Boeing 727-200F · 277 MSN 20549

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-277, serial number 20549, line number 989, first flight 5 Nov 1973. Delivered to Ansett Airlines on 14 Nov 1973, registered VH-RMV. Leased to Wien Air Alaska on 16 Dec 1983 as N275WC. Owned by Transpac E 06.84, Airlines ceased Dec 1984. Sub-leased to Republic Airlines in Feb 1985. Merged into Northwest on 1 Oct 1986. Wien returned 12 Dec 1986. Sub-leased to Braniff Airways on 1 Jan 1987. Owned by Galaxy Aviation Ireland Two Ltd Feb 1988, xAereon, Aereon returned Aug 1989. Operated by Jet East in Feb 1990. Leased to Aviogenex on 1 Apr 1990 as YU-AKR. Returned to Express One on 15 Nov 1990 as N275WC. Withdrawn from use seen at Dallas Mar 1991 basic Braniff. Leased to Braniff 3 on 20 May 1992. Seen in service Newark 21 May 1992, green/yellow colours, withdrawn from use Jul 1992. Returned to Express One on 3 Jul 1992. Modified (*277F). Converted F Feb 1995, seen at Grayson TX 29 Jun 1995, Central Oct 1996, AvE 10 Dec 1996, still Expr One, seen in service Sep 1999 US Postal full colours. Operated by Transasian Air Express (registered 10 May 2002) as VH-TXH. Avtn Ent, arrived Melbourne 12 Apr 2002 still US Postal colours, Prewitt Leasing 17 Apr 2002, 29 Apr 2002, Transasian Air Express 10 May 2021. Renamed TransAustralian Air Express. White, titles, VH-VLE re-registered Dec 2002, but seen Jan 2004 as VH-TXH?!, National Jet Express 26 Nov 2003, seen Oct 2005 as VH-TXH, withdrawn from use 30 Mar 2007 Melbourne total time 67259, 43504 l, seen 5 Sep 2007 missing outboard engines, cancelled 10 Sep 2007 sold for parts, broken up Murloch Enterprises Limited 5 Feb 2008. Current status: scrapped.