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On This Day - March 04, 1959. The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-138 VH-EBA was rolled out of the production hangar at the Boeing plant at Seattle (Renton). It was the airline's first Boeing airliner. |
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On This Day - March 04, 1971. The ex Ansett-ANA Douglas C-49B-DO VH-ANO, having been sold to Reseau Aerien Interieur Cambodgien, and reregistered as XA-FAI, departed Melbourne (Essendon) on its delivery flight to Cambodia (Phnom Penh). |
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On This Day - March 04, 1994. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-33A VH-CZX entered service, operating Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYA operated its last passenger service 'under administration' as Flight AN92 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). Later that day it was ferried from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight AN4045 where it was withdrawn from service and stored. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYB performed a special 'Farewell Flight' over the city of Melbourne as Flight AN4089. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYC operated its last passenger service 'under administration' as Flight AN287 from Brisbane to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). Later that day it was ferried from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight AN4041 where it was withdrawn from service and stored. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYD operated its last passenger service 'under administration' as Flight AN259 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Perth. Later that day it was ferried from Perth to Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight AN4042 where it was withdrawn from service and stored. The aircraft had flown 40,435 hours with 22,285 cycles. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYE operated its last passenger service 'under administration' as Flight AN286 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Brisbane. Later that day it was ferried from Brisbane to Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight AN4046 where it was withdrawn from service and stored. The aircraft had flown 40,114 hours with 22,588 cycles. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYF operated its last passenger service 'under administration' as Flight AN35 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then withdrawn from service and stored at the Ansett Melbourne Terminal. The aircraft had flown 39,929 hours with 22,441 cycles. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYG operated its last passenger service 'under administration' as Flight AN144 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Brisbane. This was the final Ansett revenue service to depart Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then ferried Brisbane to Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight AN4047 where it was then stored awaiting sale, having flown 39,324 hours with 21,722 cycles. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYH operated its last passenger service 'under administration', as Flight AN211 from Brisbane to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). Later that day it was ferried from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight AN4049 where it was stored awaiting sale. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYI operated its last passenger service 'under administration' as Flight AN152 from Perth to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). It had the honour of being the very last Ansett commercial service when it landed at Sydney the following morning at 06:53. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYJ operated its last passenger service 'under administration', as Flight AN355 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Adelaide (West Beach. It was then ferried Adelaide (West Beach) to Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight AN4044 later that day, where it was then stored awaiting sale, having flown 37,025 hours with 19,632 cycles. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYN operated its last passenger service 'under administration' as Flight AN91 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then returned to the I.L.F.C. by the Ansett administrators. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Ansett Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-HYT operated its last passenger service 'under administration' as Flight AN85 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine), where it was then stored awaiting sale, having flown 16,892 hours with 9,361 cycles. |
On This Day - March 04, 2002. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747SP-38 'City of Gold Coast Tweed' departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on its last flight, operating a supplementary freight service as Flight QF7571 to Hawaii (Honolulu). It was then ferried to Marana the next day as Flight QF6019 for storage and scrapping. On engine shut-down at Marana it had flown 75,238 hours with 14,011 cycles. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2011. The Virgin Blue Embraer 190-100IGW VH-ZPQ entered service, operating Flight DJ211 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Adelaide (West Beach). |
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On This Day - March 04, 2014. The QantasLink Boeing 717-2BL N927ME arrived at Adelaide (West Beach) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Jacksonville) as Flight SXI1121. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2023. The Airbus A320-232 VH-VND arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its ferry flight from Jakarta (Indonesia), for lease to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines. |
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On This Day - March 04, 2024. The Embraer ERJ-190-100LR VP-CDY, leased by National Jet Express, arrived at Perth having completed its delivery flight from Brazil (Sao Jose dos Campos). It was reregistered as VH-8EA on March 07, before it entered service. |
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