VH-IMD Boeing 717-2K9

This aircraft was rolled out of the Boeing Long Beach plant - November 1999

First flown as N9012S - ?

Delivered to Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing - December 29, 1999

Placed in storage at Kingman, Arizona - January 2000

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IMD - April 06, 2000

Registered to ?

Leased to Impulse Airlines as the registered operator

Departed Long Beach on the delivery flight to Australia - May 05, 2000

It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight - May 09, 2000

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - June 05, 2000

Impulse Airlines ceased scheduled domestic services - May 22, 2001

Impulse Airlines entered into an agreement to operate services for Qantas via QantasLink

It was transferred to QantasLink but operated by Impulse - May 27, 2001

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hobart - May 27, 2001

Operated its first QantasLink revenue service Hobart - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF972 - May 27, 2001

It was the first Impulse Boeing 717 to undergo a 'C' Check with Hawker Pacific, Brisbane - June 10, 2001

Ferried to Sydney (Richmond) for repainting into the QantasLink livery - August 18, 2001

It was the last of the Impulse Airlines B-717s to acquire the QantasLink livery

Transferred to Jetstar - May 25, 2004

Registered to Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing GMBH & Co.HG - November 15, 2005

Operated its final Jetstar service Newcastle - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as JQ377 - November 30, 2005

National Jet Systems was awarded the contract to operate services for QantasLink

Ferried Melbourne - Sydney (Richmond) for repainting into the QantasLink livery as JQ7980 - December 1, 2005

Ferried Sydney (Richmond) - Newcastle as JQ7982 - December 10, 2005

Ferried Newcastle - Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth on delivery to QantasLink as JQ7981 - December 22, 2005

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as registerered operator - December 23, 2005

Reregistered VH-NXH - January 11, 2006

Registered to ANZ Banking Group Ltd - June 30, 2011

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd, Adelaide as the registered operator

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - December 17, 2015

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd, Adelaide as the registered operator

Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra as QJE6216 - October 23, 2023

Withdrawn from service and stored at Canberra

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

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd, Adelaide as the registered operator

Departed Canberra (11:10 AEST) on the ferry flight to the United States as SXI2380 - November 30, 2023

Returned to Canberra (11:42 AEST) due to mechanical problems - November 30, 2023

Departed Canberra (13:48 AEST) on the resumed ferry flight to the United States as SXI2380 - November 30, 2023

It arrived at Victorville (15:10 local) on completion of the ferry flight - November 30, 2023

Ferry route: Canberra - Apia as SXI2380; Apia - Hilo as QF6070; Hilo - Victorville as SXI2380

Withdrawn from use and stored at Victotville awaiting sale