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VH-EBC. Airbus A330-202. c/n 0506. |
This aircraft was the third of four A330-201s ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - November 29, 2001 The order was later ammended to 'A330-202' series aircraft Rolled off Airbus production line at Toulouse, France - September 2002 Powered by General Electric GE CF6-80E1A3 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBC - January 23, 2003 Registered to Qantas EBC G.I.E., Sydney First flown as 'F-WWYU' - February 07, 2003 Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toulouse, France - March 12, 2003 The aircraft was named 'Gold Coast - Tweed' Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6008 - March 12, 2003 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight (Captain J. Herbert) - March 14, 2003 Delivery route: Toulouse - Melbourne (non-stop) During the pre-service maintenance the aircraft's name was changed to 'Surfers Paradise' It operated its first revenue service as Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth as QF485 - March 18, 2003 Registered to Qantas EBC G.I.E., Sydney - April 21, 2006 Leased to Qantas Airways as the registered operator Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Manila for maintenance by LH Technics as QF6007 - October 08, 2006 Ferried Manila - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF6008 - October 14 - 15, 2006 The aircraft was in an all-white livery with Qantas titles only on the forward fuselage Returned to service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF408 - October 16, 2006 It operated its last Qantas revenue service Sydney - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF459 - December 13, 2006 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Manila for the application of Jetstar titles as QF6007 - December 15, 2006 Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator - December 18, 2006 Ferried Manila - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) in an all-white livery with Jetstar titles as JQ7990 - December 20 - 21, 2006 It operated its first Jetstar revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Phuket as JQ027 - December 25, 2006 It operated its final Jetstar revenue service - ? Returned to Qantas Airways at Brisbane for post-lease maintenance - July 27, 2014 Leased to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney as the registered operator - August 01, 2014 Ferried Brisbane - Singapore (Seletar) for maintenance and repainting as QF6009 - September 06, 2014 Ferried Singapore (Seletar) - Brisbane in the standard Qantas livery as QF6006 - September 21, 2014 The aircraft was renamed 'Surfers Paradise' Returned to Qantas service Brisbane - Perth as QF597 - September 24, 2014 Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - April 27, 2018 Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane as QF6123 - March 25, 2020 Withdrawn from service and stored at Brisbane due to COVID-19 pandemic It was returned to service - ? Current with Qantas Airways |
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VH-EBC. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Surfers Paradise' in the original livery with additional 'Cityflyer' titles at Brisbane Airport, June 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0330-007.) |
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VH-EBC. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Surfers Paradise' in the original livery with additional 'Cityflyer' titles at Brisbane Airport, November 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0330-027.) |
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VH-EBC. Jetstar - in the non-standard white livery with additional 'A Qantas Group Airline' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 24, 2007. (R. Finlayson Copyright Image 0330-282.) |
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VH-EBC. Jetstar - in the non-standard white livery with additional 'A Qantas Group Airline' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 25, 2007. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0330-115.) |
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VH-EBC. Jetstar - in the non-standard white livery with additional 'A Qantas Group Airline' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 2009. (R. N. Smith CollectionCopyright Image 0330-238.) |
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VH-EBC. Jetstar - in the non-standard white livery with additional 'A Qantas Group Airline' titles at Singapore Airport, October 26, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0330-239.) |
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VH-EBC. Jetstar - in the non-standard white livery with additional 'A Qantas Group Airline' titles at Singapore Airport, October 26, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0330-240.) |
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VH-EBC. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Gold Coast Tweed' in the 'New Roo' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 03, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0330-241.) |
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VH-EBC. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Gold Coast Tweed' in the 'New Roo' livery at Singapore Changi Airport, February 14, 2020. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0330-308.) |
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VH-EBC. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Gold Coast Tweed' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 20, 2023. (F. McGuire Copyright Image 0330-447.) |