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On This Day - July 30, 1971. The Trans-Australia Airlines Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJT arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Long Beach, California). The aircraft was officially named 'Joseph Hawdon' during its pre-service lay-up. |
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On This Day - July 30, 1974. Following the completion of temporary repairs to the Ansett Flying Boat Services Short S.25 Sandringham Mk.4 flying boat VH-BRC 'Beachcomber' at Lord Howe Island, after its unfortunate accident when it broke its mooring during the night and was blown ashore by strong winds, the aircraft was returned to the island's lagoon and then flown back to the airline's base at Sydney (Rose Bay) where permanent repairs were carried out over the next two months. |
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On This Day - July 30, 1981. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-277 VH-CZN entered service, operating Flight AN26 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - July 30, 1985. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-238ER VH-EAK 'Townsville' entered service, operating Flight QF37 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Wellington (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - July 30, 1988. The Fokker F.27-5234F VH-FCF having operated its final revenue service on July 26, was ferried from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage, pending its sale. |
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On This Day - July 30, 1990. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGF 'City of Lismore' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Everett, Paine Field). It was also its first revenue service, operating Flight QF636 from Honolulu to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). It was the airline's 83rd Boeing airliner and its 13th Boeing 767. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2002. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-VXM 'Mount Hotham' arrived at Brisbane having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle, Boeing Field) as Flight QF6020. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2003. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-VXS 'St. Helens' entered service, operating Flight QF608 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Brisbane. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2004. The Qantas Jetconnect Boeing 737-376 ZK-JNC entered service, operating Flight QF4102 from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Auckland. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2011. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8FE VH-YIA 'Henley Beach' arrived at Christchurch (New Zealand) having completed its ferry flight from the United States (Seattle, Boeing Field) as Flight DJ9082. Pre-service modification work was undertaken whilst the aircraft was at Christchurch. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2014. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-XZL 'Flinders' arrived at Brisbane having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle, Boeing Field) as Flight QF6024. It was the airline's 199th Boeing airliner and its 74th Boeing 737. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2014. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGG 'Rockhampton' operated its last revenue service as Flight QF454 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). It was then withdrawn from service at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) and prepared for ferrying to the United States for storage. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2017. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438 VH-OJM 'Gosford' departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) for the last time, operating Flight QF73 to the United States (San Francisco, California). It was then ferried from San Francisco to Mojave (California) as QF6019 for storage and eventual scrapping. The aircraft had flown 117,323.46 hours with 13,756 cycles on engine shut-down at Mojave. It was parted out in 2019. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2019. The Cobham Aviation Bombardier DHC-8-402 OE-IIP arrived at Perth, having completed its delivery flight from Germany (Saarbrucken) as Flight SXI1946. It was reregistered as VH-IYJ before it entered service. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2024. REX - Regional Express Airlines entered voluntary administration, which formally grounded its Boeing 737 operations. However its regional SAAB 340 flights were unaffected and continued to operate as normal. LINK |
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On This Day - July 30, 2024. REX - Regional Express Airlines entered voluntary administration. The Boeing 737-85R VH-MFM operated its final service as Flight ZL466 from Adelaide (West Beach) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) pending return to the lessor. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2024. REX - Regional Express Airlines entered voluntary administration. The Boeing 737-8FE VH-PAG operated its final service as Flight ZL161 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine) on July 10, and had not flown since that date. It was stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) pending return to the lessor. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2024. REX - Regional Express Airlines entered voluntary administration. The Boeing 737-8FE VH-REX operated its final service as Flight ZL171 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) pending return to the lessor. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2024. REX - Regional Express Airlines entered voluntary administration. The Boeing 737-8FE VH-RQC operated its final service as Flight ZL489 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Adelaide (West Beach). It was then withdrawn from use and stored at Adelaide (West Beach) pending return to the lessor. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2024. The REX Regional Express Airlines entered voluntary administration. The Boeing 737-8FE VH-RQG was stored at Alice Springs when the airline's Boeing 737 operations were suspended. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2024. REX - Regional Express Airlines entered voluntary administration. The Boeing 737-8FE VH-RQP operated its final service as Flight ZL281 from Brisbane to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) pending return to the lessor. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2024. REX - Regional Express Airlines entered voluntary administration. The Boeing 737-8FE VH-RYU operated its final service as Flight ZL379 from Brisbane to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). It was then withdrawn from use and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) pending return to the lessor. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2024. REX - Regional Express Airlines entered voluntary administration. The Boeing 737-8SA VH-8JS operated its final service as Flight ZL182 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). It was then withdrawn from use and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) pending return to the lessor. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2024. REX - Regional Express Airlines entered voluntary administration. The Boeing 737-8SA VH-8KH operated its final service as Flight ZL161 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) pending return to the lessor. |
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On This Day - July 30, 2024. REX - Regional Express Airlines entered voluntary administration. The Boeing 737-8EH VH-8ZL operated its final service as Flight ZL384 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) pending return to the lessor. |