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VH-TJA. Boeing 737-376. c/n 24295-1649. Was also registered as: ZK-JNN; N295AG. |
This was the first of four additional aircraft ordered new by Australian Airlines (T.A.A.) - 1986 Trans-Australia Airlines (T.A.A.) was renamed Australian Airlines - August 04, 1986 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - November 11, 1988 Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines First flown at Seattle as VH-TJA - December 01, 1988 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJA - December 15, 1988 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission, Melbourne Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - December 15, 1988 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as TN1369 - December 17, 1988 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - December 19, 1988 Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Kailua - Kona - Nadi - Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Resolute' Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hobart as TN455 - December 22, 1988 Australian Airlines was sold to Qantas Airways - September 14, 1992 Australian Airlines was merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993 Ownership was transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 08, 1993 Operated its last service in the 'Australian' livery Perth - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF498 - May 13, 1994 Returned to service in the standard Qantas livery - May 24, 1994 Leased to Polynesian Airlines - January 28, 1999 Returned to Qantas at the end of the Polynesian Airlines lease - March 17, 1999 Operated its last revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF487 - August 23, 2004 Transferred to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch on delivery to Jetconnect as QF6171 - October 18, 2004 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 18, 2004 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JNN - October 18, 2004 Registered to Jetconnect (N.Z.) Ltd Operated its first domestic Jetconnect revenue service Christchurch - Auckland as QF4102 - October 19, 2004 Operated its first Jetconnect trans-Tasman service Auckland - Brisbane as QF126 - August 30, 2006 Operated its final Jetconnect domestic service Christchurch - Auckland as QF2762 - June 06, 2009 Jetconnect ceased New Zealand domestic services when services were taken over by Jetstar - June 09, 2009 Jetconnect commenced trans Tasman services - June 09, 2009 Operated its first trans-Tasman service Auckland - Brisbane - Auckland as QF126/125 - June 09, 2009 Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Auckland as QF113 - September 08, 2009 Withdrawn from use and prepared for sale Ferried Auckland - Apia - Honolulu as QF6024 - September 14, 2009 Ferried Honolulu - Tucson as QF6026 - September 14, 2009 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - September 23, 2009 Sold to AAG (Aurora Aviation) XVIII LC, Lake Forrest, Illinois - September 23, 2009 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N295AG - September 25, 2009 Sold to Mathew Aviation Consultants LLC - October 13, 2009 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - November 06, 2009 This aircraft was permanently withdrawn from use and stored at Tucson (Arizona) Scrapped at Tucson (Arizona) by Mathews Aviation - 2011 |
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VH-TJA. Australian - 'Resolute' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-064.) |
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VH-TJA. Australian - 'Resolute' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-063.) |
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VH-TJA. Australian - 'Resolute' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1990. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4622-954.) |
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VH-TJA. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Resolute' in the standard livery with additional '75 Years' birthay decal at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-955.) |
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ZK-JNN. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, November 2007. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4621-128.) |
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ZK-JNN. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, December 31, 2007. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4621-129.) |
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ZK-JNN. Qantas - in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, January 31, 2009. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4621-130.) |