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VH-VQG. Boeing 717-231. c/n 55093-5083. Was also registered as: N426TW; VH-YQG; VH-NXL. |
Construction was completed at the Boeing Long Beach plant - August 2001 First flown as 'N426TW' - ? It was powered by BMW Rolls Royce BR715A-130 engines Airworthiness Test Flight performed - September 08, 2001 The Airworthiness Certificate issued - October 03, 2001 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N426TW - October 03, 2001 Registered to Well Fargo Bank Northwest Sold to Pembroke Leasing 55093 Ltd - September 28, 2001 Leased to Trans World Airlines as the registered operator Accepted by Trans World Airlines at Long Beach - September 28, 2001 Transferred to American Airlines when the airlines merged - December 02, 2001 Withdrawn from use and stored at Victorville, California - April 06, 2002 The aircraft had flown 901 hours with 833 cycles Returned to Pembroke Leasing 55093 Ltd - May 10, 2002 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 10, 2002 Leased to Impulse Airlines Pty Ltd, Australia Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VQG - May 14, 2002 Registered to Pembroke Leasing 55093 Ltd Leased to Impulse Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Departed Victorville on the delivery flight to Australia - May 21, 2002 It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight - May 28, 2002 Impulse had entered into an agreement to operate services for Qantas as QantasLink - May 2001 Operated its first QantasLink revenue service - ? Transferred to Jetstar - May 25, 2004 Registered to Pembroke Aircraft Leasing Australia Pty Ltd - November 10, 2005 Reregistered as VH-YQG - February 08, 2006 Leased to Jetstar Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Withdrawn from use and placed in storage - February 17, 2006 Ferried Brisbane - Newcastle for storage - December 21, 2006 Registered to Pembroke Capital - April 03, 2007 Leased to National Jet Systems as the registered operator National Jet Systems had been awarded a contract to operate services for QantasLink Reregistered as VH-NXL - April 10, 2007 Ferried Newcastle - Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth as QF6200 - April 17, 2007 Entered service with QantasLink - ? Registered to Shire Aviation Australia Pty Ltd - December 20, 2007 Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated its last QantasLink service from Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra as QF1530 - December 18, 2023 It was withdrawn from servive at Canberra and prepared for its ferry flight to the United States for storage Departed Canberra (09:30 AEDT) on its ferry flight to the United States as SXI2411 - January 31, 2024 It arrived at Apia (17:04 local) - January 31, 2024 It departed Apia (11:54 local) as Flight QF6701 - February 01, 2024 It arrived at Honolulu (18:17 local) - February 01, 2024 It departed Hololulu (08:24 local) as Flight SXI2411 - February 02, 2024 It arrived at Victorville (15:19 local) on completion of the ferry flight - February 02, 2024 Ferry route: Canberra - Apia - Honolulu - Victorville Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 24, 2024 Current status - ? |
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VH-VQG. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-006.) |
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VH-VQG. QantasLink - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4660-060.) |
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VH-VQG. QantasLink - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4660-059.) |
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VH-VQG. QantasLink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 2004. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-158.) |
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VH-VQG. Jetstar - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 2004. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 4660-200.) |
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VH-VQG. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Melbourne Avalon Airport, March 13, 2005. (P. Vabre Copyright Image 4660-162.) |
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VH-VQG. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Melbourne Avalon Airport, March 13, 2005. (P. Vabre Copyright Image 4660-163.) |
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VH-VQG. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Melbourne Avalon Airport, March 13, 2005. (P. Vabre Copyright Image 4660-164.) |
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VH-VQG. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 20, 2005. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-678.) |
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VH-VQG. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 05, 2005. (P. Vabre Copyright Image 4660-165.) |
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VH-VQG. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 05, 2005. (P. Vabre Copyright Image 4660-166.) |
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VH-VQG. Jetstar - in the 'white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 05, 2005. (P. Vabre Copyright Image 4660-167.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Cairns Airport, June 04, 2007. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-301.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 11, 2008. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-302.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 13, 2008. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-303.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 13, 2008. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-304.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 13, 2008. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-305.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Alice Springs Airport, October 2009. (T. Arbon Copyright Image 4660-363.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, March 19, 2010. (R. Shaw Copyright Image 4660-092.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Perth Airport, December 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-557.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 28, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-398.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 28, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-655.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 28, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-654.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 15, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-653.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 03, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-656.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 13, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-657.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 07, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-625.) |
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VH-NXL. QantasLink - in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 02, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-635.) |