VH-YQV Boeing 717-2BL

This aircraft was ordered new by Midwest Airlines, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Construction completed at Boeing Long Beach plant - 2006

Configured to seat 100 passengers

First flown at Long Beach as 'N927ME' - 2006

Air Worthiness Test carried out - ?

Certificate of Airwothiness issued - ?

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N918ME - 2006

Registered to U. S. Bank NA Trustee, Seattle

Leased to Midwest Airlines as the registered operator

Handed over to Midwest Airlines - March 07, 2006

Registered to U. S. Bank NA Trustee, Seattle - July 04, 2006

Lease to Midwest Airlines as the registered operator continued

Operated its final Midwest revenue service - September ?, 2008

Ferried Milwaukee - Victorville for storage after being returned to the lessor - September 17, 2008

It was observed stored at Victorville in the standard 'Midwest' livery - January 05, 2009

Sold to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation - February 2009

Registered to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seattle - February 12, 2009

It was observed stored at Victorville in the 'Midwest' livery - February 19, 2010

Ferried Victorville - Mexico City in the 'Midwest' livery for lease to Mexicana Click - March 25, 2010

Leased to Mexicana Click as the registered operator

Mexicana Click ceased operations and the aircraft was stored at Mexico City - August 28, 2010

Ferried Mexico City - Tucson - Victorville for storage - December 17, 2010

It was observed at Victorville in the 'Mexicana Click' livery as 'N927ME' - December 17, 2010

It was observed at Victorville in the basic 'Mexicana Click' livery - April 28, 2013

Ferried Victorville - El Paso - Jacksonville in the basic 'Mexicana Click' livery - November 01, 2013

Prepared for lease / sale to Qantas Airways Ltd - ?

Departed Jacksonville on the ferry flight to Australia in the QantasLink livery as SXI1121 - March 01, 2014

It arrived at Adelaide (West Beach) on completion of the ferry flight - March 04, 2014

Ferry route: Jacksonville - Billings - Anchorage - Magadan - Chitose - Cebu - Darwin - Adelaide

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 05, 2014

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YQV - March 07, 2014

Registered to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seattle

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Hobart on a familiarisation flight as QF6200 - April 12, 2014

Ferried Hobart - Canberra as QF6200 - April 13, 2014

Operated its first revenue service Canberra - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF1510 - April 15, 2014

Operated its final revenue service - ?

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra as QJE6216 - March 10, 2023

It was withdrawn from service at Canberra

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6205 - March 16, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6203 - March 23, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6215 - March 30, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6215 - April 06, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6202 - April 14, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6200 - April 16, 2023

Departed Canberra (12:36 AEST) on the ferry flight to the United States for storage as SXI2324 - April 18, 2023

It arrived at Victorville (15:25 local) having completed the ferry flight from Australia - April 27, 2023

Ferry route: Canberra - Alice Springs - Broome - Surabaya - Kuala Lumpur - Bengaluru - Al Ain - Hurghada - Sofia -

Stavanger - Reykjavik - Goose Bay - Thunder Bay as Flight SXI2324

Thunder Bay - Los Angeles - Victorville as Flight QF6070

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 Victorvill awaiting sale