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VH-VQS. Airbus A320-232. c/n 2515. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd for lease to Jetstar - ? Powered by IAE V2527-A5 engines First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWIE' - July 26, 2005 Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) for interior fit-out as AIB515A - July 27, 2005 Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse after the fit-out was completed as AIB515B - August 19, 2005 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VQS - September 01, 2005 Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Limited, Sydney as the registered operator Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toulouse - September 07, 2005 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as JST990 - September 08, 2005 It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight - September 11, 2005 Delivery route: Toulouse - Dubai - Phuket - Darwin - Newcastle Ferried Newcastle - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as JQ7981 - September 16, 2005 Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Coolangatta as JQ174 - September 17, 2005 Registered to RIL Aviation VQS Pty Ltd - September 21, 2005 Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator Ferried Sydney - Christchurch in preparation for trans-Tasman services as JQ7981 - November 25, 2005 Operated the inaugural Christchurch - Sydney - Christchurch service as JQ410/409 - December 01, 2005 Operated the inaugural Christchurch - Brisbane - Christchurch service as JQ416/413 - December 01, 2005 Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - June 16, 2011 Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated last Jetstar revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as JQ515 - January 31, 2018 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Darwin - Singapore (Seletar) as JQ8993 - February 01, 2018 Repainted at Singapore into the new QantasLink livery Ferried Singapore (Seletar) - Perth (16:37 local) as JQ8993 - February 24, 2018 This was the first Airbus A320 to acquire the Qantas 'silver roo' corporate livery The aircraft is now named 'Kangaroo Paw' The aircraft will be operated by Network Aviation for Qantas Current with QantasLink |
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VH-VQS. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, October 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-112.) |
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VH-VQS. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-134.) |
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VH-VQS. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-135.) |
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VH-VQS. Jetstar - in the original livery at Christchurch Airport, December 31, 2012. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0320-709.) |
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VH-VQS. Jetstar - in the original livery at Christchurch Airport, December 31, 2012. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0320-707.) |
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VH-VQS. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 10, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-307.) |
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VH-VQS. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 03, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-774.) |
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VH-VQS. QantasLink - 'Kangaroo Paw' in the 'SilverRoo' livery at Perth Airport, February 24, 2018. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0320-775.) |
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VH-VQS. QantasLink - 'Kangaroo Paw' in the 'SilverRoo' livery at Perth Airport, February 24, 2018. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0320-776.) |
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VH-VQS. QantasLink - 'Kangaroo Paw' in the 'SilverRoo' livery at Perth Airport, May 18, 2018. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0321-074.) |
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VH-VQS. QantasLink - 'Kangaroo Paw' in the 'SilverRoo' livery at Perth Airport, May 20, 2018. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0321-169.) |
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VH-VQS. QantasLink - 'Kangaroo Paw' in the 'SilverRoo' livery at Perth Airport, July 11, 2018. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0321-168.) |
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VH-VQS. QantasLink - 'Kangaroo Paw' in the 'SilverRoo' livery at Perth Airport, August 12, 2018. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0321-078.) |