VH-RON. Boeing 737-4L7. c/n 26960-2483. Was also registered as: C2-RN10; ZS-OAA. |
This aircraft was ordered by Air Nauru - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - May 07, 1993 Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines First flown as C2-RN10 - May 24, 1993 Entered onto the Nauru Aircraft Register as C2-RN10 - May 1993 Accepted by Air Nauru at Seattle (Boeing Field) - June 09, 1993 The aircraft was named 'President Hammer De Roburt' Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as ON1121 - June 21, 1993 It arrived Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - June 23, 1993 Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Port Angeles - Honolulu - Majuro - Nauru - Melbourne This aircraft was based and maintained in Melbourne by Australian Airlines Operated its first revenue service Melbourne - Sydney - Noumea - Nauru as ON120 - July 03, 1993 Leased to Norfolk Jet Express several days a week whilst still operating Air Nauru services - April 24, 1995 Leased to Kiwi International Airlines, New Zealand - May 03, 1996 Returned to Air Nauru at the end of the lease - September 1996 Cancelled from the Nauru Aircraft Register - June 26, 1998 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RON - June 26, 1998 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator on behalf of Air Nauru It was dry leased to Air Nauru by Qantas Airways Entered long-term maintenance at the Melbourne (Tullamarine) Qantas Jet Base - April 23 to July 09, 2003 Operated its final revenue service Norfolk Island - Brisbane as QF394 - December 17, 2005 Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as ON401 for storage - December 18, 2005 Repossessed by US Export-Import Bank and stored at the Qantas Maintenance Base - December 18, 2005 It was offered for sale by tender Registered to Hydraqua, Mount Eliza, Victoria - February 02, 2006 Moved from storage to the Qantas hangar for overhaul - October 08, 2006 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 10, 2006 Entered onto South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OAA - November 2006 Registered to Comair South Africa Test flown at Melbourne (Tullamarine) after maintenance - November 10 - 11, 2006 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to South Africa - November 12, 2006 Ferry route: Melbourne - Port Headland - Cocos Islands - Male - Mahe - Johannesburg Operated by Comair as a British Airways franchise in the British Airways livery and Comair titles Operated its first Comair revenue service Johannesburg - Mauritius as BA6399 - March 10, 2007 Current status - ? |
VH-RON. Air Nauru - 'President Hammer De Roburt' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, September 25, 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-282.) |
ZS-OAA. British Airways - in the standard livery at Johannesburg Airport, March 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-411.) |