Aircraft ordered new by Qantas Airways

Rolled off Airbus production line at Toulouse, France - 2007

This was the 5,000th aircraft build by Airbus Industries

Powered by General Electric GE CF6-80E1A3 engines

First flown as F-WWKD - November 26, 2007

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBG - December 5, 2007

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas at Toulouse, France - December 13, 2007

Aircraft was named 'Barossa Valley'

Departed Toulouse as QF6008 on delivery flight - December 14, 2007

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - December 16, 2007

Delivery route: Toulouse-Singapore-Melbourne

Operated its first revenue service as QF418 Melbourne-Sydney - December 21, 2007

Operated first international revenue service as QF129 Sydney-Shanghai - January 1, 2008

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