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Two prototype A300B1s were built, the first of these flew from Toulouse, France on 28 Oct 1972.
The first production version flew in April 1974. The plane first entered service with Air France on May 23 1974.
Number Registrations Notes
134 P2-ANG - Disposed of Leased from Australian Airlines 27 Nov 1984 - 11 Mar 1989
Now N370PC -- Previously F-WZEJ, D-AITA, P2-ANG, VH-TAA157 VH-TAC - Disposed of Leased from TAA 8 Dec 1986 - 31 Jan 1987
Now N371PC
previously F-WZMG, VH-TAC584 S7-RGO - Disposed of Leased from Region Air
The A310 first began life as the A300B10, one of a number of projected developments and derivatives of Airbus' original A300B airliner.
The first flight of the A310 occurred on April 3 1982, after the program was launched in July 1978.
Number Registrations Notes
378 P2-ANA - Disposed of
Manufactured July 198527 Jan 1989 - (16?) Aug 2002
Previously F-WWCA, LZ-JXA549 P2-ANG - Disposed of
Manufactured September 1990Dec 1990 - ???
Currently S7-RGP
Previously F-WWCX, P2-ANG573 CS-TDI leased from White (Portugal) Previously used by TAP Air Portugal
The first prototype, known as the 367 Dash 80, flew for the first time on 16 July 1954.
The first production 707 (a 707-120 for Pan Am) flew on 20 Dec 1957, and entered service later the following year.
Production of commercial 707s ended in 1978 after 878 had been built. Limited production of military variants continued until 1990.
Number Registrations Notes
19294 P2-ANH - Disposed of 3 leases from 26 Nov 1977 - 14 Jun 1981
Currently 93-0597
Previously VH-EBU, P2-ANH, N707MB, 9Q-CDA, N707HW, OB-T-1264, B-2426, G-EOCO, 67-30053 - Picture19621 P2-ANB - Disposed of 27 Sep 1979 - Apr 1985
Currently 90-0175 (USAF)
Previously VH-EAA, OO-YCK, P2-ANB, TF-AEB, 5Y-AXA, N733Q, N526SJ19622 P2-ANA - Disposed of 28 May 1979 - Apr 1985
Currently 92-3289 (USAF)
Previously VH-EAB, OO-YCL, P2-ANA, TF-AEC, SU-DAE, ST-ALL, 5B-DAY, N4131G
The Boeing 720, first introduced in 1959, is a smaller capacity, lighter, medium range variant of the B707, given its own model number to indicate significant engineering changes from the 707.
The initial 720 (bound for launch customer United) first flew on 23 Nov 1959.
Number Registrations Notes
18014 P2-ANG - Disposed of With PX from 6 Feb 1976 - 2 Feb 1977
Last known as N341A
Previously N7528A, G-BCBA, P2-ANG, 4X-BMA
The 737 was conceived as a short range small capacity airliner to round out the Boeing jet airliner family (727, 720 and 707).
The 737-100 made its first flight on 9 Apr 1967 and entered service in February 1968. The first 737-200 flew on 8 Aug 1967
Number Registrations Notes
21736 G-BTEB (Whilst with Air Niugini) - Disposed of.
Currently TF-ELM (May 2002) but has been OO-TEL, 4X-ABL, PH-RAL, G-BTEB, G-IBTX, F-GLXG (leased from TEA UK)
Number Registrations Notes
24760/281
TF-FII
Oct 2007 - On lease from Icelandair (still in use Dec 2007)
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TF-FII
The first 767-300 flew 30 Jan 1986.
Number Registrations Notes
24875
371The plane carried ZK-NCE for the 1st year with PX then was registered with P2 registration.
Delivered August 2002P2-ANG (Aug 2003)
Boeing 767-319ER ZK-NCE (Whilst with Air New Zealand) Click for photo
Re-registered onto PNG Register August 2003. First commercial flight as P2-ANG was on the 13th of August from Brisbane to Port Moresby.
Returned in 200724798
331
B-MAW (Sept 2007)Wet Leased from Viva Macau (Returned Dec 2007)
The first prototype Dash 7 test aeroplane flew on 27 Mar 1975 and two pre-production aircraft were built for testing and certification. The first production Dash 7 (C-GQIW, S/N 3) flew on 30 May 1977. The first Dash 7 to enter service was S/N 4, with Rocky Mountain Airways (USA), on 3 Feb 1978.
Number Registrations Notes
63 P2-ANN - Disposed of
Click for Photo31 Oct 1981 - ?? -- ex C-GFCF now C-GCEV
Entered Service with PX - Nov 198172 P2-ANO - Disposed of
Click for Photo27 Jan 1982 - 28 Apr 1990
ex C-GEWQ now C-GJKS81 P2-ANP - Disposed of
13 Apr 1982 - ?? -- ex C-GFOD now C-FWZV
Entered Service with PX - April 1982
The Dash 8 was designed as a smaller quiet Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) commuter aircraft to follow on from the successful Dash 7.
Number Registrations Notes
461 P2-ANK - Current ex C-GFBW 470 P2-ANL - Disposed of ex C-GDKL now C-GQBT 463 P2-ANX - Current Now in service - December 2003 (picture) 536 P2-ANY - Current Now in service - December 2003 (picture)
ex Augsburg Airways D-BTHF
DHC-8 202421 P2-ANZ - Current ex N986HA ??? P2-ANM - Current
The BAe 146-100 made its first flight on 3 Sep 1981.
In 1990 BAe first offered the improved RJ70 and RJ80, both of which were based on the 146-100.
First RJ70 deliveries occurred in late 1993.
Number Registrations Notes
E1223
VH-NJW - Disposed of
This was Leased from National Jet Systems, Australia but it has now been returned.
???VH-NJX - Returned (1 July 2004)
Another National Jet System craft has been leased. It is believed that this is serial number 3 or 4 - i.e. the very first off the production line. It is in the National Jet livery. (April 2004) - Still in service with Air Niugini (Jun 2004) - Now gone and Air Niugini is flying Fokker F100 aircraft
