Order for twelve aircraft first announced by Qantas Airways - November 29, 2000

Order firmed up with Airbus by Qantas Airways - March 6, 2001

Rolled off Airbus production line at Toulouse as F-WWSK

Engines first run at Toulouse - January 16, 2008

Performed rejected take-off trials - January 21, 2008

First flown at Toulouse as F-WWSK in green primer with old Qantas tail livery - January 25, 2008

Powered by Rolls Royce Trent 972-84 engines (-842 series)

Ferried as AIB014B (Airbus) Toulouse-Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - January 30, 2008

Cabin interior fitted at Hamburger (Finkenwerder)

Rolled out at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) in full new Qantas livery - May 31, 2008

Flown Hamburg (Finkenwerder) in full Qantas configuration after outfitting - August 19, 2008

Ferried as AIB014F (Airbus) Hamburg (Finkenwerder)-Toulouse - August 30, 2008

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OQA - September 4, 2008

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Undertook aerial photographic shoot from Toulouse - September 5, 2008

Accepted by Qantas from Airbus at Toulouse - September 19, 2008

Departed Toulouse as QF6008 on delivery on delivery flight to Australia - September 19, 2008

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - September 21, 2008

Flight crew: Capts Murray Crockett, Peter Probert, Steve Ager, Cameron Herbet, and John Killingback

Delivery route: Toulouse-Singapore-Sydney

Registered to QF BOC 2008-1 Pty Ltd - September 24, 2008

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as registered operator

Aircraft was named 'Nancy-Bird Walton' at Sydney by Nancy-Bird Walton - September 30, 2008

Operated inaugural Qantas A380 service as QF93  Melbourne-Los Angeles - October 20, 2008

Flight crew: Captains Mal Steward and Alan Hennesy

Operated inaugural Qantas A380 service QF11 Sydney-Los Angeles - October 24, 2008

Flew Memorial Flight QF6601 Sydney-Sydney for State Funeral of Nancy-Bird Walton - January 21, 2009

Flight crew: Capt M. Crocket; F/O T. Kramer, D. Pudney

Ferried London (Heathrow)-Frankfurt as QF6020 for 'C' Check with Lufthansa Technik - September 14, 2010

Ferried Frankfurt-Singapore-Sydney as QF6020 on completion of 'C' Check - October 6 - 8, 2010

Returned to service Sydney-Los Angeles as QF11 - October 10, 2010

Dadly damaged when it sustained an uncontained engine fire in Number 2 engine - November 4, 2010

Aircraft was operating London-Singapore-Sydney service as QF32

It had taken off from Singapore and was flying over Batam Island, Indonesia when engine exploded

Was under the command Captain Richard Champion de Crespigney and 5 technical crew

No injuries were sustained by the 440 passengers and 24 cabin crew

Aircraft landed safely at Singapore having suffered multiple systems failures

Extensive damage caused to engines, wings and fuselage from the engine explosion and fire

Currently stored at Singapore pending further investigations and possible repairs

F-WWSK. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Hamburg Airport, August 2008.

VH-OQA. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, October 2008.

VH-OQA. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, October 2, 2008.

VH-OQA. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, October 2, 2008.

VH-OQA. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, October 7, 2008.

VH-OQA. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at London's Heathrow Airport, January 2009.

VH-OQA. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at London's Heathrow Airport, January 2009.

VH-OQA. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at London's Heathrow Airport, January 2009.