VH-NXJ Boeing 717-2BL

VH-NXJ. Boeing 717-2BL. c/n 55166-5116.

Was also registered as: N902ME.

This aircraft was ordered new by Midwest Airlines, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - ?

Construction completed at the Boeing Long Beach plant - January 2003

It was configured to seat 100 passengers

First flown at Long Beach - February 10, 2003

Certification test flight performed - February 25, 2003

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N902ME - February 25, 2003

Registered to Midwest Airlines

Sold by McDonnell Douglas Corporation to Midwest Airlines - February 28, 2003

Sold by Midwest Airlines to U. S. Bank NA Trustee - February 28, 2003

Leased to Midwest Airlines as the registered operator

Accepted by Midwest Airlines at Long Beach, California - February 28, 2003

Departed Long Beach on the ferry flight to Kansas City as MEP6400 - February 28, 2003

Performed a promotional flight Kansas City - Kansas City for invited guests as MEP6401 - February 28, 2003

Ferried Kansas City - Milwaukee as MEP6402 - February 28, 2003

Formal company promotional 'roll-out' carried out at Milwaukee - March 01, 2003

Operated its first revenue service Milwaukee - Philadelphia as MEP610 - March 18, 2003

Registered to U. S. Bank NA Trustee - March 19, 2003

Leased to Midwest Airlines as the registered operator

Ferried Milwaukee - Victorville for storage after being returned to the lessor as MEP9002 - September 09, 2009

It was observed stored at Victorville in the basic 'Midwest' livery without titles or logo - October 15, 2009

Sold to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seattle - October 22, 2009

Registered to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seattle - November 02, 2009

Ferried Victorville - Mexico City in the basic 'Midwest' livery for maintenance - December 02, 2009

Leased to Mexicana Click as the registered operator - December 02, 2009

Mexicana Click ceased operations - August 28, 2010

Aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Mexico City - August 28, 2010

Ferried Mexico City - Tucson - Victorville on return to the lessor - December 14, 2010

It was observed stored at Victorville in the standard 'Mexicana Click' livery as N902ME - October 07, 2011

It was observed at Miami in the standard 'QantasLink' livery as 'N902ME' - February 02, 2012

Departed Miami on the ferry flight to Australia - May 04, 2012

It arrived at Adelaide (West Beach) on completion of the ferry flight in the Qantas 'New Roo' livery - May 07, 2012

Ferry route: Miami - Billings - Anchorage - Magadan - Manila - Darwin - Adelaide

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 10, 2012

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NXJ - May 11, 2012

Registered to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seattle

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth - May 26, 2012

Operated its first QantasLink revenue service Perth - Karratha as QF1908 - May 27, 2012

Operated its last service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra as QF1525 - April 23, 2023

It was withdrawn from use and stored at Canberra

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6200 - May 16, 2023

Departed Canberra (10:40 AEST) on its ferry flight to the United States for storage as SXI2332 - May 19, 2023

It arrived at Victorville (16:06 local) having completed the ferry flight from Australia - June 07, 2023

Ferry route: Canberra - Alice Springs - Darwin - Cebu - Nagoya - Sapporo - Adak Island as SXI2332

Adak Island - Anchorage as QF6070

Anchorage - Seattle (Boeing Field) - Victorville as SXI2332

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - October 26, 2023

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia as the registered operator

Stored at Victorville awaiting sale

N902ME. Midwest - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, March 2003.

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N902ME. Midwest - in the standard livery at Denver Airport, June 2006.

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N902ME. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 08, 2012.

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N902ME. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 08, 2012.

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N902ME. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 08, 2012.

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N902ME. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 08, 2012.

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N902ME. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 08, 2012.

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VH-NXJ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 14, 2012.

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VH-NXJ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 16, 2012.

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VH-NXJ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Regional Airline of the Year' titles at Perth Airport, June 13, 2013.

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VH-NXJ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Regional Airline of the Year' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 15, 2013.

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VH-NXJ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 2013.

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