VH-NXR Boeing 717-2BL

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

Construction completed at the Boeing Long Beach plant - March 2003

It was configured to seat 100 passengers

First flown at Long Beach as 'N904ME' - April 2003

Certification test flight performed - April 20, 2003

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N904ME - April 20, 2003

Registered to Midwest Airlines

Sold by McDonnell Douglas Corporation to Midwest Airlines - April 25, 2003

Sold by Midwest Airlines to U. S. Bank NA Trustee - April 25, 2003

Accepted by Midwest Airlines at Long Beach, California - April 25, 2003

Registered to U. S. Bank NA Trustee - June 04, 2003

Leased to Midwest Airlines as the registered operator

Operated its final Midwest revenue service to Milwaukee - November 02, 2009

Midwest Airlines ceased operations - November 03, 2003

Ferried Milwaukee - Victorville for storage after being returned to the lessor - November 11, 2009

It was observed stored at Victorville in the basic 'Midwest' livery without titles or logo - November 12, 2009

Sold to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seattle - December 10, 2009

Registered to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seattle - December 22, 2009

The potential lease to Mexicana Click was not taken up - January 01, 2010

It was observed stored at Victorville in the basic 'Midwest' livery as N904ME - November 15, 2011

Ferried Victorville - El Paso - Miami as SXA883 - December 05, 2011

Departed Miami on the ferry flight to Australia as SXA918 - April 02, 2012

It arrived at Adelaide (West Beach) on completion of the ferry flight - April 08, 2012

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

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 09, 2012

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NXR - April 10, 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 05, 2012

Operated its first QantasLink revenue service Perth - Paraburdoo as QF1806 - May 26, 2012

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - December 07, 2015

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

Operated its final service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra as QF1520 - May 02, 2023

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Canberra

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6202 - July 05, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6205 - July 12, 2023

Departed Canberra (11:09 AET) on the ferry flight to the United States for storage as SXI2350 - July 16, 2023

It arrived at Victorville (12:26 local) on completion of the ferry flight from Australia - August 15, 2023

Ferry route: Canberra - Alice Springs - Darwin - Cebu - Nagoya - Sapporo - Taipei - Rayong - Nagpur - Muscat -

Hurghada - Sofia - Stavanger - Reykjavik - Goose Bay as Flight SXI2350

Goose Bay - International Falls (Minnesota) as Flight QF6070

International Falls (Minnesota) - Victorville as Flight SXI2350

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 Victorvill awaiting sale