This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - ?

It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'YS060'

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XZB - March 15, 2012

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Rolled off Boeing production line at Seattle - September 05, 2012

First flown Seattle - Moses Lake - Seattle (Boeing Field) as BOE059 - September 13, 2012

Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines

It was damaged during a test flight Boeing Field - Boeing Field due to a bird strike as BOE059 - September 24, 2012

Repaired at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September - October 2012

Test flown Seattle (Boeing Field) - Moses Lake - Seattle (Boeing Field) as BOE059 - October 17, 2012

Test flown Seattle (Boeing Field) - Moses Lake - Seattle (Boeing Field) as BOE059 - October 19, 2012

Accepted by R. Trail for Qantas Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field) - October 22, 2012

This was the 185th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 65th Boeing 737 delivered to Qantas

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6024 - October 22, 2012

Arrived Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - October 24, 2012

Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Nadi - Melbourne

The aircraft was named 'Mudgee'

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as QF614 - October 28, 2012

Registered to Emu Leasing Company Limited, Tokyo, Japan - November 06, 2014

Leased to Qantas Airways as the registered operator

It was withdrawn from service at Brisbane for scheduled maintenance - October 16, 2016

The aircraft was reconfigured to seat 12J/162Y passengers

During the maintenance lay-up satellite wi-fi equipment was installed and the exterior fuselage dome fitted

Returned to service Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF509 - November 09, 2016

Flight testing of the on-board wi-fi system commenced Sydney - Sydney as QF6162 - February 18, 2017

Flight testing of the on-board wi-fi system Sydney - Sydney as QF6162 - March 11, 2017

Flight testing of the on-board wi-fi system Sydney - Sydney as QF6160 - March 22, 2017

Flight testing of the on-board wi-fi system Sydney - Sydney - March 25, 2017

Flight testing of the on-board wi-fi system Sydney - Sydney as QF6160 - March 27, 2017

Flight testing of the on-board wi-fi system Sydney - Sydney as QF6160 - March 28, 2017

Flight testing of the on-board wi-fi system Sydney - Sydney as QF6160 - March 29, 2017

Flight testing of the on-board wi-fi system Sydney - Sydney as QF6160 - March 30, 2017

Flight testing of the on-board wi-fi system Sydney - Sydney as QF6160 - April 04, 2017

Flight testing of the on-board wi-fi system Sydney - Sydney as QF6160 - April 05, 2017

Flight testing of the on-board wi-fi system Sydney - Sydney as QF6160 - April 07, 2017

Wi-Fi system was first available Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) on QF469 - April 07, 2017

The was the first Qantas Airways Boeing 737 to have the satellite system installed

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Current with Qantas Airways