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On This Day - July 25, 1961. The Ansett-ANA Fokker F.27-2013 Friendship VH-FNI arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) having completed its delivery flight from the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Schiphol). |
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On This Day - July 25, 1972. The Ansett Airlines Lockheed 188AF Electra VH-RMA arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its ferry flight from the United States (California / Ontario) where it had been converted to an all-freight configuration by Lockheed. |
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On This Day - July 25, 1979. The Ansett Airlines of Australia Boeing 727-77 VH-RMD was sold to International Air Leases, USA. It departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) the same day on its ferry flight to the United States (Miami), where it was prepared for lease to Transbrasil. |
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On This Day - July 25, 1998. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGT arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Everett, Paine Field) as Flight QF6022. It was the airline's 113th Boeingf airliner and its 28th Boeing 767. |
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On This Day - July 25, 2000. The Air France Aerospatiale Concorde 101 F-BTSC crashed shortly after taking off from Paris (Charles de Gualle), killing all on board. Its final flight was captured on film to the dismay of many aviation enthusiasts. |
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On This Day - July 25, 2003. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-VXS 'St. Helens' arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle, Boeing Field) as Flight QF6034. It was the airline's 141st Boeing airliner and its 22nd Boeing 737. |
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On This Day - July 25, 2005. The Jetstar Airlines Boeing 717-231 returned to service, after being repainted into the special 'Avis / Budget' livery. |
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On This Day - July 25, 2007. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGD 'Maitland' having been used in the publicity event the previous day, returned to service, operating Flight QF415 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). |
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On This Day - July 25, 2008. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438 VH-OJK 'Newcastle' was badly damaged in flight when an oxygen cylinder in the forward cargo hold exploded. The aircraft was operating Flight QF30 from Hong Kong to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It diverted to Manila (Philippines) where an emergency landing was made. No injuries were sustained by those on board. |
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On This Day - July 25, 2014. The QantasLink Bombardier DHC-8-402NG C-GWRF arrived at Brisbane having completed its delivery flight from Canada (Toronto, Downsview). It was reregistered as VH-LQQ on August 08, before it entered service. |
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On This Day - July 25, 2019. The Air New Zealand Airbus A321-271NX ZK-NNF entered service, operating Flight NZ522 from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Auckland (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - July 25, 2022. The Cobham Aviation Bombardier DHC-8-402Q VH-IYO entered service, operating Flight JTE12D from Perth to Newman. |
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