VH-TJU. Boeing 737-476. c/n 24446-2569. Was also registered as: N119BT; EI-STC; HA-FAZ. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Australian Airlines - ? Australian Airlines was sold to Qantas Airways Ltd - September 14, 1992 Australian Airlines was officially merged with Qantas Airways Ltd - October 31, 1993 Ownership was transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 08, 1993 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - December 15, 1993 Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJU - January 05, 1994 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney First flown as VH-TJU - January 06, 1994 Accepted by Australian Airlines (as per order agreement) at Seattle (Boeing Field) - January 21, 1994 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia in the Qantas livery as QF6900 - January 29, 1994 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - January 31, 1994 Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Honolulu - Apia - Nadi - Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Currawong' Operated its first revenue service - February 1994 Operated the final Qantas Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Darwin service as QF817/816 - April 30 - May 01, 2006 This route was then transferred to Jetstar Registered to TJU Aircraft Rental Pty Ltd - August 10, 2006 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as the registered operator Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Darwin - Subang for maintenance as QF6011- April 30, 2008 Ferried Subang - Darwin - Melbourne (Tullamarine) after maintenance completed - June 19, 2008 To view a report on this maintenance please click 'HERE' Operated its final revenue service Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF821 - April 13, 2012 Withdrawn from use at Melbourne (Tullamarine) with titles and markings removed Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) in the basic Qantas livery as QF6018 - April 25, 2012 Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the ferry flight to the United States for storage as QF6027 - April 26, 2012 It arrived at Victorville on completion of the ferry flight - April 27, 2012 Ferry route: Melbourne - Sydney - Apia - Honolulu - Victorville The aircraft was to be converted to freighter configuration by Commercial Jet Incorp, Miami, Florida Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N119BT - August 22, 2012 Registered to Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 27, 2012 Ferried Victorville - Miama for freighter conversion for ASL Aviation Group - August 29, 2012 It was observed at Miami as 'N119BT' undergoing freighter conversion - October 2012 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - December 26, 2012 Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-STC - December 26, 2012 Registered to Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City Leased to Air Contractors (Ireland) Ltd AG as the registered operator Departed Miami on the ferry flight to Ireland in all-white livery with 'ASL' titles as ABR001P - December 28, 2012 It arrived at Dublin on completion of the ferry flight - December 29, 2012 Ferry route: Miami - Vancouver - Dublin Operated its first revenue service - January 2, 2013 It was observed at Bergamo with large ASL Aviation Group titles on port side only - March 27, 2013 Aircraft was named 'Emerald Isle' The airlines was renamed ASL Airlines Ireland - June 14, 2015 It was observed at Dublin in preparation for transfer to ASL Airlines Hungary - March 05, 2016 Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - March 05, 2016 Entered onto the Hungarian Aircraft Register as HA-FAZ - March 05, 2016 Registered to Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Leased to ASL Airlines Hungary as the registered operator Delivered to ASL Airlines Hungary - March 17, 2016 Current with ASL Airlines Hungary |
VH-TJU. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Currawong' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-094.) |
VH-TJU. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Currawong' in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 31, 2010. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4622-661.) |
HA-FAZ. ASL Airlines - in the standard livery at Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport, May 2016. (A. Magni Copyright Image 4621-612.) |