Ordered new by Qantas as A330-301

Rolled off Airbus production line at Toulouse, France - 2003

Powered by General Electric GE CF6-80E1A2 engines

First flown as F-WWYD - October 10, 2003

Ferried Toulouse-Chateauroux for painting into Qantas livery - October 13, 2003

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QPB - December 1, 2003

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

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

Aircraft named 'Freycinet Peninsula'

Departed Toulouse as QF6008 on delivery flight - December 13, 2003

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight as QF7628 - December 15, 2003

Delivery route: Toulouse-Singapore-Melbourne

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Perth as QF485 - December 20, 2003

Underwent engine modifications to become A330-303 - January 2005

Returned to service Sydney-Melbourne as QF487 - January 9, 2005

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd - August 5, 2005

Current

VH-QPB. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, January 2004.