On This Day - August 24, 1960.

The Qantas Airways Lockheed 1049G-82 Constellation VH-EAO 'Southern Prodigal' entered service, operating Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Essendon) - Auckland - Nadi - Sydney (Kingsford Smith).

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On This Day - August 24, 2000.

The Impulse Airlines Boeing 717-23S VH-AFR arrived at Newcastle, having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Longbeach).

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On This Day - August 24, 2009.

The Qantas Airways Airbus A380-842 VH-OQD 'Fergus McMaster' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse) as Flight QF6022.

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On This Day - August 24, 2021.

The QantasFreight / Australia Post Airbus A321-231(P2F) VH-ULW entered service, operating Flight QF7300 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine).

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On This Day - August 24, 2023.

The QantasLink Boeing 717-231 VH-NXK operated its last revenue service as Flight QJE6201 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Canberra. It was then withdrawn from service and prepared for its ferry flight to the United States for storage.

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