VH-JQX. Airbus A320-232. c/n 2197.

 

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-WWDH' - June 03, 2004

Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) for interior fit-out as AIB197A - June 04, 2004

Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse after the fit-out was completed as AIB197B - June 14, 2004

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JQX - July 19, 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 30, 2004

Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as JQ7990 - August 02, 2004

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - August 05, 2004

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

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hamilton Island as JQ742 - August 15, 2004

Registered to JQX Nimue Leasing Ltd, Cayman Islands - September 22, 2005

Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - September 18, 2015

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

It was withdrawn from service by Jetstar Airways due to COVID 19 pandemic - August 25, 2020

The aircraft was flown to Alice Springs for storage - August 26, 2020

Leased to Network Aviation, Perth as the registered operator - November 04, 2020

The aircraft was repainted into the 'QantasLink' livery - ?

Entered service with Network Aviation / Qantaslink - November ?, 2020

Current with Network Aviation / QantasLink

 

 

F-WWDH. Jetstar - in the original livery at Toulouse Airport, August 2004.

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VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2005.

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VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2005.

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VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Cairns Airport, March 2005.

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VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 12, 2005.

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VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 05, 2013.

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VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2013.

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VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2013.

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VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2013.

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VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2013.

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VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 05, 2014.

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