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VH-TJP. Boeing 737-476. c/n 24441-2361.
Was also registered as: ZK-JTP; PK-YUY.
This aircraft was ordered new by Australian Airlines - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - August 20, 1992 Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJP - September 01, 1992 Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd, Melbourne First flown as VH-TJP - September 09, 1992 Australian Airlines was sold to Qantas Airways Ltd - September 14, 1992 Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 21, 1992 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as TN1369 - September 30, 1992 Arrived Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - October 02, 1992 Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Port Angeles - Honolulu - Nadi - Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Petrel' Operated first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Adelaide - Alice Springs - Darwin as TN22 - October 07, 1992 Repainted into the Qantas livery at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - August 1993 Operated its first service in the Qantas livery Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney as QF221 - September 03, 1993 Australian Airlines was officially merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993 Ownership was transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 08, 1993 Operated final Qantas revenue service Adelaide (West Beach) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF694 - March 30, 2006 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Melbourne (Avalon) - March 30, 2006 The aircraft was prepared for transfer to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand Ferried Melbourne (Avalon) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF6117 - May 28, 2006 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch on delivery to Jetconnect as QF6005 - June 02, 2006 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 02, 2006 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JTP - June 02, 2006 Registered to Jetconnect Ltd, New Zealand Operated its first Jetconnect revenue service Christchurch - Auckland as QF4104 - June 05, 2006 Operated its first Jetconnect trans-Tasman service Auckland - Adelaide (West Beach) as QF54 - June 17, 2006 Rolled out at Christchurch in the Qantas 'New Roo' livery - 2007 Operated its 'last' revenue service Brisbane - Auckland as QF125 - February 17, 2011 Ferried Auckland - Hamilton for storage as QF6171 - February 23, 2011 Ferried Hamilton - Auckland and returned to service - March 04, 2011 Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Auckland as QF171 - October 03, 2011 The Qantas titles and tail logo were removed at Auckland Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to Jakarta as QF6029 - October 26, 2011 Arrived Jakarta on completion of the ferry flight - October 27, 2011 Ferry route: Auckland - Brisbane - Darwin - Jakarta (Sukarno-Hatta) Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - October 31, 2011 Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-YUY - November 2011 Registered to Metro Batavia Airlines Metro Batavia Airlines ceased operations - January 31, 2013 Aircraft stored at Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta) International Airport Current status - ? |
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VH-TJP. Australian - 'Petrel' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-295.) |
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VH-TJP. Australian - 'Petrel' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-294.) |
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VH-TJP. Australian - 'Petrel' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-087.) |
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VH-TJP. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Petrel' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1995. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-089.) |
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VH-TJP. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Petrel' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1995. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-088.) |
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VH-TJP. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Petrel' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 30, 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-296.) |
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ZK-JTP. Qantas - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-412.) |
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ZK-JTP. Qantas - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, March 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-406.) |
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ZK-JTP. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-516.) |