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VH-TJR. Boeing 737-476. c/n 24443-2396. Was also registered as: N943NZ; ZK-PAQ. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Australian Airlines - ? Australian Airlines was sold to Qantas Airways Ltd - September 14, 1992 Although Australian Airlines continued to operate as a separate identity after the sale some flights were flown jointly between the two carriers Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - October 29, 1992 Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines First flown as VH-TJR - November 12, 1992 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJR - November 17, 1992 Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 25, 1992 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - December 11, 1992 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - December 13, 1992 Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Port Angeles - Honolulu - Apia - Nadi - Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Cockatiel' Operated its first revenue service - December 1992 Australian Airlines initially continued to operate as a separate identity with some flights flown between Australian Airlines and Qantas Australian Airlines was officially merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993 Ownership was transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 08, 1993 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - August 15, 2005 The intended transfer to Qantas Jetconnect did not eventuate - April 2007 It operated its final revenue service Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF821 - December 01, 2013 The Qantas titles and logos were removed at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF6027 - December 07, 2013 Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the ferry flight to the United States as QF6027 - December 08, 2013 It arrived at Victorville on completion of the ferry flight - December 09, 2013 Ferry route: Melbourne - Sydney - Apia - Honolulu - Victorville It was observed stored at Victorville in the basic 'Qantas' livery - November 01, 2014 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 30, 2015 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N943NZ - May 01, 2015 Registered to Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah Leased to AFO Aircraft (NZ) Limited, Auckland, New Zealand as the registered operator Ferried Victorville - Dothan (Regional) for freighter conversion - May 08, 2015 Test flown Dothan in an all-white livery on completion of the conversion - March 13, 2016 Departed Dothan on the ferry flight to New Zealand - March 18, 2016 It arrived at Auckland on completion of the ferry flight - March 20, 2016 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 21, 2016 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-PAQ - March 22, 2016 Registered to Airwork Flight Operations Limited, Auckland Test flown Auckland - Auckland - March 24, 2016 Parcelair is a joint venture between Airwork and Air Freight NZ The callsign for 'Parcelair' was initally allocated as 'PAK' but this was changed to 'Airpak' - September 05, 2016 Current with Airwork / Parcelair |
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VH-TJR. Australian - 'Cockatiel' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-297.) |
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VH-TJR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Cockatiel' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-380.) |
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VH-TJR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Cockatiel' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-379.) |
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VH-TJR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Cockatiel' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 30, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-781.) |
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VH-TJR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Cockatiel' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 20, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4620-701.) |
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ZK-PAQ. Parcelair - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-472.) |
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ZK-PAQ. Parcelair - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-473.) |
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ZK-PAQ. Parcelair - in the standard livery at Hobart Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-474.) |
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ZK-PAQ. Parcelair - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, October 19, 2022. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4623-064.) |