On This Day - December 22, 1988. The ex-Ansett Airlines Fokker F.27-5234F VH-FCF, having been sold to Northwest Aircraft Inc and reregistered as N284MA, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to the United States (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania). |
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On This Day - December 22, 1988. The Australian Airlines Boeing 737-376 VH-TJA 'Resolute' entered service, operating Flight TN455 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Hobart (Tasmania). |
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On This Day - December 22, 2005. The Boeing 717-2K9 VH-IMD was ferried Newcastle - Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth as Flight JQ7981 following its repaint, on delivery to National Jet Systems for operation under contract to QantasLink. |
On This Day - December 22, 2008. The Qantas Airways Airbus A380-842 VH-OQB 'Hudson Fysh' entered service operating Flight QF11 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to the United States (Los Angeles, California). |
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On This Day - December 22, 2010. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VGD arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from Germany (Hamburg, Finkenwerder) as Flight JST7992. |
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On This Day - December 22, 2011. The Air New Zealand Airbus A320-232 ZK-OJS entered service operating Flight NZ619 from Auckland to Queenstown (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - December 22, 2011. The Qantas Airways Airbus A380-842 VH-OQL 'Phyllis Arnott' entered service operating Flight QF11 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to the United States (Los Angeles). |
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On This Day - December 22, 2016. The remains of the Cobham Aviation Services British Aerospace 146-100A VH-NJC were removed by truck from Adelaide (West Beach) to a local scrap yard for final parting-out. |
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On This Day - December 22, 2021. The Air New Zealand Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A ZK-MZF entered service operating Flight ANZ346 from Christchurch to Wellington (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - December 22, 2023. The Bonza Aviation Boeing 737-8 MAX C-FLHI, leased from Flair Airlines, Canada, entered service operating Flight AB1521 from Gold Coast to Townsville. |
On This Day - December 22, 2023. The Qantas Freight Boeing 737-376SF VH-XMO operated its final revenue service from Brisbane to Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight QF7362. It was then withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine). |
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