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VH-VQV. Airbus A320-232. c/n 2338. Was also registered as: EI-FDN; B-9989. |
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-WWIO' - November 12, 2004 Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) for interior fit-out as 'AIB338A' - November 12, 2004 Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse after the fit-out was completed as 'AIB338B' - November 23, 2004 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VQV - November 26, 2004 Registered to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd, Sydney Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toulouse for Jetstar - December 16, 2004 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as JQ7990 - December 17, 2004 It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight - December 20, 2004 Delivery route: Toulouse - Dubai - Phuket - Darwin - Newcastle Registered to RIL Aviation VQV Pty Ltd - December 24, 2004 Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator Ferried Newcastle - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - January 05, 2005 Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Coolangatta as JQ176 - January 05, 2005 Operated its final revenue service Adelaide - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as JQ769 - September 21, 2013 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Darwin - Singapore (Seletar) as JQ7991 - September 22, 2013 It underwent maintenance and repainting at Singapore into the 'Tianjin' livery Test flown at Singapore in the standard 'Tianjin' livery as JQ7994 - November 07, 2013 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 18, 2013 Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-FDN - December 18, 2013 Registered to Q Aircraft Leasing 2475 Limited and Hong Kong Aviation Capital (HKAC) It was observed at Singapore (Seletar) as EI-FDN in the 'Tianjin' livery - December 28, 2013 Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - January 13, 2014 Entered onto the Chinese Aircraft Register as B-9989 - January 13, 2014 Registered to Hong Kong Aviation Capital Leased to Tianjin Airlines as the registered operator Ferried Singapore (Seletar) - Bangkok (Don Muang) - January 13, 2014 Operated its first revenue service Tianjin - Urumqi - Kashi as GCR6659 - January 15, 2014 Current status - ? |
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VH-VQV. Jetstar - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-510.) |
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VH-VQV. Jetstar - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 05, 2006. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0320-260.) |
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VH-VQV. Jetstar - in the original livery at Perth Airport, June 13, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-633.) |