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On This Day - December 07, 1961. The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-138B VH-EBJ 'Longreach' operated the airline's inaugural jet service between Sydney and New Caledonia. |
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On This Day - December 07, 1967. The East-West Airlines Fokker F.27-1131 Friendship PH-FLP, reregistered as VH-EWL and named 'City of Albury' entered service. |
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On This Day - December 07, 1981. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBM 'Albert Namatjira' was rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the new 'camel-hump' livery. |
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On This Day - December 07, 1988. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGD 'City of Maitland' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle / Everett). It was the airline's 75th Boeing airliner and its 11th Boeing 767. |
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On This Day - December 07, 1998. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-238B VH-EBQ, having been re-registered as DQ-FJI, was officially leased to Air Pacific. It operated its first Air Pacific service as Flight FJ912 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Fiji (Nadi) on this day. |
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On This Day - December 07, 2001. The Virgin Blue Boeing 737-86Q VH-VOF 'Baby Blue' arrived at Brisbane, having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle / Boeing Field) as Flight DJ9022. |
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On This Day - December 07, 2002. The Qantas Airways Airbus A330-202 VH-EBA 'Cradle Mountain' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse) as Flight QF6008. |
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On This Day - December 07, 2002. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438ER VH-OEE 'Nullarbor' arrived at Melbourne (Avalon) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Paine Field, Everett) as Flight QF6020. It was the airline's 134th Boeing airliner and its 53rd Boeing 747. |
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On This Day - December 07, 2004. The ex-Ansett Airlines Boeing 767-277 VH-RMD, now registered as N861AT to Aeroturbine Inc, USA, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) for the last time, on its ferry flight to the United States (Opa Locka) for storage and eventual scrapping in 2005. |
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On This Day - December 07, 2011. The Qantas Airways Airbus A380-842 VH-OQK 'John and Richard Duigan' entered service operating Flight QF31 Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Singapore (Seletar) - London (Heathrow). |
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On This Day - December 07, 2014. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232SL VH-VFY arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse) as Flight JST7992. |
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On This Day - December 07, 2021. The Alliance Airlines Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW VH-UYR, having been sub-leased to Air North, was ferried from Brisbane to Darwin as Flight TT4001, on delivery to Air North. |
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On This Day - December 07, 2022. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A321-251NX VH-OFL arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from Germany (Hamburg / Finkenwerder) as Flight JQ8992. |
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