, 2003 Leased by Pacificorp to Grupo Turistico Magno SAde CV t/a Magnicharters, Mexico - March 27, 2003 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 28, 2003 The aircraft has reportedly been configured to seat 68 passengers in VIP leather seats It was observed at Monterrey in a revised livery - June 2010 Utilised during 'peak' seasons on Monterrey - Cancun - Monterrey route - 2015 Current with Magnicharters but mostly stored Current status - ? |
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VH-CZT. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1982. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-972.) |
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VH-CZT. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Cairns Airport, September 03, 1983. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-104.) |
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VH-CZT. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '150 Years Victoria' logo at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1986. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-521.) |
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VH-CZT. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '50 Years Birtrhday' decal at an unknown airport, April 1986. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4621-980.) |
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VH-CZT. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '50 Years Birtrhday' decal at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 03, 1986. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4621-973.) |
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VH-CZT. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '50 Years Birtrhday' decal at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4623-394.) |
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N185AW. America West Airlines - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, July 1988. (P. Sansom Copyright Image 4622-004.) |
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N185AW. America West Airlines - in the standard livery at Tucson Airport, October 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-044.) |
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XA-MAD. Magnicharters - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, August 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-164.) |
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XA-MAD. Magnicharters - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, August 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-981.) |