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On This Day - December 22, 1988. The ex-Ansett Airlines Fokker F.27-5234F VH-FCF, having been sold to Northwest Aircraft Inc and reregistered as N284MA, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to the United States (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania). |
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On This Day - December 22, 1988. The Australian Airlines Boeing 737-376 VH-TJA 'Resolute' entered service, operating Flight TN455 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Hobart (Tasmania). |
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On This Day - December 22, 1997. The Jetcraft Aviation de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102 VH-UUX arrived at Cairns (Queensland) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Bangor, Maine). The aircraft was acquired to operate mining resource charter flights. |
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On This Day - December 22, 2004. The ex-Ansett Australia British Aerospace 146-200A VH-JJS, having been sold to the Bulgarian airline Hemus Air earlier in the month, departed Perth (Western Australia) on its ferry flight to Bulgaria. This aircraft had been stored at Perth since the collapse of Ansett on September 13, 2001. |
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On This Day - December 22, 2005. The Boeing 717-2K9 VH-IMD was ferried Newcastle (New South Wales) - Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth (Western Australia) as Flight JQ7981 following its repaint, on delivery to National Jet Systems for operation under contract to QantasLink. |
On This Day - December 22, 2008. The Qantas Airways Airbus A380-842 VH-OQB 'Hudson Fysh' entered service operating Flight QF11 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to the United States (Los Angeles, California). |
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On This Day - December 22, 2010. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VGD arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from Germany (Hamburg, Finkenwerder) as Flight JST7992. |
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On This Day - December 22, 2011. The Air New Zealand Airbus A320-232 ZK-OJS entered service operating Flight NZ619 from Auckland to Queenstown (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - December 22, 2011. The Qantas Airways Airbus A380-842 VH-OQL 'Phyllis Arnott' entered service operating Flight QF11 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to the United States (Los Angeles). |
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On This Day - December 22, 2016. The remains of the Cobham Aviation Services British Aerospace 146-100A VH-NJC were removed by truck from Adelaide (West Beach) to a local scrap yard for final parting-out. |
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On This Day - December 22, 2021. The Air New Zealand Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A ZK-MZF entered service operating Flight ANZ346 from Christchurch to Wellington (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - December 22, 2023. The Bonza Aviation Boeing 737-8 MAX C-FLHI, leased from Flair Airlines, Canada, entered service operating Flight AB1521 from Gold Coast to Townsville (Queensland). |
On This Day - December 22, 2023. The Qantas Freight Boeing 737-376SF VH-XMO operated its final revenue service from Brisbane to Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight QF7362. It was then withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine). |
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On This Day - December 22, 2025. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-VYK 'Mooree' returned to service operating Flight QF609 from Brisbane (Queensland) to Melbourne (Tullamarine) after acquiring the 'Pride' livery during its maintenance lay-up at Brisbane. |
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