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The aircraft was withdrawn from service at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - October 27, 2006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 - ?