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VH-TJS. Boeing 737-476. c/n 24444-2454. Was also registered as: N944NZ; ZK-PAK. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Australian Airlines - ? Australian Airlines was sold to Qantas Airways Ltd - September 14, 1992 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 09, 1993 Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJS - March 12, 1993 Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd, Melbourne First flown as VH-TJS - March 23, 1993 Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - April 05, 1993 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - April 14, 1993 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - April 16, 1993 Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Honolulu - Apia - Nadi - Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Jabiru' Operated its first revenue service - April 20, 1993 Australian was initially operated as a separate identity with some flights flown jointly between the two carriers Australian Airlines was officially merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993 Ownership was transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 08, 1993 Registered to ALLCO TJS Leasing Pty Ltd - February 16, 2006 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as the registered operator Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd - October 31, 2008 Operated its final revenue service Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF819 - February 23, 2014 This flight maked the final Qantas Airways Boeing 737-400 passenger service Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States as QF6020 - March 05, 2014 It arrived at Victorville on completion of the ferry flight for storage - March 07, 2014 Ferry route: Melbourne - Sydney - Apia - Honolulu - Victorville Sold to AFO Aircraft (NZ) Limited, Auckland - January 2015 Sold to Bank of Utah Trustee, Utah - January 28, 2015 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 30, 2015 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N944NZ - February 02, 2015 Registered to Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah Ferried Victorville - Dothan (Regional) for conversion to freighter configuration - February 06, 2015 Departed Dothan on the ferry flight to New Zealand in an all-white livery - December 05, 2015 It arrived at Auckland on completion of the ferry flight - December 06, 2015 Ferry route: Dothan - Oakland - Honolulu - Pago Pago - Auckland Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - December 08, 2015 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-PAK - December 09, 2015 Registered to Airwork Flight Operations Limited, Auckland Commenced operations Auckland - Christchurch as PST73 - December 15, 2015 It was observed at Auckland in an all-white livery with 'Parcelair' titles and tail logo - February 27, 2016 Parcelair is a joint venture operation between Airwork and Air Freight NZ Current with Airwork / Parcelair |
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VH-TJS. Australian - 'Jabiru' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-298.) |
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VH-TJS. Australian - 'Jabiru' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-092.) |
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VH-TJS. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Jabiru' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-738.) |
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VH-TJS. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'Jabiru' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-226.) |
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VH-TJS. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Jabiru' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 19, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-361.) |
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VH-TJS. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Jabiru' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 14, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-820.) |
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VH-TJS. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Jabiru' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 12, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-360.) |
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VH-TJS. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Jabiru' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 12, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-359.) |
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ZK-PAK. Airwork NZ - in the all-white livery at Christchurch Airport, December 15, 2015. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4622-735.) |
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ZK-PAK. ParcelAir - in the white livery at Christchurch Airport, May 15, 2020. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4622-736.) |
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ZK-PAK. ParcelAir - in the white livery at Christchurch Airport, September 12, 2020. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4623-008.) |