Ansett Australia's Boeing 747-412 registered as VH-ANA was a prominent wide-body jet featuring a special Olympic livery, used for major international routes and high-density domestic hops. Delivered new to Ansett Australia as their flagship long-haul aircraft type addition, the Boeing 747-412 (the "-12" code designated it originally for Singapore Airlines configuration/order lineage before deployment in the Ansett network), Operated key international sectors out of Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, such as flights to Hong Kong and Osaka. Painted in a striking, colourful promotional scheme to celebrate the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, often affectionately nicknamed part of Ansett's "Spaceship" fleet. Utilised on domestic trunk routes (such as Sydney to Melbourne or Brisbane) during peak seasonal demand or when regulatory groundings affected other parts of the carrier's wide-body fleet. It Remained in service until the dramatic collapse and grounding of Ansett Australia in late 2001.Returned to lessors and subsequent storage following the permanent cessation of all Ansett operations.