VH-VQF Boeing 717-231

VH-VQF. Boeing 717-231. c/n 55092-5077.

Was also registered as: N2452A; VH-YQF; VH-NXK.

This aircraft was ordered new by Trans World Airlines

Construction completed at Boeing Long Beach plant - June 2001

First flown as N2425A - August 2001

Aircraft powered by BMW Rolls Royce BR715A-130 engines

Airworthiness Test Flight performed - August 08, 2001

Airworthiness Certificate issued - August 21, 2001

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N2452A - August 21, 2001

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest

Sold to Pembroke 717 Leasing 55092 Ltd - August 20, 2001

Leased to Trans World Airlines as the registered operator

Handed over to Trans World Airlines - August 20, 2001

Transferred to American Airlines when the airlines merged - December 02, 2001

Withdrawn from use and stored at Victorville, California - April 09, 2002

Aircraft had flown 1,262 hours with 1,185 cycles

Returned to Pembroke 717 Leasing - May 2002

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 09, 2002

Leased to Qantas for operation by QantasLink

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VQF - May 10, 2002

Registered to Pembroke 717 Leasing

Leased to Impulse Airlines as the registered operator

Departed Victorville on the delivery flight to Australia - May 17, 2002

It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight - May 21, 2002

Delivery route: Victorville - Honolulu - Nadi - Newcastle

Leased to Jetstar Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator - December 23, 2003

Operated the inaugural Jetstar Brisbane - Melbourne (Avalon) - Brisbane service as JQ331/338 - June 01, 2004

Registered to Pembroke Aircraft Leasing Australia Pty Ltd - November 10, 2005

Withdrawn from Jetstar operations - January 12, 2006

Utilised on various charter flights

Reregistered as VH-YQF - February 15, 2006

Withdrawn from use and stored at Brisbane - 2006

Ferried Brisbane - Newcastle for storage - November 29, 2006

National Jet Systems was awarded a contract to operate services for QantasLink

Reregistered as VH-NXK - March 01, 2007

Registered to Shire Aviation Australia Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth as QF6201 - March 21, 2007

Entered service with QantasLink Perth - Broome as QF1928 - March 25, 2007

Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra as QJE6201 - August 24, 2023

It was withdrawn from service at Canberra

Departed Canberra (10:35 AEST) on its ferry flight to the United States for storage as SXI2356 - August 25, 2023

It arrived at Victorville (11:42 local) having completed the ferry flight - September 02, 2023

Ferry route: Canberra - Alice Springs - Darwin - Surabaya - Kuala Lumpur - Bengaluru - Muscat -

Hurghada - Sofia - Stavanger - Reykjavik - Goose Bay as Flight SXI2356

Goose Bay - International Falls (Minnesota) as Flight QF6070

International Falls (Minnesota) - Victorville as Flight SXI2356

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - October 26, 2023

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia as the registered operator

Stored at Victorville await sale

VH-VQF. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 2002.

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VH-VQF. Jetstar - in the 'all-white' livery without titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown.

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VH-VQF. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2004.

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VH-VQF. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2004.

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VH-VQF. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2004.

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VH-VQF. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Melbourne Avalon Airport, March 21, 2005.

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VH-VQF. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Melbourne Avalon Airport, March 21, 2005.

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VH-VQF. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Melbourne Avalon Airport, March 21, 2005.

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VH-VQF. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown.

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VH-VQF. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown.

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VH-YQF. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 2006.

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VH-NXK. QantasLink - in the second livery at Alice Springs Airport, June 2007.

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VH-NXK. QantasLink - in the second livery at Alice Springs Airport, June 2007.

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VH-NXK. QantasLink - in the second livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 22, 2007.

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VH-NXK. QantasLink - in the second livery at Darwin Airport, August 2008.

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