On This Day - April 19, 1990. The ex-Royal Australian Air Force British Aircraft Corporation BAC-111-217EA A12-125, that had been sold to Burtonwood Developmenys on March 05 and reregistered as G-KROO, departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on its ferry flight to the United Kingdom (Hurn, Bournemouth). |
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On This Day - April 19, 2016. The Virgin Australia Regional Airline Fokker F27-050 VH-FND, having been withdrawn from service and stored at Perth (Western Australia) since January 09, was ferried from Perth to Alice Springs (Northern Territory) for further storage. |
On This Day - April 19, 2019. The Air New Zealand Airbus A320-271N ZK-NHC entered service, operating Flight NZ807 from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Brisbane (Queensland). |
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On This Day - April 19, 2021. With the resumption of 'quarantine-free' travel between Australia and New Zealand following the COVID-19 pandemic, the first flight to break 'this bubble' was flown by the Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232SL VH-VFU. Operating as Flight JQ201, it departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith - 07:39) en-route to Auckland (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - April 19, 2021. The REX Regional Express Airlines SAAB 340B VH-ZRY operated the airline's inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Canberra (A.C.T.) service as Flight ZL1813. This was the first of seven weekday flights operated by REX from Sydney to Canberra. |
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On This Day - April 19, 2025. The Alliance Airlines Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW VH-A2B entered service operating Flight QQ3136 from Adelaide (West Beach) to Olympic Dam. |
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