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VH-VQX. Airbus A320-232. c/n 2322. Was also registered as: 9V-VQX; EI-FFO; B-LCB. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd for lease to Jetstar Powered by IAE V2527-A5 engines First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWDV' - October 15, 2004 Ferried Toulouse - Chateauroux for interior fit-out as AIB332A - Otober 15, 2004 Ferried Chateauroux - Toulouse on completion of the interior fit-out as AIB332B - November 26, 2004 Entered onto the Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-VQX - November 2004 Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toulouse - November 30, 2004 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Singapore as JST002 - December 05, 2004 It arrived at Singapore on completion of the delivery flight - December 07, 2004 Delivery route: Toulouse - Dubai - Singapore Jetstar Asia titles were applied at Singapore after the delivery Ferried Singapore - Darwin as JSA9002 - March 14, 2005 Ferried Darwin - Newcastle as JQ702 - March 14, 2005 Cancelled from the Singapore Aircraft Register - March 14, 2005 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VQX - March 14, 2005 Registered to RIL Aviation VQX Pty Ltd Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Avalon) - Maroochydore as JQ364 - March 23, 2005 Operated its final revenue service Darwin - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as JQ677 - April 07, 2014 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to Singapore as JQ7993 - April 07, 2014 It arrived at Singapore (Seletar) for return to the lessor and end-of-lease maintenance - April 07, 2014 Ferry route: Melbourne - Darwin - Singapore Test flown Singaore (Seletar) - Singapore (Seletar) as JQ7990 - May 30, 2014 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 13, 2014 Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-FFO - June 16, 2014 Registered to Hong Kong Aviation Capital Leasing No 2 Ltd, Dublin, Ireland It was observed at Singapore (Seletar) in an all-white livery as 'EI-FFO' - June 30, 2014 Ferried Singapore - Hohor Bahru - Hong Kong in the Hong Kong Express Airways livery - July 20, 2014 Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - July 23, 2014 Entered onto the Hong Kong Aircraft Register as B-LCB - July 23, 2014 Registered to Hong Kong Aviation Capital Leasing No 2 Ltd, Dublin, Ireland Leased to Hong Kong Express Airways as the registered operator The aircraft was named 'Haa Gaau' It acquired the 'Kagawa SanukuUdon - Ritsurin Garden' special livery - 2017 Current with Hong Kong Express Airways |
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VH-VQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 19, 2005. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0320-262.) |
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VH-VQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-125.) |
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VH-VQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 20, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-810.) |
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VH-VQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Melbourne Avalon Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-105.) |