The order for Boeing 787 aircraft was announced by Qantas Airways Ltd - December 2005

This aircraft was ordered by Qantas Airways Ltd - ?

It was allocated the Boeing Variable or Block Number 'ZB277'

The aircraft was assembled at the Everett plant

The final assembly commenced in Position P1 - August 28, 2019

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - September 15, 2019

Powered by General Electric GEnx-1B74/75/P2 engines

The aircraft is configured to seat 42 business class, 28 premium economy and 166 economy class passengers

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZNI - September 23, 2019

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

First flown Everett (Paine Field) - Moses Lake - Everett (Paine Field) as BOE277 - October 03, 2019

Flight duration was 2 hours 37 minutes

Customer inspection (Customer Walk) of the aircraft was carried out - October 08, 2019

Customer flight (C1) flown Everett (Paine Field) - Moses Lake - Everett (Paine Field) - October 09, 2019

Flight duration was 3 hours 2 minutes

FAA Export Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued - October 15, 2019

CASA Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued - October 15, 2019

Accepted by J. Becroft (09:35 PDT) for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - October 15, 2019

This was the 269th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 20th Boeing 787 delivered to Qantas Airways

The aircraft was named 'Kookaburra'

The aircraft had flown 6 hours 24 minutes (block time) on acceptance by Qantas

It had flown 5 hours 39 minutes (flight time) with 4 cycles on delivery to Qantas

Ferried Everett (Paine Field) - Los Angeles as QF6027 - October 15, 2019

Flight crew: Captain L. Norman; F/O D. Summergreene

Flight time: 2 hours 08 minutes

Ferried Los Angeles (10:05 PDT) - New York (Kennedy - 17:52 EDT) as QF6027 - October 18, 2019

Flight crew: Captain L. Norman; F/O D. Summergreene

Flight time: 4 hours 48 minutes

Departed New York (Kennedy - 21:27 EDT) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF7879 - October 18, 2019

Arrived Sydney (Kingsford Smith - 07:43 AEDT) on completion of the delivery flight - October 20, 2019

Delivery route: Everett (Paine Field) - Los Angeles - New York - Sydney (Kingsford Smith)

Delivery flight crew: Captain S. Golding; F/O J Sutherland; S/O L. Drysdale; S/O J. McDonald

Flight time from New York - Sydney: 19 hours 15 minutes

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF6027 - October 20, 2019

Operated first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Los Angeles as QF95 - October 25, 2019

Current with Qantas Airways