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On This Day - March 01, 1957. The Trans-Australia Airlines Vickers 756C Viscount VH-TVL 'James Cook' arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) having completed its delivery flight from the United Kingdom (Hurn). |
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On This Day - March 01, 1959. The Ansett-ANA Convair 340-32 VH-BZD, having been returned from its lease to Butler Air Transport the previous month and withdrawn-from-use, was sold to the Beldex Corporation via Remmert Werner Inc. It departed Melbourne (Essendon) on its ferry flight to the United States the same day. |
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On This Day - March 01, 1968. Trans-Australia Airline pilots began a 39-day strike over the airline's 'two-man' crewing of their Douglas DC-9 aircraft. This strike does not affect Ansett-ANA, as its owner, Reg Ansett had agreed to a 'third' flight crew member in the cockpit of its Douglas DC-9 aircraft. LINK |
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On This Day - March 01, 1972. The Trans-Australia Airlines Lockheed 188A Electra VH-TLB, having been sold to Concare Aircraft Leasing and reregistered as N188LB, departed Melbourne (Essendon) on its ferry flight to the United States. |
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On This Day - March 01, 1973. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBG 'Charles Sturt' entered service, operating Flight TN436 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - March 01, 1975. The Trans-Australia Airlines Douglas C-47-DL VH-DAS was sold to East-West Airlines, with its lease to the South Australian Lands Commission continued. |
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On This Day - March 01, 1987. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 727-277A VH-RMN, now leased to Polynesian Airlines, entered service operating Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Vila (Vanuatu). |
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On This Day - March 01, 1989. The Ansett Airlines Fokker F27-050 VH-FNI operated the airline's final Fokker F27-050 service on the Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Devenport - Melbourne (Tullamarine) route as Flight AN887/888. |
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On This Day - March 01, 2001. The Virgin Blue Airlines Boeing 737-4Q8 VH-VOZ operated the airline's inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Adelaide (West Beach) service as Flight DJ408. |
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On This Day - March 01, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYB operated its final revenue service 'under administration' as Flight AN91 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). |
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On This Day - March 01, 2012. Following the collapse of Air Australia on February 17, Airbus A320-211 VH-YQC departed Brisbane on its ferry flight to the United States (Goodyear, Arizona) on return to the lessor and storage. |
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On This Day - March 01, 2019. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQK operated its last flight in its original livery as Flight JQ566 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Brisbane. During its maintenance lay-up the aircraft will acquire large decals promoting Launceston as the gateway to Northern Tasmania. |
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On This Day - March 01, 2021. The REX Regional Express Airlines Boeing 737-8FE VH-RQC operated the airline's inaugural Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) service as Flight ZL18, and the inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) service as Flight ZL33. |
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On This Day - March 01, 2023. The Air New Zealand Airbus A321-271NX ZK-OYC entered service, operating Flight NZ413 from Auckland to Wellington. |
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On This Day - March 01, 2024. The Bonza Aviation Boeing 737-8 MAX C-FLHI, leased from Flair Airlines, Canada, operated its last revenue service from the Gold Coast to Sunshine Coast. It was then withdrawn from use and stored pending its return to Canada. |
On This Day - March 01, 2024. The Bonza Aviation Boeing 737-8 MAX C-FLKC, leased from Flair Airlines, Canada, departed the Gold Coast on its ferry flight to Canada (Calgary) as Flight F8906, at the end of its lease. |
On This Day - March 01, 2024. The National Jet Systems / QantasLink Airbus Canada A220-371 VH-X4A 'Minyma Hutjara Tjuhuapa' entered service, operating Flight QF1268 from Melbourne (Tullamarine - 12:33 AEDT) to Canberra (13:18). |
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On This Day - March 01, 2024. The National Jet Systems / QantasLink Airbus Canada A220-371 VH-X4B 'Koala' entered service, operating Flight QF1266 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Canberra. |
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