On This Day - November 18, 1999.

The Air New Zealand Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-500 ZK-MCB entered service.

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On This Day - November 18, 2000.

The Eastern Airlines / QantasLink Bombardier DFHC-8-315Q C-GDNK arrived at Tamworth having completed its delivery flight from Canada (Toronto, Downsview). It was reregistered as VH-TQZ on November 29, before it entered service.

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On This Day - November 18, 2002.

The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGK, having been officially leased to Australian Airlines on November 16, was ferried from Sydney (RAAF Richmond) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as Flight QF6194 following its repaint into the airline's livery.

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On This Day - November 18, 2005.

The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQO arrived at Newcastle having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse, Blagnac) as Flight JQ7990.

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On This Day - November 18, 2007.

The Virgin Blue Boeing 737-8BK VH-VUN 'Madelaide' was ferried from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Brisbane following the completion of its pre-sevice maintenance. It entered service shortly thereafter.

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On This Day - November 18, 2009.

The Strategic Airlines Airbus A320-212 VH-YQA arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from France (Chateauroux) via Singapore (Seletar) in an 'all-white' livery.

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On This Day - November 18, 2009.

The Virgin Blue Boeing 737-8FE VH-VUS 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' entered service, operating Flight DJ912 from Brisbane to Sydney (Kingsford Smith).

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On This Day - November 18, 2011.

The Jetstar Airways Airbus A330-202 VH-EBS entered service, operating Flight JQ35 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Bali (Denpasar).

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On This Day - November 18, 2011.

The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8FE VH-YVC 'Jetty Beach' entered service, operating Flight DJ354 from Brisbane to Melbourne (Tullamarine).

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On This Day - November 18, 2012.

The Alliance Aviation Fokker F28-070 YA-KMA arrived at Brisbane in an 'all-white' livery having completed its delivery flight from Romania (Timisoara) as Flight SXI1276. It was reregistered as VH-QQR on November 27.

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On This Day - November 18, 2012.

The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VFK arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from Germany (Hamburg, Finkenwerder) as Flight JST7992.

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On This Day - November 18, 2013.

The Air New Zealand Boeing 777-319ER ZK-OKO was withdrawn from service at Auckland (New Zealand) for maintenance and the application of a promotional livery - 'The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug'.

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On This Day - November 18, 2014.

The Qantas Airways Airbus A330-202 VH-EBD 'Traralgon', having been returned from its lease to Jetstar Airways, re-entered service operating Flight QF569 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Perth.

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On This Day - November 18, 2015.

The Qantas Airways Airbus A330-202 VH-EBE 'Kangaroo Valley' entered service following its return from the lease to Jetstar Airways, operating Flight QF405 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine).

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