On This Day - March 18, 1959. The Ansett-ANA Lockheed 188A Electra VH-RMA entered service, operating from Melbourne (Essendon) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). It was the first Lockheed 188 Electra passenger service to be operated outside of the United States. |
On This Day - March 18, 1965. The Japan Air Lines Douglas C-54E-10-DC JA-6015 was purchased Ansett-ANA for use as a freighter. The aircraft was reregistered as VH-INM the next day. |
On This Day - March 18, 2003. The Qantas Airways Airbus A330-202 VH-EBC 'Surfers Paradise' entered service, operating Flight QF485 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Perth. |
On This Day - March 18, 2014. The Airwork NZ Boeing 737-476 ZK-JTQ departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to the United States (Jacksonville) where it was converted to an 'all-freight' configuration. |
On This Day - March 18, 2018. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQU was ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Darwin - Singapore (Seletar) as Flight JQ8997, for repainting into the QantasLink livery. The aircraft will then be operated by Network Aviation for QantasLink. |
On This Day - March 18, 2024. The Embraer ERJ-190-100LR VH-8EA, leased by National Jet Express, entered service, operating Flight NC150 from Perth to Kalgoorlie. |