Aircraft ordered new by CIT Aerospasce International

Rolled off Airbus production line at Toulouse, France - 2007

Powered by General Electric GE CF6-80E1A4 engines

First flown as F-WWKM - January 17, 2008

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBI - February 4, 2008

Registered to CIT Aerospace International, Dublin, Ireland

Accepted by CIT / Qantas at Toulouse, France - February 8, 2008

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as registered operator - February 8, 2008

Aircraft was named 'Yarra Valley'

Departed Toulouse as QF6008 on delivery flight - February 8, 2008

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - February 10, 2008

Delivery route: Toulouse-Singapore-Melbourne

Ferried Melbourne-Sydney as QF6117 - February 17, 2008

Operated first revenue service Sydney-Perth as QF8566 - February 18, 2008

Operated first international revenue service Melbourne-Tokyo (Narita) as QF179 - February 19, 2008

Current

VH-EBI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the new livery at Los Angeles Airport, May 2009.

VH-EBI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the new livery at Perth Airport, March 2010.

VH-EBI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the new livery at Perth Airport, March 2010.