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VH-TJI. Boeing 737-476. c/n 24434-1912. Was also registered as: 9M-MLD; N934NZ; ZK-TLK. |
This was the fifth on nine new aircraft ordered by Australian Airlines - July 28, 1988 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - August 08, 1990 Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines First flown as VH-TJI - August 29, 1990 Technical acceptance by Australian Airlines - September 10, 1990 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJI - September 10, 1990 Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 18, 1990 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - September 19, 1990 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - September 22, 1990 Delivery route: Seattle - Port Angeles - Honolulu - Nadi - Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Swan' This aircraft was delivered to Australian Airlines in the standard Malaysian Airline livery Leased to Malaysian Airline System - October 1990 Entered onto the Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-MLD - October 04, 1990 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 04, 1990 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to Malaysia as MH5411 - October 04, 1990 Ferry route: Melbourne - Adelaide - Perth - Kuala Lumpur It was officially leased to Malaysian Airlines - October 05, 1990 Australian Airlines was sold to Qantas Airways Ltd - September 14, 1992 The lease to Malaysian Airlines was terminated - October 02, 1992 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the ferry flight from Kuala Lumpur - October 03, 1992 Cancelled from the Malaysian Aircraft Register - October 03, 1992 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJI - October 27, 1992 Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd, Melbourne Rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the 'Air Vanuatu' livery for joint operations - October 25, 1992 The aircraft was named 'Spirit of Vanuatu' Operated its first Australian revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as TN420 - October 30, 1992 Operated its first Air Vanuatu revenue service Brisbane - Port Vila as NF24 - November 11, 1992 Australian Airlines was officially merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993 Ownership was transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - December 08, 1993 Operated its final Air Vanuatu revenue service Port Vila - Brisbane as NF23 - April 29, 1998 The lease to Air Vanuatu was terminated - April 29, 1998 Returned to Qantas service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF633 - April 30, 1998 Repainted into the standard Qantas livery at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - ? The aircraft was renamed 'Swan' Operated its first revenue service in the 'Qantas' livery - May 13, 1998 The aircraft was renamed 'Cloncurry' - November 30, 2003 Registered to Denpet Pty Ltd - August 15, 2005 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as the registered operator Leased to Air Vanuatu in the 'Qantas' livery - October 20 to November 08, 2005 Ferried Melbourne - Darwin - Singapore (Seletar) for planned maintenance as QF6021 - November 25, 2009 Operated its final revenue service Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF483 - January 29, 2014 Withdrawn from service and prepared for storage with titles and logos removed Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States as QF6027 - February 03, 2014 It arrived at Victorville on completion of the ferry flight for long-term storage - February 05, 2014 Ferry route: Melbourne - Brisbane - Apia - Honolulu - Victorville Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 27, 2015 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N934NZ - March 27, 2015 Registered to Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Ferried Victorville - Dothan (Regional) to undergo conversion to freighter configuration - April 01, 2015 Departed Dothan on the ferry flight to Australia - January 30, 2016 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight - January 31, 2016 Ferry route: Dothan - Oakland - Hololulu - Pago Pago - Brisbane Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - February 02, 2016 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-TLK - February 03, 2016 Registered to Airwork Flight Operations Limited, Auckland Commenced operations with Pacific Air Express Brisbane - Honiara as PAQ521 - February 10, 2016 Ferried Brisbane - Auckland as Airwork AWK737 - March 12, 2016 Operated Parcelair services from Auckland - March 15, 2016 Whilst undergoing maintenance at Auckland the aircraft was repainted into the standard 'Toll' livery Test flown Auckland - Auckland - April 21, 2016 Ferried Auckland - Brisbane as AWK28 - April 24, 2016 Returned to service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Toll TFR42 - April 27, 2016 Current with Airwork / Toll Air Express |
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VH-TJI. Malaysia - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-077.) |
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VH-TJI. Malaysia - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 27, 1990. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-597.) |
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9M-MLD. Malaysia - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-685.) |
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VH-TJI. Air Vanuatu - 'Spirit of Vanuatu' in the basic Australian livery at Brisbane Airport, November 11, 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-598.) |
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VH-TJI. Air Vanuatu - 'Spirit of Vanuatu' in the basic Australian livery at Brisbane Airport, February 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-075.) |
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VH-TJI. Air Vanuatu - 'Spirit of Vanuatu' in the basic Australian livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-076.) |
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VH-TJI. Air Vanuatu - 'Spirit of Vanuatu' in the basic Australian livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-599.) |
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VH-TJI. Air Vanuatu Qantas - in the all-white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-600.) |
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VH-TJI. Air Vanuatu Qantas - in the all-white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-601.) |
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VH-TJI. Air Vanuatu Qantas - in the all-white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-279.) |
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VH-TJI. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'Swan' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 30, 1998. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-602.) |
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VH-TJI. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'Cloncurry' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-291.) |
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VH-TJI. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'Cloncurry' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 08, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-805.) |
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ZK-TLK. Toll - in the basic livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 16, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-605.) |
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ZK-TLK. Toll - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 27, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-606.) |
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ZK-TLK. Toll - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 27, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-607.) |
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ZK-TLK. Toll - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, September 10, 2016. (J. A. Fox Copyright Image 4621-608.) |
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ZK-TLK. Toll - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, May 19, 2018. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 4622-857.) |
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ZK-TLK. Toll - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 2018. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 4622-586.) |
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ZK-TLK. Toll - in the standard livery at Norfolk Island Airport, December 06, 2019. (P. Clark Copyright Image 4622-856.) |
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ZK-TLK. Toll - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2020. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-761.) |
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ZK-TLK. Toll - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 05, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-047.) |