VH-JQL. Airbus A320-232. c/n 2185.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprises Pty Ltd (SALE) - ?

Powered by IAE V2527-A5 engines

First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWDB' in primer - May 19, 2004

Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) for interior fit-out as AIB185A - May 19, 2004

Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse after fit-out completed in primer as AIB185B - June 14, 2004

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JQL - July 02, 2004

Registered to Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprises Pty Ltd (SALE)

Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Accepted by SALE at Toulouse for lease to Jetstar - July 08, 2004

Transfer of title to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd - July 08, 2004

Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as JQ7990 - July 09, 2004

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - July 12, 2004

Delivery route: Toulouse - Dubai - Phuket - Darwin - Rockhampton - Coolangatta - Melbourne

Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Avalon) as JQ301 - July 20, 2004

Registered to JQL Nimue Leasing Ltd, Cayman Island - September 22, 2005

Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - September 14, 2015

Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Limited, Sydney as the registered operator

Operated its last Jetstar revenue service Mackay - Brisbane as JQ889 - October 14, 2019

Ferried Brisbane - Townsville for repainting by Flying Colours as JQ7990 - October 21, 2019

Repainted into the QantasLink 'Silver Roo' livery

Ferried Townsville - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as JQ-7993 - November 08 - 09, 2019

The aircraft was named 'Golden Wattle'

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth as JQ7990 - November 14, 2019

Operated its first QantasLink revenue service Perth - Newman as NWK2650 - November 28, 2019

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - December 04, 2019

Leased to Network Aviation as the registered operator

Current with Network Aviation operating for QantasLink

 

 

VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2004.

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VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Coolangatta Airport, March 2006.

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VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2006.

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VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Perth Airport, March 05, 2009.

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VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 19, 2013.

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VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 23, 2013.

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VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 24, 2013.

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VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 01, 2013.

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VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 08, 2015.

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VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 25, 2016.

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VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 25, 2016.

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VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 28, 2016.

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VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 28, 2016.

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VH-JQL. QantasLink - in the 'silver roo' livery at Perth Airport, December 30, 2019.

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