PH-BZH. Boeing 767-306ER. c/n 27611-633.
Was also registered as: EI-AME; N476GT.
This aircraft was ordered new by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - ? Built by the Boeing Company Limited, Everett - 1996 Rolled out at Everett (Paine Field) - October 1996 First flown as PH-BZH - October 16, 1996 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-BZH - October 31, 1996 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) Accepted by International Lease Finance Corporation at Everett (Paine Field) - October 31, 1996 Leased to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for 10 years as the registered operator Operated its first KLM revenue service - November 1996 Operated its final revenue service - October 2006 The aircraft was withdrawn from service at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - October 27, 2006 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - October 27, 2006 Returned to International Lease Finance Corporation at the end of the lease - October 31, 2006 An intended lease to Aeroflot as 'VP-BQM' did not eventuate - November 2006 It was observed at Amsterdam (Schiphol) in an all-white livery - November 22, 2006 Entered onto the Ethopian Aircraft Register as ET-AME - December 01, 2006 Leased to Ethiopian Airlines as the registered operator Returned to I.L.F.C. at the end of the lease - April 10, 2015 Sold to Titan Aircraft Leasing - May 18, 2015 Sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, Salt Lake City, Utah - May 18, 2015 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N647GT - May 20, 2015 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, Salt Lake City, Utah Leased to Atlas Air as the registered operator Ferried Goodyear - Tal Aviv for conversion to freighter configuration - May 28, 2015 The freighter conversion was carried out by Israeli Aircraft Industries It was converted to a Boeing 767-306ER-BDSF Test flown at Tel Aviv on completion of the conversion - November 15, 2015 Sub-leased to Polar Air Cargo, New York as the registered operator - December 12, 2015 Ferried Tel Aviv - Cincinnat on delivery to Polar Air Cargo - December 12 - 13, 2015 The aircraft was painted into a hybrid Polar Air Cargo / DHL livery Operated its first Polar Air Cargo service - ? Departed Cincinnati on the ferry flight to Australia as QF7542 - June 16, 2018 Arrived Sydney (Kingsford Smoith) on completion of the ferry flight - June 18, 2018 Ferry route: Cincinatti - Los Angeles - Honolulu - Sydney The aircraft was wet-leased to Qantas Freight - June 2018 It was wet-leased to cover the maintenance on the Qantas Freight Boeing 767-300 VH-EFR It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - June 18, 2018 Ferry route: Cincinnati - Los Angeles - Honolulu - Sydney Operated its first Qantas revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Auckland as QF7523 - June 18, 2018 Operated its final Qantas revenue service Christchurch - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF7524 - June 29, 2018 Returned to Polar Air Cargo at the end of the wet-lease Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) for Taiwan as PAC9630 - July 01, 2018 Current status - ? |