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VH-TJC. Boeing 737-376. c/n 24297-1740. Was also registered as: ZK-JND; N297AG. |
This was the third of four additional aircraft ordered new by Australian Airlines (T.A.A.) - 1986 Trans-Australia Airlines (T.A.A.) was named Australian Airlines - August 04, 1986 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - June 07, 1989 Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines First flown at Seattle as VH-TJC - June 20, 1989 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJC - July 11, 1989 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission, Melbourne Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - July 12, 1989 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as TN1397 - July 13, 1989 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - July 15, 1989 Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Honolulu - Majuro - Townsville - Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Endeavour' Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - July 18, 1989 Australian Airlines was sold to Qantas Airways - September 14, 1992 Australian Airlines was merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993 Ownership was transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 08, 1993 Operated its last service in the 'Australian' livery - June 10, 1994 Returned to service in the standard Qantas livery - July 07, 1994 Leased to Solomon Airlines - August 29 - October 01, 1996 Operated its last revenue service Adelaide (West Beach) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF696 - October 23, 2004 Transferred to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand Test flown at Melbourne (Tullamarine) after maintenance as QF6115 - December 17, 2004 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 10, 2005 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JND - January 10, 2005 Registered to Jetconnect (N.Z.) Ltd Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch on delivery to Jetconnect as QF6115 - January 10, 2005 Operated its first Jetconnect revenue service Christchurch - Auckland as QF4172 - January 11, 2005 Opertated its final Jetconnect domestic service Christchurch - Auckland as QF2774 - June 09, 2009 Jetconnect ceased New Zealand domestic services when they were taken over by Jetstar - June 09, 2009 Jetconnect continued to operate trans-Tasman services Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Auckland as QF131 - September 28, 2009 Ferried Auckland - Apia - Honolulu in the standard Qantas livery as QF6024 - October 10, 2009 Ferried Honolulu - Tucson (Arizona) as QF6026 - October 11, 2009 Sold to AAG (Aurora Aviation Group) VXIII LC, Lake Forest, Illinois - November 13, 2009 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - November 16, 2009 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N297AG - November 18, 2009 Registered to AAG XVIII LC, Lake Forrest, Illinois Sold to Mathews Aviation Consultants LLC - December 12, 2009 The aircraft was stored at Tucson (Arizona) in the basic Qantas livery as 'N297AG' Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 07, 2013 Scrapped at Tucson by Mathews Aviation |
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VH-TJC. Australian - 'Endeavour' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 23, 1989. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-959.) |
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VH-TJC. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Endeavour' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-480.) |
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VH-TJC. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Endeavour' in the standard livery with additional '75 Years' birthday decal at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-960.) |
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ZK-JND. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, January 2005. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4621-126.) |
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ZK-JND. Qantas - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-576.) |
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ZK-JND. Qantas - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, May 06, 2007. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4622-384.) |
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ZK-JND. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, November 2008. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4621-127.) |
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ZK-JND. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, February 22, 2009. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4622-385.) |