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

Fourth aircraft ordered by Qantas Airways - March 6, 2001

Rolled off Airbus production line at Toulouse as F-WWSX

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

Observed at Toulouse in primer as F-WWSX - September 30, 2007

First of 'Wave 2' aircraft to have redesigned electric harness fitted and powered up - May 2008

Observed at Toulouse as F-WWSX in primer with Qantas tail - August 19, 2008

First engine run performed at Toulouse - October 31, 2008

Carried out rejected take-off test at Toulouse - November 12, 2008

First flown at Toulouse as F-WWSX in green primer with Qantas tail - November 12, 2008

Ferried as AIB026A (Airbus) Toulouse-Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - November 17, 2008

Cabin interior fitted at Hamburger (Finkenwerder)

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OQD - July 7, 2009

Registered to QF ECA 2008-2 Pty Ltd, Sydney

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as registered operator

Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) -Toulouse as AIB026B in new Qantas livery - August 13, 2009

Accepted by Qantas from Airbus at Toulouse - August 22, 2009

Departed Toulouse as QF6022 on delivery on delivery flight to Australia (Capt M. Penklis) - August 22, 2009

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - August 24, 2009

Delivery route: Toulouse-Singapore-Sydney

Aircraft named 'Fergus McMaster'

Operated first revenue service Sydney-Singapore-London as QF31 - August 29, 2009

Scheduled to operate Los Angeles-Sydney as QF12 when A380 fleet was grounded - November 3, 2010

Boeing 747 VH-OEF was substituted instead with VH-OQD grounded at Los Angeles

Ferried Los Angeles-Sydney as QF6022 - December 10 - 12, 2010

Returned to service Sydney-Singapore-London as QF31 following engine checks - December 15, 2010

Resumed Qantas A380 services to U.S.A. Melbourne-Los Angeles as QF93 - January 16, 2011

Current with Qantas

F-WWSX. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Hamburg Airport, August 2009.

VH-OQD. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Los Angeles Airport, December 2009.