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VH-ZNK. Boeing 787-9. c/n 66075-941. |
The order for Boeing 787 aircraft was announced by Qantas Airways Ltd - December 2005 This aircraft was ordered by Qantas Airways Ltd - ? It was allocated the Boeing Variable or Block Number 'ZB279' The aircraft was assembled at the Everett plant The final assembly commenced in Position P1 - October 10, 2019 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - October 25, 2019 Powered by General Electric GEnx-1B74/75/P2 engines The aircraft is configured to seat 42 business class, 28 premium economy and 166 economy class passengers Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZNK - November 05, 2019 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney First flown Everett (Paine Field) - Moses Lake - Everett (Paine Field) as BOE279 - December 05, 2019 Flight duration 2 hours 15 minutes - 2 cycles Customer inspection (Customer Walk) of the aircraft was carried out - December 06, 2019 Customer flight (C1) flown Everett (Paine Field) - Moses Lake - Everett (Paine Field) - December 09, 2019 Flight duration was 3 hours 07 minutes - 2 cycles FAA Export Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued - December 12, 2019 CASA Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued - December 12, 2019 Accepted by J. Becroft for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field at 22:30) - December 12, 2019 This was the 271st Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways It was the 22nd Boeing 787 delivered to Qantas The aircraft had flown 5 hours 56 minutes (block time) on acceptance by Qantas It had flown 5 hours 22 minutes (flight time) with 4 cycles on delivery to Qantas Total days in production - 64 Total days in final assembly - 15 Total days in post assembly activities - 33 Total days involved in pre-flight activities - 8 Total days invovled in pre-delivery testing - 8 Ferried Everett (Paine Field) - Los Angeles as QF6027 - December 13, 2019 Flight crew: ? Flight time: 2 hours 05 minutes Ferried Los Angeles - New York as QF6027 - December 16, 2019 Flight time: 4 hours 19 minutes The aircraft was named 'Gangurru' which was reveiled at New York The name 'Gangurru' is the indigenous word for 'kangaroo' from northern Queensland Departed New York (Kennedy) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF7879 - December 16, 2019 It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the delivery flight - December 18, 2019 Delivery route: Everett (Paine Field) - Los Angeles - New York - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Delivery flight crew: ? Flight time from New York - Sydney: 19 hours 31 minutes Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF6027 - December 18, 2019 Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Auckland as QF153 - December 25, 2019 Operated first direct Perth - Frankfurt service as QF115 - December 09, 2020 Flight crew: Capts T. Travers-Jones, G. Horky; F/O C. Checker; S/O A. Krasicki Flight time: 17 hours 13 mins Operated first direct Frankfurt - Darwin service as QF116 - December 12, 2020 Flight crew: Capts T. Travers-Jones, G. Horky; F/O C. Checker; S/O A. Krasicki Flight time: 16 hours 04 mins This was a repatriation flight for stranded Australian citizens affected by the Covid19 shutdown of air transport Current with Qantas Airways |
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VH-ZNK. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Gangurru' in the 'silver roo' livery at Perth Airport, February 17, 2020. (J. Swanwick Copyright Image 4680-145.) |
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VH-ZNK. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Gangurru' in the 'silver roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 17, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4680-161.) |
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VH-ZNK. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Gangurru' in the 'silver roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 19, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4680-157.) |