VH-JQX. Airbus A320-232. c/n 2197. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprises Pty Ltd (SALE) Powered by IAE V2527-A5 engines First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWDH' - June 03, 2004 Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) for interior fit-out as AIB197A - June 04, 2004 Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse after the fit-out was completed as AIB197B - June 14, 2004 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JQX - July 19, 2004 Registered to Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprises Pty Ltd (SALE) Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by SALE at Toulouse for lease to Jetstar - July 30, 2004 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as JQ7990 - August 02, 2004 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - August 05, 2004 Delivery route: Toulouse - Dubai - Phuket - Darwin - Melbourne Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hamilton Island as JQ742 - August 15, 2004 Registered to JQX Nimue Leasing Ltd, Cayman Islands - September 22, 2005 Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - September 18, 2015 Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Limited, Sydney as the registered operator It was withdrawn from service by Jetstar Airways due to COVID 19 pandemic - August 25, 2020 The aircraft was flown to Alice Springs for storage - August 26, 2020 Leased to Network Aviation, Perth as the registered operator - November 04, 2020 The aircraft was repainted into the 'QantasLink' livery - ? Entered service with Network Aviation / Qantaslink - November ?, 2020 Current with Network Aviation / QantasLink |
F-WWDH. Jetstar - in the original livery at Toulouse Airport, August 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-097.) |
VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-046.) |
VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-052.) |
VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Cairns Airport, March 2005. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 0320-128.) |
VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 12, 2005. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0320-375.) |
VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 05, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-850.) |
VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0320-846.) |
VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0320-847.) |
VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0320-848.) |
VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0320-849.) |
VH-JQX. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 05, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-851.) |