Third of 4 A330-201 ordered new by Qantas - November 29, 2001

Order converted to A330-202 series aircraft

Rolled off Airbus production line at Toulouse, France - September 2002

Powered by General Electric GE CF6-80E1A3 engines

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBC - January 23, 2003

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

First flown as F-WWYU - February 7, 2003

Accepted by Qantas at Toulouse, France - March 12, 2003

Aircraft was named 'Gold Coast - Tweed'

Departed Toulouse as QF6008 on delivery flight to Australia - March 12, 2003

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight (Capt J. Herbert) - March 14, 2003

Delivery route: Toulouse-Melbourne (non-stop)

During pre-service maintenance aircraft named changed to 'Surfers Paradise'

Operated first revenue service as Melbourne-Perth as QF485 - March 18, 2003

Registered to Qantas EBC G.I.E. - April 21, 2006

Ferried Melbourne-Manila as QF6007 in all-white livery for maintenance by LH Technics - October 8, 2006

Ferried Manila-Melbourne as QF6008 - October 14-15, 2006

Aircraft was in all-white livery with Qantas titles only on forward fuselage

Returned to service Melbourne-Sydney as QF408 - October 16, 2006

Operated last Qantas revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as QF459 - December 13, 2006

Departed Melbourne-Manila as QF6007 for application of Jetstar titles - December 15, 2006

Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd - December 18, 2006

Ferried Manila-Sydney as JQ7990 in white livery with Jetstar titles - December 20 - 21, 2006

Operated its first Jetstar revenue service Sydney-Phuket as JQ027 - December 25, 2006

Current

VH-EBC. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2002.