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VH-VKK. Boeing 787-8. c/n 36237-321. |
The order was announced by Qantas Airways Ltd for the purchase of eleven airframes - December 14, 2005 This aircraft was ordered by Qantas Airways Ltd - March 2006 It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'ZA224' The aircraft was assembled at the Everett Main plant The final assembly was commenced - April 20, 2015 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VKK - May 19, 2015 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd, Melbourne as the registered operator Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett in an 'all-white' livery - May 26, 2015 Powered by General Electric GEnx-1B64/P2 engines of 63,800 lbs thrust Rolled out of the paint shop in the standard 'Jetstar' livery - June 18, 2015 Fuel checks and engine runs commenced - June 27, 2015 First flown Everett (Paine Field) - Moses Lake - Everett (Paine Field) as BOE224 - June 29, 2015 This flight (B1) lasted 2 hours 21 minutes with 2 cycles Customer inspection of the aircraft was performed - July 06, 2015 Customer flight (C1) flown Everett (Paine Field) - Moses Lake - Everett (Paine Field) - July 08, 2015 This flight lasted 2 hours 47 minutes with 2 cycles Customer flight (C2) flown Everett (Paine Field) - Everett (Paine Field) - July 12, 2015 This flight lasted 58 minutes with 1 cycle FAA Export Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued - July 15, 2015 Accepted by K. Donaghy for Qantas Airways at Everett (Paine Field - 11:56 hours PDT) - July 15, 2015 This was the 208th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways It was the 10th Boeing 787 delivered to Qantas Airways The aircraft had flown 7 hours 20 minutes (block) on acceptance by Qantas It had flown 6 hours 6 minutes (flight) with 5 cycles on delivery Departed Seattle (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as JQ7992 - July 16, 2015 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - July 18, 2015 Delivery route: Seattle (Paine Field) - Melbourne Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Denpasar as JQ35 - July 23, 2015 Current with Jetstar Airways |
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VH-VKK. Jetstar - in the standard livery on push-back from the Boeing Delivery Centre at Everett Paine Field, July 16, 2015. (S. Collins Copyright Image 4680-071.) |
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VH-VKK. Jetstar - in the standard livery on push-back from the Boeing Delivery Centre at Everett Paine Field, July 16, 2015. (S. Collins Copyright Image 4680-072.) |
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VH-VKK. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 25, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4680-021.) |
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VH-VKK. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 25, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4680-022.) |
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VH-VKK. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 25, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4680-016.) |
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VH-VKK. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 25, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4680-023.) |
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VH-VKK. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2015. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 4680-179.) |
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VH-VKK. Jetstar - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 17, 2023. (F. McGuire Copyright Image 4680-023.) |