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. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-051.) |
VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Coolangatta Airport, March 2006. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 0320-118.) |
VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-144.) |
VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Perth Airport, March 05, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-638.) |
VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 19, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-403.) |
VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 23, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-326.) |
VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 24, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-335.) |
VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 01, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0320-599.) |
VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 08, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-856.) |
VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 25, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-641.) |
VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 25, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-642.) |
VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 28, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-855.) |
VH-JQL. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 28, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-643.) |
VH-JQL. QantasLink - in the 'silver roo' livery at Perth Airport, December 30, 2019. (J. Swanwick Copyright Image 0321-145.) |