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On This Day - November 17, 1970. The Ansett Airlines of New South Wales Fokker F28-1018 Fellowship VH-FKD arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from The Netherlands (Amsterdam). It was ferried to Melbourne (Essendon) the next day for CofA inspection. |
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On This Day - November 17, 1979. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-238B VH-ECB 'City of Swan Hill' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight / first revenue service from the United States (San Francisco) as Flight QF4. It was the airline's 52nd Boeing airliner and its 18th Boeing 747. |
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On This Day - November 17, 1989. The Trans-Australia Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJU 'John Roe' operated its final revenue service as Flight TN479 from Brisbane to Melbourne (Tullamarine). This flight was the last Douglas DC-9 series 30 passenger service operated by either Ansett Airlines or T.A.A. |
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On This Day - November 17, 1995. The LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-35DER SP-LPA arrived at Auckland (New Zealand) on a 5-month lease to Air New Zealand. It entered service the next day in a hybrid livery. |
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On This Day - November 17, 2000. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-336ER VH-ZXB arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United Kingdom (London, Heathrow) as Flight QF6016/7634. |
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On This Day - November 17, 2002. The TransAustralian Air Express Boeing 727-277LRF VH-VLI 'Tania', leased from DHL, arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in an 'all-white' livery, having completed its delivery flight from the United Kingdom (Lasham) as Flight XME7024. It was repainted into the Australian air Express livery before it entered service. |
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On This Day - November 17, 2006. The REX Regional Express SAAB 340B VH-JRX arrived at Wagga Wagga having completed its delivery flight from the United States. |
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On This Day - November 17, 2010. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VGH entered service operating Flight JQ566 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Brisbane. |
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On This Day - November 17, 2010. The Qantas Airways Airbus A330-202 VH-EBO 'Kimberley' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from France (Paris, Toulouse) as Flight QF6020. |
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On This Day - November 17, 2010. The Tiger Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VNP arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from Singapore (Seletar). |
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On This Day - November 17, 2015. The Qantas Airways Airbus A330-202 VH-EBE 'Kangaroo Valley' was ferried from Singapore (Seletar) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as Flight QF6012, following its repainting into the airline's 'New Roo' livery. |
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On This Day - November 17, 2017. The QantasLink Bombardier DHC-8-315Q VH-SBJ operated its last service in the airline's 'New Roo' livery as Flight QF1412 from Brisbane to Townsville. It was then repainted by Flying Colours into the airline's 'Silver Roo' livery. |
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On This Day - November 17, 2021. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8SA VH-IJU was ferried from Brisbane to Townsville as Flight VA9927 for repainting by Flying Colours into the airline's livery. |
On This Day - November 17, 2022. The Qantas Airways Airbus A380-842 VH-OQA 'Nancy-Bird Walton' was ferried from the United States (Los Angeles) to Abu Dhabi via London (Heathrow) as Flight QF6011, where a major overhaul and a cabin seating upgrade was carried out, following the aircraft's removal from storage at Victorville due to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. The aircraft does not return to service until April 2024. |