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VH-VQU. Airbus A320-232. c/n 2455. |
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-WWDJ' in the Jetstar livery - May 27, 2005 Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) for interior fit-out as AIB455A - May 27, 2005 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VQU - May 27, 2005 Registered to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse after the fit-out was completed as AIB455B - June 07, 2005 Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toulouse for Jetstar - June 20, 2005 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as JQ7990 - June 21, 2005 It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight - June 24, 2005 Delivery route: Toulouse - Dubai - Phuket - Darwin - Newcastle Ferried Newcastle - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as JQ7981 - June 29, 2005 Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Coolangatta as JQ226 - June 29, 2005 Registered to RIL Aviation VQU Pty Ltd - July 22, 2005 Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator Ferried Sydney - Christchurch prior to the inaugural Jetstar International service - November 29, 2005 Operated the inaugural Christchurch - Melbourne - Christchurch service as JQ406/405 - December 03, 2005 Operated the inaugural Christchurch - Coolangatta - Christchurch service as JQ418/417 - December 03, 2005 Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - June 03, 2016 Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Limited as the registered operator Operated its last Jetstar service Perth - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as JQ973 - March 17, 2018 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Darwin - Singapore (Seletar) as JQ8997 - March 18, 2018 Repainted in Singapore into the QantasLink livery to be operated by Network Aviation, Perth This aircraft is the second Airbus A320 to acquire the QantasLink livery Ferried Singapore (Seletar) - Perth as JQ8996 - April 13, 2018 The aircraft was named 'River Red Gum' Operated its first QantasLink revenue service Perth - Karratha as QF2642 - April 26, 2018 Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - April 30, 2018 Leased to Network Aviation, Belmont, Western Australia as the registered operator Current with QantasLink |
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VH-VQU. Jetstar - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-509.) |
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VH-VQU. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 17, 2005. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0320-259.) |
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VH-VQU. Jetstar - in the original livery at Perth Airport, July 06, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-052.) |
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VH-VQU. Jetstar - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, July 27, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-022.) |
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VH-VQU. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 28, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-844.) |
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VH-VQU. Jetstar - in the original livery at Perth Airport, April 04, 2014. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-058.) |
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VH-VQU. QantasLink - 'River Red Gum' in the 'SilverRoo' livery at Perth Airport, April 29, 2018. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0321-075.) |
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VH-VQU. QantasLink - 'River Red Gum' in the 'SilverRoo' livery at Perth Airport, April 29, 2018. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0321-077.) |
VH-VQU. QantasLink - 'River Red Gum' in the 'SilverRoo' livery at Perth Airport, April 29, 2018. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0321-076.) |
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VH-VQU. QantasLink - 'River Red Gum' in the 'SilverRoo' livery at Perth Airport, August 18, 2018. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0321-079.) |
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VH-VQU. QantasLink - 'River Red Gum' in the 'SilverRoo' livery at Perth Airport, September 15, 2018. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0321-129.) |