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VH-VZL. Boeing 737-838. c/n 34194-3621. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - ? It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'YL572' Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 30, 2011 First flown as 'N1786B' - April 08, 2011 Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B24 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VZL - April 08, 2011 Registered to Qantas Airways Pty Ltd, Sydney Accepted by R. Trail for Qantas Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field) - April 22, 2011 This was the 168th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways It was the 48th Boeing 737 delivered to Qantas It was configured with 12 Business Class and 156 Economy Class seats Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6024 - April 23, 2011 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - April 25, 2011 Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Nadi - Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Newcastle' It was the first Qantas aircraft to be delivered with Recaro Business Class seats and in-flight entertainment thoughout Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF612 - April 29, 2011 Encountered significant wind change on take-off from Perth Airport - December 04, 2012 To view the ATSB report on this incident please click 'HERE' Registered to SL Alpha Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan - November 24, 2014 Leased to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney as the registered operator Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - October 20, 2022 Current with Qantas Airways |
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VH-VZL. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'Newcastle' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 12, 2012. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4620-836.) |
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VH-VZL. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'Newcastle' in the 'New Roo' livery at Christchurch Airport, August 01, 2013. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4622-597.) |
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VH-VZL. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'Newcastle' in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, April 2014. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-299.) |
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VH-VZL. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'Newcastle' in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 18, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-538.) |
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VH-VZL. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'Newcastle' in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 19, 2020. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-877.) |
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VH-VZL. Qantas Spirit Of Australia - 'Newcastle' in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 21, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-121.) |