This aircraft was ordered new by Trans World Airlines - ?

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N430TW - December 2001

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Trustee

Construction completed at the Boeing Long Beach plant - December 2001

First flown at Long Beach as N430TW - December 12, 2001

Aircraft powered by BMW Rolls Royce BR715-130A engines

The aircraft was configured to seat 100 passengers

Airworthiness Test Flight performed - December 12, 2001

Sold to Pembroke 717 Leasing 55097 Ltd - December 13, 2001

Ferried Long Beach - Kansas City, Missouri for storage having flown 17 hours and 11 cycles - December 13, 2001

The Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued - December 14, 2001

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 30, 2001

Impulse Airlines had entered into an agreement to operate services for Qantas as QantasLink

Leased to Impulse Airlines Pty Ltd - April 30, 2002

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VQK - April 30, 2002

Registered to Pembroke Aircraft Leasing Australia Pty Ltd

Leased to Impulse Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Departed Victorville on the delivery flight to Australia - May 14, 2002

It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight - May 17, 2002

Operated its first QantasLink revenue service - June 2002

Operated final QantasLink revenue service - ?

Transferred to Jetstar - May 25, 2004

Ferried Sydney (Richmond) - Newcastle following repainting into the Jetstar livery - July 01, 2004

Operated its first service in the new livery Newcastle - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as JQ371 - July 03, 2004

Operated the inaugural Jetstar Brisbane - Townsville service as JQ754 - October 30, 2005

Reregistered as VH-YQK - November 10, 2005

Operated the inaugural Jetstar daily Adelaide - Brisbane - Adelaide service - February 01, 2006

Operated the inaugural daily Adelaide - Sydney - Adelaide service - February 01, 2006

Withdrawn from Jetstar service and stored - April 01, 2006

National Jet Systems was awarded the contract to operate services for QantasLink

Operating certificate transferred to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd - July 10, 2007

Reregistered as VH-NXQ - September 05, 2007

Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Sydney (Richmond) for repainting - October 11, 2007

Registered to Shire Aviation Australia Pty Ltd - February 29, 2008

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - November 03, 2015

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

Current with QantasLink - 2012

VH-VQK. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 2002.

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VH-VQK. Jetstar - in the original livery at Hobart Airport, August 2004.

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VH-VQK. Jetstar - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 2004.

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VH-VQK. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2004.

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VH-VQK. Jetstar - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 2004.

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VH-VQK. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2005.

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VH-VQK. Jetstar - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 2005.

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VH-VQK. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, February 04, 2005.

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VH-YQK. Jetstar - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 2006.

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VH-YQK. Jetstar - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown.

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VH-NXQ. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 12, 2007.

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VH-NXQ. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 09, 2007.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Darwin Airport, June 17, 2008.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, September 03, 2008.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, May 08, 2009.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 09, 2009.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 09, 2009.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 09, 2009.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 09, 2009.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, March 17, 2010.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, March 19, 2010.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, January 18, 2011.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, January 18, 2011.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, January 18, 2011.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, May 05, 2011.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, May 05, 2011.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Regional Airline Of The Year 2012' titles at Perth Airport, March 13, 2013.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Regional Airline Of The Year 2012' titles at Perth Airport, July 05, 2013.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, November 07, 2013.

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VH-NXQ. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 20, 2018.

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