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VH-VQI. Boeing 717-231. c/n 55095-5087. Was also registered as: N428TW; VH-YQI; VH-NXN. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Trans World Airlines - ? Construction was completed at Boeing Long Beach plant - October 2001 First flown 'N428TW' - October 2001 Aircraft powered by BMW Rolls Royce BR715A-130 engines The airworthiness Test Flight was performed - October 19, 2001 The Certificate of Airworthiness was issued - October 19, 2001 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N428TW - November 09, 2001 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Trustee Accepted by Trans World Airlines at Long Beach - November 09, 2001 Sold to Pembroke 717 Leasing 55095 Ltd - November 09, 2001 Leased to Trans World Airlines as the registered operator Placed in storage at Kansas City, Missouri - November 2001 Transferred to American Airlines when the airlines merged but the aircraft did not enter service - December 02, 2001 Ferried to Victorville, California for storage - December 2001 It had flown 29 hours with 28 cycles Returned to Pembroke 717 Leasing Ltd - April 30, 2002 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 30, 2002 Prepared for lease to Impulse Airlines Pty Ltd Impulse had entered into an agreement to operate services for Qantas as QantasLink - May 2001 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VQI - April 30, 2002 Registered to Pembroke Capital Leasing Australia Pty Ltd Leased to Impulse Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Departed Victorville on the delivery flight to Australia - May 04, 2002 It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight - May 08, 2002 Delivery route: Victorville - Seattle (Boeing Field) - Anchorage - Nome - Petropavlovsk Kamchatski - Kansai - Manila - Darwin - Newcastle The aircraft was delivered in an all-metal livery with the 'TWA' rudder Ferried Newcastle - Sydney (Richmond) for painting into the QantasLink livery - May 08, 2002 Ferried Sydney (Richmond) - Newcastle in the QantasLink livery - May 13, 2002 Ferried Newcastle - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - May 15, 2002 Operated first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Coolangatta as QF1602 - May 16, 2002 Subject of attempted hijacking on flight Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hobart - May 29, 2003 To view more information regarding this incident click 'HERE' Operated last QantasLink service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF1648 - April 18, 2004 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Richmond) for repainting into the Jetstar livery - ? Ferried Sydney (Richmond) - Newcastle in new Jetstar livery - April 27, 2004 This was the first Boeing 717 to be painted in the Jetstar 'silver' livery The aircraft was stored undercover awaiting the launching of 'Jetstar' Ferried Newcastle - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) at night as JQ?- May 09, 2004 Rolled out at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) for the media launch - May 10, 2004 Performed promotional flight Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Gold Coast - Sydney as JQ? - May 12, 2004 Operated QantasLink service Sydney - Maroochydore - Sydney as QF1726 / 1587 - May 13, 2004 Performed promotional flight Sydney - Brisbane - Sydney as JQ? - May 14, 2004 Performed promotional flight Sydney - Mackay - Sydney as JQ? - May 21, 2004 Transferred to Jetstar - May 25, 2004 Performed special 'inaugural' Jetstar service Newcastle (Williamtown) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - May 25, 2004 This flight carried many top executives of the airline to Melbourne for the launch ceremony Operated first Jetstar revenue service Sydney - Melbourne (Avalon) - Sydney as JQ301/306 - June 01, 2004 Registered as VH-YQI - January 25, 2006 Registered to Pembroke Aircraft Leasing Australia Pty Ltd Leased to Jetstar Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Withdrawn from use and stored - April 11, 2006 Returned to service Brisbane - Newcastle as JQ389 - June 17, 2006 Withdrawn from use at Brisbane - June 20, 2006 Ferried Brisbane - Tamworth for storage - December 21, 2006 Ferried Tamworth - Newcastle for storage - April 30, 2007 National Jet Systems had been awarded contract to operate services for QantasLink Reregistered as VH-NXN - December 20, 2007 Registered to Shire Aviation Australia Pty Ltd, Melbourne Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - October 16, 2015 Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd, Adelaide as the registered operator Operated its last QantasLink service from Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra as QJE6218 - March 31, 2024 It was withdrawn from servive at Canberra and prepared for its ferry flight to the United States for storage Departed Canberra (09:01 AEDT) on the ferry flight to the United States as SXI2435 - May 03, 2024 It arrived at Apia (17:16 local) - May 03, 2024 It departed Apia (09:14 local) as Flight QF6070 - May 04, 2024 It arrived at Honolulu (15:28 local) - May 04, 2024 It departed Honolulu (09:02 local) as Flight SXI2435 - May 05, 2024 It arrived at Victorville (17:20 local) on completion of the ferry flight - May 05, 2024 Ferry route: Canberra - Apia - Honolulu - Victorville Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 19, 2024 Current status - ? |
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VH-VQI. QantasLink - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4660-058.) |
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VH-VQI. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 2002. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-160.) |
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VH-VQI. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 2002. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-161.) |
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VH-VQI. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 2002. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-180.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-206.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-361.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-031.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-010.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-008.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-019.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 07, 2005. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-679.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Melbourne Avalon Airport, March 21, 2005. (P. Vabre Copyright Image 4660-168.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Melbourne Avalon Airport, March 21, 2005. (P. Vabre Copyright Image 4660-170.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 2005. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-205.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 15, 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-018.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 15, 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-667.) |
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VH-VQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 2005. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-207.) |
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VH-YQI. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 2006. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-097.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 20, 2007. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-228.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 26, 2007. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-229.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 26, 2007. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-230.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 30, 2007. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-231.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Alice Springs Airport, August 2008. (T. Arbon Copyright Image 4660-085.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, September 15, 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-527.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, September 15, 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-528.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Alice Springs Airport, October 2008. (T. Arbon Copyright Image 4660-360.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, April 01, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-523.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, March 19, 2010. (R. Shaw Copyright Image 4660-094.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, May 04, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-524.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, May 05, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-525.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 11, 2011. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-232.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Regional Airline of the Year 2012' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 27, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-522.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Regional Airline of the Year 2012' titles at Perth Airport, March 28, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-518.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Regional Airline of the Year 2012' titles at Perth Airport, March 28, 2013. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 4660-341.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Regional Airline of the Year 2012' titles at Perth Airport, March 28, 2013. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 4660-342.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery with additional 'Regional Airline of the Year 2012' titles at Perth Airport, March 28, 2013. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 4660-343.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 19, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-520.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, February 19, 2014. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-526.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 13, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-521.) |
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VH-NXN. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 4660-519.) |