VH-OGI Boeing 767-338ER

VH-OGI. Boeing 767-338ER. c/n 25246-387.

Was also registered as: N304BC; C-FOGT; N569AZ.

This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ?

It was allocated the Boeing Customer Number 'VN089'

Rolled off the Boeing production line at the Boeing Everett plant - July 26, 1991

First flown as VH-OGI - August 12, 1991

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OGI - August 29, 1991

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by S. Collins for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - August 29, 1991

This was the 92nd Boeing airliner delivered to Qantas Airways

It was the 16th Boeing 767 delivered to Qantas

Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the ferry flight to Vancouver as QF7639 - August 29, 1991

Ferried Vancouver - Phoenix - August 30, 1991

Operated its first revenue service Phoenix - Honolulu - Sydney as QF531 - August 31, 1991

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - September 01, 1991

Flight crew: Captains P. Howell, D. Oliver

Delivery route: Seattle - Vancouver - Phoenix - Honolulu - Sydney

The aircraft was named 'City of Port Augusta'

Operated its final Qantas revenue service Sydney - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF427 - October 02, 2002

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Richmond) for repainting in Australian Airlines livery - October 02, 2002

Ferried Sydney (Richmond) - Melbourne (Avalon) as QF6112 - October ?, 2002

The aircraft was reconfigured for operations by Australian Airlines

Leased to Australian Airlines - October 27, 2002

Operated the inaugural Australian Airlines Boeing 767 Cairns - Osaka service as AO7913 - October 27, 2002

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - August 15, 2005

Leased to Australian Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator - August 15, 2005

Operated its final Australian Airlines revenue service Nagoya - Cairns as AO7950 - May 15 - 16, 2006

Ferried Cairns - Brisbane for cabin refurbishment as AO7805 - May 16, 2006

Ferried Brisbane - Sydney (Richmond) for repainting into the standard Qantas livery - June 2006

Ferried Sydney (Richmond) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF6127 - June 11, 2006

The aircraft was renamed 'City of Port Augusta'

Returned to Qantas service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF447 - June 11, 2006

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - July 24, 2006

Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF494 - November 28, 2014

Test flown Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF6100 - November 29, 2014

Withdrawn from service and all Qantas titles and logo were removed

It was observed at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) without Qantas markings - December 05, 2014

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the ferry flight to the United States as QF6017 - December 11, 2014

It arrived at Victorville for storage in the basic Qantas livery - December 11, 2014

The aircraft had flown 86,823 hours with 27,004 cycles

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 06, 2015

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N304BC - May 08, 2015

Registered to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seattle

Ferried Victorville - Lake Charles for maintenance and the fitment of winglets - June 04, 2015

The aircraft was prepared for lease to Westjet (Canada)

Ferried Lake Charles - Calgary in the standard 'Westjet' livery as SXA306 - April 12, 2016

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 14, 2016

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FOGT - April 19, 2016

Registered to WestJet, Calgary, Canada

Operated first revenue service - ?

Operated its last revenue service Cancun - Calgary as WJA2311 - March 22, 2020

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Calgary due to the COVID19 pandemic - March 22, 2020

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - September 22, 2020

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N569AZ - September 23, 2020

Registered to Amazon.com Services LLC, Seattle

Ferried Calgary - Mexico City for conversion to freighter configuration - ?

The aircraft will be operated by Amazon Prime Air

Current status - ?

VH-OGI. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1993.

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VH-OGI. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 17, 1993.

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VH-OGI. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1993.

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VH-OGI. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery with additional '75 Years' logo at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport, November 1995.

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VH-OGI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, September 11, 2008.

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VH-OGI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, September 11, 2008.

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VH-OGI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, September 11, 2008.

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VH-OGI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 20, 2010.

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VH-OGI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 23, 2011.

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VH-OGI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 23, 2011.

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VH-OGI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 23, 2011.

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VH-OGI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 24, 2012.

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VH-OGI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 24, 2012.

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VH-OGI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 24, 2012.

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VH-OGI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'City of Port Agusta' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 24, 2012.

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