First of four aircraft ordered new by Trans Australia Airlines (T.A.A.) - December 10, 1974

First flown at Toulouse as F-WZEJ - May 6, 1981

Powered by General Electric CF6-50C2 engines

Ferried Toulouse-Hamburg (Lemwerder) for fitout - May 9, 1981

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAA - June 29, 1981

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Accepted by the airline at Toulouse - July 1, 1981

Departed Toulouse on delivery flight - July 10, 1981

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - July 13, 1981

Delivery route: Bahrain-Madras-Kuala Lumpur-Perth-Melbourne

Aicraft was named 'James Cook'

Operated first revenue service as TN534 Melbourne-Sydney - July 22, 1981

Due to downturn in traffic, the airline sought an overseas lease for this aircraft

Withdrawn from use at Melbourne - February 15, 1984

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - March 16, 1984

Leased to Condor Airways (Lufthansa subsidiary) - March 19, 1984

Entered onto German Aircraft Register as D-AITA - March 19, 1984

Departed Melbourne as LH1282 on delivery to Hamburg, Germany - March 19, 1984

Arrived Melbourne as LH6690 on return to Trans Australia Airlines at end of lease - October 30, 1984

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAA - November 7, 1984

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 23, 1984

Leased to Air Niugini - November 27, 1984 to May 3, 1989

Entered onto Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-ANG - November 27, 1984

Whilst in service with Air Niugini it was painted in the distinctive 'Bird of Paradise' livery

Operated first revenue service with Air Nuigini as PX4 Sydney-Brisbane-Port Moresby - November 28, 1984

Trans Australia Airlines renamed Australian Airlines - August 4, 1986

Operated last Air Nuigini revenue service - March 11, 1989

Returned to Australian Airlines in Melbourne after being overhauled in Singapore - June 8, 1989

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAA - June 15, 1989

Re-entered service with Australian Airlines Melbourne-Sydney - June 16, 1989

Operated its first service repainted in Qantas livery on Melbourne-Sydney - July 29, 1993

Australian Airlines merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993

Ownership transferred to Qantas following merger of both airlines - December 8, 1993

Departed Melbourne as QF6000 to undergo maintenance with British Aerospace - August 30, 1994

Ferry route: Melbourne-Darwin-Singapore-Colombo-Bahrain-Larnaca-Bristol (Filton)

Arrived Melbourne on return to Qantas after maintenance - October 3, 1994

Departed Melbourne as QF6024 to undergo maintenance with British Aerospace - February 21, 1996

Ferry route: Melbourne-Nadi-Honolulu-Vancouver-Montreal (Mirabel)-Bristol (Filton)

Operated its final revenue service with Qantas on Sydney-Melbourne sector - August 13, 1998

Withdrwan from use and stored at Melbourne having flown 34,927 hours with 24,395 landings

Sold to Pinnacle Air Cargo Enterprises LLC / Pace Cargo - September 8, 1998

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N370PC - September 8, 1998

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - September 8, 1998

Departed Melbourne on delivery to Dresden, Germany for conversion to freighter - September 10, 1998

Ferried Dresden-Bristol (Filton) after freighter conversion by DASA - March 10, 1999

Ferried Bristol (Filton)-Bangor-Roswell - May 1999

Leased to Express.net, Florida - May 1999

Seen at Miami in full Express.net livery operating for Emery Air Freight - May 21, 1999

Ferried Sacremento-Marana as XNA9370 (Express.net) on return to lessor - June 30, 2006

Placed in storage at Marana, Arizona

Ferried Marana-Tucson - December 6, 2007

Ferried Tucson-Gander-Pais (Orly) and placed in storage - December 8, 2007

Reportedly to be leased to Midex Airlines Ltd, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Current

F-WZEJ. TAA Trans Australia - in the original livery at Toulouse, May 1981.

(G. Bennett Collection. 0310-093.)

VH-TAA / F-WZEJ. TAA Trans Australia - in the original livery at Toulouse, June 1981.

(G. Bennett Collection. 0310-094.)

VH-TAA. TAA Trans Australia - in the original livery at Melbourne Airport, September 1981.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-095.)

VH-TAA. TAA Trans Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1982.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-096.)

VH-TAA. TAA Trans Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1982.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 0310-134.)

VH-TAA. TAA Trans Australia - in the original livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1982.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-097.)

VH-TAA. TAA Trans Australia - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, January 1983.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 0310-009.)

D-AITA. Condor - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, March 1984.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-087.)

D-AITA. Condor - in the full livery at Hamburg Airport, April 1984.

(R. N. Smith Collection. 0310-029.)

D-AITA. Condor - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, November 1984.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-088.)

P2-ANG. Air Niugini - in 'Bird of Paradise' livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1984.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-084.)

P2-ANG. Air Niugini - in 'Bird of Paradise' livery at Sydney Airport, December 1984.

(G. Wilkes Photograph. 0310-027.)

P2-ANG. Air Niugini - in 'Bird of Paradise' livery at Sydney Airport, June 1985.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 0310-007.)

P2-ANG. Air Niugini - in 'Bird of Paradise' livery at Sydney Airport, June 1985.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 0310-008.)

P2-ANG. Air Niugini - in 'Bird of Paradise' livery at Melbourne Airport, June 1987.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-085. )

P2-ANG. Air Niugini - in 'Bird of Paradise' livery at Sydney Airport, September 1987.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 0310-086.)

P2-ANG. Australian - in the new livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, June 1989

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 0310-006.)

VH-TAA. Australian - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, January 1990

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-098.)

VH-TAA. Australian - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, June 1991

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 0310-031.)

VH-TAA. Qantas The Australian Airline - in full livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, August 1992

(R. N. Smith Collection. 0310-032.)

VH-TAA. Qantas The Australian Airline - in full livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, August 1992

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-099.)

VH-TAA. Qantas The Australian Airline - in full livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, August 1993

(R. N. Smith Collection. 0310-033.)

VH-TAA. Qantas The Australian Airline - in full livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, August 1993

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-100.)

VH-TAA. Qantas The Australian Airline - with '75 Years' titles at Brisbane Airport, June 1995

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 0310-048.)

VH-TAA. Qantas The Australian Airline - with '75 Years' titles at Brisbane Airport, June 1995

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 0310-049.)

VH-TAA. Qantas The Australian Airline - in full livery at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, August 1997

(R. N. Smith Collection. 0310-034.)

VH-TAA. Qantas - in the basic livery without titles at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, September 1998

(R. N. Smith Collection. 0310-035.)

VH-TAA. Qantas - in the basic livery without titles at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, September 1998.

(G. Bennett Photograph. 0310-150.)

N370PC. Qantas - in the basic livery without titles at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, September 1998.

(G. Bennett Collection. 0310-090.)