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VH-VQT. Airbus A320-232. c/n 2475. Was also registered as: EI-FCF; B-9948. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways for lease to Jetstar - ? Powered by IAE V2527-A5 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VQT - May 27, 2005 Registered to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWDS' in the Jetstar livery - June 07, 2005 Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) for interior fit-out as AIB475A - June 07, 2005 Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse after the fit-out was completed as AIB475B - June 16, 2005 Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toulouse - June 30, 2005 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as JST7990 - July 01, 2005 It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight - July 04, 2005 Delivery route: Toulouse - Dubai - Phuket - Darwin - Newcastle Ferried Newcastle - Coolangatta as JQ7982 - July 11, 2005 Operated its first revenue service Coolangatta - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as JQ177 - July 12, 2005 Registered to RIL Aviation VQT Pty Ltd - July 21, 2007 Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated its final revenue service Perth - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as JQ973 - March 31 - April 01, 2013 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Darwin - Singapore (Seletar) as JQ7990 - April 09, 2013 Rolled out at Singapore (Seletar) in the Tianjin Airlines livery - May 23, 2013 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 27, 2013 Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-FCF - June 27, 2013 Registered to QBE Aircraft Leasing Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - July 2013 Entered onto the Chinese Aircraft Register as B-9948 - July 2013 Registered to QBE Aircraft Leasing Leased to Tianjin Airlines as the registered operator Ferried Singapore - Bangkok (Don Maung) - Tianjin as GCR9948 - July 24, 2013 Operated its first revenue service Tiajin - Wuhan as GCR6691 - July 29, 2013 Current with Tianjin Airlines |
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VH-VQT. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 11, 2005. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0320-258.) |
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VH-VQT. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 20, 2011. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-843.) |
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VH-VQT. Jetstar - in the original livery at Christchurch Airport, July 07, 2012. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0320-702.) |
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VH-VQT. Jetstar - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-049.) |