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VH-TAZ. Boeing 737-376. c/n 23491-1391. Was also registered as: ZK-JNB. |
This aircraft was the last of twelve aircraft ordered new by Australian Airlines (T.A.A.) - May 27, 1985 Trans-Australia Airlines (T.A.A.) was renamed Australian Airlines - August 04, 1986 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - April 28, 1987 Powered by CFM International CFM56-3B2 engines First flown at Seattle as VH-TAZ - May 14, 1987 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAZ - June 22, 1987 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission, Melbourne Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - June 22, 1987 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as TN1396 - June 24, 1987 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - June 26, 1987 Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Honolulu - Majuro - Townsville - Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Victory' Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as TN480 - June 27, 1987 Ownership transferred to Australian Airlines following the company name change - July 11, 1988 Australian Airlines was sold to Qantas Airways Ltd - September 14, 1992 Australian Airlines merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993 Ownership transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 08, 1993 Operated its last service in the 'Australian' livery Launceston - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF602 - April 29, 1994 The aircraft was repainted into the Qantas livery at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Returned to service in the standard Qantas livery Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as QF608 - May 28, 1994 Operated its final revenue service Darwin - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF817 - January 24, 2004 Transferred to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch on delivery to Jetconnect as QF6011 - February 01, 2004 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 02, 2004 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JNB - February 13, 2004 Registered to Jetconnect (N.Z.) Ltd Test flown at Christchurch after maintenance as QF4102 - May 11, 2004 Operated its first Jetconnect revenue service Christchurch - Auckland as QF4102 - May 12, 2004 The planned conversion to freighter configuration by Qantas did not eventuate - December 2005 Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane as QF6012 - December 27, 2006 Operated Norfolk Jet Express services Brisbane - Norfolk Island - Sydney - Norfolk Island - Brisbane as QF243/244/245/246 - December 28, 2006 Operated its final Jetconnect revenue service Queenstown - Christchurch as QF2772 - June 08, 2009 Withdrawn from use having flown 61,633 hours with 43,176 cycles Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to United States for storage as QF6020 - June 17, 2009 It arrived at Marana on completion of the ferry flight in the basic Qantas livery - June 18, 2009 Ferry route: Christchurch - Apia - Honolulu - Ontario (California) - Marana Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - June 30, 2009 Permanently withdrawn from use at Marana and prepared for scrapping - 2010 Observed in a derelict condition on trestles minus whole cockpit and with other major parts missing - April 02, 2010 Finally scrapped at Marana - 2010 |
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VH-TAZ. Australian - 'Victory' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-957.) |
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VH-TAZ. Australian - 'Victory' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-268.) |
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VH-TAZ. Australian - 'Victory' in the standard livery with additional 'Sydney Olympic Games' logo at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-267.) |
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ZK-JNB. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, September 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-575.) |
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ZK-JNB. Qantas - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, November 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-958.) |
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ZK-JNB. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, January 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-453.) |
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ZK-JNB. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, January 10, 2009. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4622-378.) |
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ZK-JNB. Qantas - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, February 02, 2009. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4622-377.) |