VH-LAX. Boeing 717-2K9. c/n 55057-5020.
Was also registered as: VH-NXG.
Rolled out of the Boeing Long Beach plant - February 2000 First flown as N6202S - ? Powered by BMW Rolls Royce RB715A-130 engines Accepted by Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing - February 2000 Placed in storage at Kingman, Arizona - February 2000 Prepared for lease to Impulse Airlines - March 2000 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LAX - April 10, 2000 Registered to Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing Leased to Impulse Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by Impulse Airlines at Long Beach - April 28, 2000 Departed Long Beach on the delivery flight to Australia - May 02, 2000 It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight - May 06, 20000 Operated its first revenue service - 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 This aircraft was transferred to QantasLink but was operated by Impulse - May 23, 2001 Ferried Newcastle - Sydney (Richmond) for repainting into the QantasLink livery - May 29, 2001 Transferred to Jetstar - May 25, 2004 Ferried to Sydney (Richmond) for repainting into the Jetstar livery - July 09, 2004 Returned to Jetstar service Newcastle - Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the new livery as JQ371- July 20, 2004 Operated its final Jetstar service Ballina - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as JQ169 - October 10, 2005 Withdrawn from use by Jetstar at Newcastle - October 10, 2005 National Jet Systems was awarded the contract to operate services for QantasLink Ferried Newcastle - Ayers Rock - Perth as a Jetstar charter flight JQ992 - November 08, 2005 Registered to Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing GMBH & Co KG - November 15, 2005 Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator - November 24, 2005 Operated its first QantasLink service Perth - Port Headland as QF1810 - November 28, 2005 Reregistered as VH-NXG - December 14, 2005 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 - January 04, 2016 Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd, Adelaide as the registered operator Current with QantasLink |
VH-LAX. Impulse Airlines - in the standard livery at Hobart Airport, May 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-075.) |
VH-LAX. Impulse Airlines - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-003.) |
VH-LAX. Impulse Airlines - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 10, 2000. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 4660-193.) |
VH-LAX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 2001. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-134.) |
VH-LAX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 2001. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-135.) |
VH-LAX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 2002. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-136.) |
VH-LAX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4660-042.) |
VH-LAX. Jetstar - in the all-white livery without titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 2004. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-175.) |
VH-LAX. Jetstar - in the interim livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-177.) |
VH-LAX. Jetstar - in the interim livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-194.) |
VH-LAX. Jetstar - in the interim livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 2004. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-176.) |
VH-LAX. Jetstar - in the interim livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 13, 2005. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-569.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Alice Springs Airport, March 2006. (T. Arbon Copyright Image 4660-118.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, June 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-117.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 11, 2008. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-312.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at AdelaideWest Beach Airport, May 11, 2008. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-313.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 26, 2008. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-314.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 26, 2008. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-315.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 26, 2008. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-316.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 26, 2008. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-317.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, May 13, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-424.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, May 13, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-425.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, June 06, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-420.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, July 15, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-422.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, March 19, 2010. (R. Shaw Copyright Image 4660-089.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, May 02, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-423.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 13, 2011. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-417.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 01, 2012. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-319.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 01, 2012. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-320.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, June 14, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-426.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, June 14, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-427.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, June 14, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-428.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, June 18, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-429.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 04, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-416.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 14, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-430.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 06, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-418.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-674.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-421.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, February 06, 2016. (J. Fox Copyright Image 4660-419.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 17, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-633.) |
VH-NXG. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 17, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-634.) |