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VH-ZXE. Boeing 767-336ER. c/n 24343-364. Was also registered as: G-BNWK; N740JM; N703KW. |
This aircraft was ordered new by British Airways Ltd - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - March 18, 1991 First flown - April 02, 1991 Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524H engines Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BNWK (CofR G-BNWK/R1) - April 18, 1991 Registered to British Airways PLC, West Drayton, London Accepted by British Airways at Everett (Paine Field) - April 18, 1991 The aircraft was named 'City of Amsterdam' Ferried Everett (Paine Field) - London (Heathrow) on delivery to British Airways - April 19 - 20, 1991 Operated its first revenue service London (Heathrow) - Moscow (Sheremetyevo) - April 22, 1992 It was repainted at Shannon into the 'Column' tail livery - December 21, 1998 Operated its last revenue service Madrid - London (Heathrow) - October 31, 2000 Rolled out at London (Heathrow) in the standard Qantas livery as 'G-BNWK' - November 11, 2000 Flew an acceptance flight London (Heathrow) - London (Heathrow) as G-BNWK - December 22, 2000 Registration marks 'VH-ZXE' were applied to the aircraft - December 23, 2000 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - December 23, 2000 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - December 24, 2000 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZXE - December 24, 2000 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney Departed London (Heathrow) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6016 - December 24, 2000 It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight as QF7630 - December 26, 2000 Delivery route: London - Bangkok - Sydney Operated its first Qantas revenue service Sydney - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF417 - December 27, 2000 Registered to G-BNWK Aircraft Pty Ltd - May 02, 2006 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - June 21, 2012 Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF494 - December 04, 2013 Withdrawn from use at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) This was the last ex British Airways Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 767s in the Qantas fleet It was observed hangared at Sydney with all the 'Qantas' titles and logos removed - December 07, 2013 Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the ferry flight to the United States as QF6023 - December 10, 2013 It arrived at Kansas City on completion of the ferry flight - December 10, 2013 Ferry route: Sydney - Honolulu - Kansas City Sold to Jet Midwest Group, Kansas City - December 12, 2013 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 17, 2013 The aircraft had flown 55,122 hours with 33,764 cycles Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N740JM - February 13, 2014 Registered to Jet Midwest Group LLC, Wilmington It was observed stored in good condition at Kansas City in the basic 'Qantas' livery - October 28, 2014 Sold to Jet Midwest Global LLC, Salt Lake City - March 02, 2015 Registered to KMW Leasing X LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah - March 06, 2015 Leased to Eastern Airlines LLC, Greensborough, North Carolina - March 15, 2016 It was reregistered as N703KW - April 12, 2018 Registered to Eastern Airlines LLC, Greensborough, North Carolina Operated its first Eastern Airlines service - June 16, 2018 Current status - ? |
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G-BNWK. British Airways - 'City of Amsterdam' in the original livery with additional 'Fly New Club Europe' titles at an unknown airport, March 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-229.) |
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G-BNWK. British Airways - 'City of Amsterdam' in the 'Dove' livery at an unknown airport, March 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-145.) |
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G-BNWK. British Airways - 'City of Amsterdam' in the 'Dove' livery at an unknown airport, June 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-130.) |
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G-BNWK. British Airways - 'City of Amsterdam' in the 'Dove' livery at London Heathrow irport, July 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-309.) |
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VH-ZXE. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 22, 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4650-033.) |