VH-AFR Boeing 717-23S

VH-AFR. Boeing 717-23S. c/n 55062-5031.

Was also registered as: VH-VQD; VH-NXD.

This aircraft was ordered new by Pembroke Capital Aircraft Ltd - ?

First flown at Long Beach as VH-AFR - ?

Configured to seat 115 passengers

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AFR - August 07, 2000

Registered to Pembroke Capital Aircraft Ltd

Leased to Impulse Airlines as the registered operator

Accepted by Pembroke Capital Aircraft Ltd at Long Beach - August 17, 2000

Departed Long Beach on the delivery flight to Australia - August 20, 2000

It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight - August 24, 2000

Delivery route: Long Beach - Anchorage - Nome - Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky - Osaka (Kansai) - Manila -

Darwin - Newcastle

Operated its first Impulse revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane - August 28, 2000

Operated its final Impulse revenue service Hobart - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as VQ7311 - May 22, 2001

Impulse had entered into an agreement to operate services for Qantas as QantasLink - May 2001

Transferred to QantasLink but it was operated by Impulse Airlines - May 23, 2001

Operated its first QantasLink revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hobart as QF987 - May 27, 2001

Ferried to Sydney (Richmond) for repainting into the 'QantasLink' livery - May 29, 2001

Operated the inaugural QantasLink Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Maroochydore service as QF882 - June 15, 2001

Reregistered VH-VQD - November 07, 2001

Leased to Impulse Airlines as the registered operator for QantasLink

Leased to Jetstar Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator - May 25, 2004

Operated last Jetstar service Brisbane - Newcastle as JQ389 - September 19, 2005

Ferried Newcastle - Sydney (Richmond) for repainting into the 'QantasLink' livery - September 20, 2005

Delivered Newcastle - Adelaide - Perth for use by QantasLink as QF7981 - October 09, 2005

National Jet Systems was awarded the contract to operated services for Qantas as QantasLink

Reregistered as VH-NXD - October 11, 2005

Registered to Allco Leasing MSN 55062 Pty Ltd, Sydney

Leased to National Jet Systems, Adelaide as the registered operator

Operated first QantasLink revenue service Perth - Port Headland as QF1810 - October 15, 2005

Registered to Allco Leasing MSN 55062 Pty Ltd - June 05, 2007

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Ferried Cairns - Townsville as QJE6270 - January 13, 2019

Repainted into the 'Silver Roo' livery by Flying Colours at Townsville

Returned to service - ?

Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra as QJE6204 - June 01, 2023

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Canberra

It was observed at Canberra with one engine missing - June 26, 2023

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - October 26, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6215 - November 03, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as SXI2366 - November 08, 2023

Departed Canberra (08:45 AEDT) on the ferry flight to the United States as SXI2366 - November 09, 2023

It arrived at Victorville (17:46 local) having completed the ferry flight - November 10, 2023

Ferry route: Canberra - Apia - Honolulu - Victorville

Stored at Victorville awaiting sale?

VH-AFR. Impulse Airlines - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 2000.

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VH-AFR. Impulse Airlines - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 2000.

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VH-AFR. Impulse Airlines - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 2000.

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VH-AFR. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

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VH-AFR. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 2001.

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VH-AFR. QantasLink - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 2001.

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VH-AFR. QantasLink - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 2001.

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VH-AFR. QantasLink - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 2001.

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VH-AFR. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 2001.

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VH-VQD. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 2001.

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VH-VQD. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 2001.

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VH-VQD. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 2003.

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VH-VQD. Jetstar - in the all-white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 2004.

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VH-VQD. Jetstar - in the all-white livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2004.

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VH-VQD. Jetstar - in the all-white livery at Hobart Airport, July 2004.

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VH-VQD. Jetstar - in the all-white livery at Brisbrane Airport, February 2005.

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VH-VQD. Jetstar - in the all-white livery at Avalon Airport, March 17, 2005.

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VH-VQD. Jetstar - in the all-white livery at Avalon Airport, March 21, 2005.

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VH-VQD. QantasLink - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, October 2005.

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VH-NXD. QantasLink - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 19, 2007.

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VH-NXD. QantasLink - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 24, 2008.

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VH-NXD. QantasLink - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 13, 2008.

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VH-NXD. QantasLink - in the standard livery with additional 'Regional Airline Of The Year 2012' titles at Perth Airport, June 13, 2013.

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VH-NXD. QantasLink - in the standard livery with additional 'Regional Airline Of The Year 2012' titles at Perth Airport, June 18, 2013.

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VH-NXD. QantasLink - in the standard livery with additional 'Regional Airline Of The Year 2012' titles at Perth Airport, June 18, 2013.

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VH-NXD. QantasLink - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 29, 2013.

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VH-NXD. QantasLink - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, February 19, 2014.

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VH-NXD. QantasLink - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 23, 2014.

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VH-NXD. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, December 11, 2015.