VH-TJP. Boeing 737-476. c/n 24441-2361.

Was also registered as: ZK-JTP; PK-YUY.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Australian Airlines - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - August 20, 1992

Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJP - September 01, 1992

Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd, Melbourne

First flown as VH-TJP - September 09, 1992

Australian Airlines was sold to Qantas Airways Ltd - September 14, 1992

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 21, 1992

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as TN1369 - September 30, 1992

Arrived Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - October 02, 1992

Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Port Angeles - Honolulu - Nadi - Melbourne

The aircraft was named 'Petrel'

Operated first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Adelaide - Alice Springs - Darwin as TN22 - October 07, 1992

Repainted into the Qantas livery at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - August 1993

Operated its first service in the Qantas livery Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney as QF221 - September 03, 1993

Australian Airlines was officially merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993

Ownership was transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 08, 1993

Operated final Qantas revenue service Adelaide (West Beach) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF694 - March 30, 2006

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Melbourne (Avalon) - March 30, 2006

The aircraft was prepared for transfer to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand

Ferried Melbourne (Avalon) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF6117 - May 28, 2006

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch on delivery to Jetconnect as QF6005 - June 02, 2006

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 02, 2006

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JTP - June 02, 2006

Registered to Jetconnect Ltd, New Zealand

Operated its first Jetconnect revenue service Christchurch - Auckland as QF4104 - June 05, 2006

Operated its first Jetconnect trans-Tasman service Auckland - Adelaide (West Beach) as QF54 - June 17, 2006

Rolled out at Christchurch in the Qantas 'New Roo' livery - 2007

Operated its 'last' revenue service Brisbane - Auckland as QF125 - February 17, 2011

Ferried Auckland - Hamilton for storage as QF6171 - February 23, 2011

Ferried Hamilton - Auckland and returned to service - March 04, 2011

Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Auckland as QF171 - October 03, 2011

The Qantas titles and tail logo were removed at Auckland

Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to Jakarta as QF6029 - October 26, 2011

Arrived Jakarta on completion of the ferry flight - October 27, 2011

Ferry route: Auckland - Brisbane - Darwin - Jakarta (Sukarno-Hatta)

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - October 31, 2011

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-YUY - November 2011

Registered to Metro Batavia Airlines

Metro Batavia Airlines ceased operations - January 31, 2013

Aircraft stored at Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta) International Airport

Current status - ?

 

 

VH-TJP. Australian - 'Petrel' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-295.)

VH-TJP. Australian - 'Petrel' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-294.)

VH-TJP. Australian - 'Petrel' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-087.)

VH-TJP. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Petrel' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-089.)

VH-TJP. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Petrel' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-088.)

VH-TJP. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Petrel' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 30, 2004.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-296.)

ZK-JTP. Qantas - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 2006.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-412.)

ZK-JTP. Qantas - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, March 2007.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-406.)

ZK-JTP. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-516.)