This aircraft is ordered new by British Airways Ltd - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - February 20, 1990

First flown - June 23, 1990

Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524H engines

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BNWG (CofR G-BNWG/R1) - July 11, 1990

Registered to British Airways PLC, West Drayton, London

Accepted by British Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - July 13, 1990

The aircraft was named 'City of Strasbourg'

Operated its first revenue service London (Heathrow) - Riyadh - Abu Dhabi - July 25, 1990

Repainted into the new 'Wave of the City' tail livery - January 26, 1999

Operated its last revenue service Prague - London (Heathrow) as BA857 - November 03, 1999

Ferried London - Cambridge for maintenance and storage - November 03, 1999

Sold to Ruby Aircraft Leasing and Trading Limited - November 30, 1999

Test flown at Cambridge in the basic 'British' livery - December 06, 1999

Leased to British Airways PLC, West Drayton, London - March 24, 2000

Ferried Cambridge - London (Heathrow) - March 24, 2000

Rolled out in the standard 'Qantas' livery at Heathrow with registration 'VH-ZXC' taped over - April 01, 2000

Sold to Opal Leasing Limited, Bermuda - June 16, 2000

Registered to Opal Leasing Limited, Bermuda (CofR G-BNWG/R2) - June 16, 2000

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - June 29, 2000

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - June 29, 2000

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZXC - June 30, 2000

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Departed London (Heathrow) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6016 - June 30, 2000

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - July 01, 2000

Delivery route: London - Bangkok - Sydney

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Avalon) for pre-service maintenance - July 01, 2000

Ferried Melbourne (Avalon) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of pre-service maintenance - July 14, 2000

Whilst in Qantas service this aircraft was not named

Operated its first Qantas revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane as QF506 - July 17, 2000

Registered to G-BNWG Aircraft Pty Ltd - August 15, 2005

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator

Registered to Opal Leasing Limited, Hamilton - July 11, 2013

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - July 12, 2013

Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF490 - July 25, 2013

Withdrawn from service at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) and all 'Qantas' markings were removed

Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the ferry flight to the United States as QF6027 - August 12, 2013

It arrived at Victorville for storage - August 13, 2013

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 21, 2013

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N796JM - September 11, 2013

Registered to Jet Midway Group LLC, Wilmington

The aircraft was stored at Victorville in the basic 'Qantas' Livery

Ferried Victorville - Kansas City as N796JM - September 21, 2013

It was observed stored in the basic 'Qantas' livery at Indianapolis - November 12, 2014

It was withdrawn from service by Jet Midway - November 21, 2014

Registered to KMW Leasing N796JM LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah - December 08, 2014

The aircraft was stored in good condition at Indianapolis and is advertised for immediate sale

Leased to Eastern Airlines LLC, Greenborough, North Carolina - December 04, 2015

The intended sale to Latin American Wings did not eventuate - September 25, 2017

Current with Eastern Airlines LLC - April 18, 2018

Current status - ?