VH-VQA Boeing 717-26R

Construction was completed at the Boeing Long Beach plant - October 1998

The original registration of 'N295MD' was not taken up

First flown at Long Beach as 'N717XB' - October 26, 1998

It was observed at Yuma as N717XB in primer only - February 27, 1999

Utilised for test purposes before being placed in storage - November 1999

It was originally optioned by Wuhan Airlines (China) but it was not taken up

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VQA - December 19, 2000

Reregistered to Impulse Airlines

It was observed at Long Beach in 'Impulse Airlines' livery - January 24, 2001

The aircraft's designation was changed to Boeing 717-26R

Departed Long Beach on the delivery flight to Australia - February 07, 2001

It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight in the 'Cockatoo' livery - February 09, 2001

Delivery route: Long Beach - Kansas City - Keflavik - Shannon - Basle - Cairo -

Muscat - Colombo - Singapore - Brisbane - Newcastle

Operated its irst revenue service Newcastle - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne as VQ7108 - February 12, 2001

Operated its final Impulse revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Newcastle - May 22, 2001

Impulse Airlines ceased scheduled trunk services - May 22, 2001

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

Transferred to QantasLink but operated by Impulse in the 'cockatoo' livery - May 27, 2001

Operated the QantasLink proving flight Sydney - Coolangatta - Mackay - Hamilton Island - May 29, 2001

Operated the inaugural QantasLink Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Coolangatta service as QF902 - June 01, 2001

Ferried Sydney (KSA) - Sydney (Richmond) for repainting into QantasLink livery as QF6803 - August 03, 2001

Ferried Sydney (Richmond) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) in the QantasLink livery as QF6801 - August 09, 2001

Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Coolangatta as QF910 - August 09, 2001

Leased to Boeing for demonstation to Cebu Air - March 01 - 03, 2004

Departed Newcastle on the ferry flight to Manila as QF6900 - March 01, 2004

Ferry route: Newcastle - Darwin - Manila

Demonstrated to Cebu Pacific Air at Manila - March 02, 2004

Ferried Manila - Darwin - Newcastle as QF6905 - March 03, 2004

Transferred to Jetstar Airways - May 25, 2004

It was observed at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) in all-white livery without titles or logo - March 30, 2004

It was observed at Sydney in all-white livery with 'Jetstar.com' and 'All day, every day, low fares' titles - June 21, 2005

Operated its last Jetstar revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Hobart as JQ79 - July 11, 2005

Ferried Hobart - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as JQ7984 - July 11, 2005

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored

Registered to MDFC Spring Company, Renton - August 02, 2005

Reregistered as VH-NXF - August 15, 2005

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator - August 15, 2005

Ferried Sydney (Richmond) - Adelaide (West Beach) in the QantasLink livery - August 17, 2005

Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth as JQ7981 - August 26, 2005

Operated its first revenue service Perth - Karratha as QF1914 - September 02, 2005

Operated its final QantasLink revenue service Kalgoorlie - Perth as QF1896 - August 25, 2007

Ferried Perth - Adelaide (West Beach) for storage as QF6200 - August 26, 2007

It was observed stored at Adelaide (West Beach) in the 'QantasLink' livery minus one engine - May 06, 2008

Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Sydney (Richmond) for repainting into Hawaiian Airlines livery - October 26, 2008

Ferried Sydney (Richmond) - Adelaide (West Beach) in the Hawaiian Airlines livery as QF6200 - November 03, 2008

Leased to Hawaiian Airlines - December 01, 2008

Departed Adelaide (West Beach) on the delivery flight to Hawaii - December 20, 2008

It arrived at Honolulu on completion of the delivery flight - December 21, 2008

Delivery route: Adelaide - Cairns - Noumea - Honolulu

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 24, 2008

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N488HA - December 29, 2008

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest

Leased to Hawaiian Airlines as the registered operator

The aircraft was named 'Puai'ohi'

Sold to Hawaiian Airlines - June 28, 2011

Current with Hawaiian Airlines - 2012

VH-VQA. Impulse - in the 'cockatoo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 2001.

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VH-VQA. Impulse - in the 'cockatoo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 2001.

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VH-VQA. Impulse - in the 'cockatoo' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 2001.

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VH-VQA. Impulse - in the 'cockatoo' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2001.

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VH-VQA. Impulse - in the 'cockatoo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 2001.

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VH-VQA. Impulse - in the 'cockatoo' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 2001.

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VH-VQA. Impulse - in the 'cockatoo' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown.

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

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

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

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VH-VQA. QantasLink - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 2002.

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VH-VQA. Jetstar - in the 'all-white' livery without titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 2004.

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VH-VQA. Jetstar - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Avalon Airport, March 12, 2005.

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VH-VQA. Jetstar - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Avalon Airport, March 12, 2005.

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VH-VQA. Jetstar - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 2005.

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VH-NXF. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, October 2005.

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VH-NXF. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, October 2005.

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VH-NXF. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 26, 2006.

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VH-NXF. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 26, 2006.

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VH-NXF. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 26, 2006.

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VH-NXF. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 26, 2006.

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

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VH-NXF. Hawaiian - 'Puai'ohi' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 21, 2008.