VH-LAX. Boeing 717-2K9. c/n 55057-5020.

also registered as: VH-NXG.


Rolled out of the Boeing Long Beach plant - February 2000

First flown as N6202S -

Delivered to Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing - February 2000

Placed in storage at Kingman, Arizona - February 2000

Leased to Impulse Airlines

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LAX - April 10, 2000

Registered to Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing

Arrived Newcastle on delivery flight - May 6, 2000

Transferred to QantasLink but operated by Impulse - May 23, 2001

Transferred to Jetstar - May 25, 2004

Operated its final Jetstar service - JQ169 Ballina-Sydney - October 10, 2005

Withdrawn from use by Jetstar at Newcastle - October 10, 2005

Delivered to National Jet Systems operating as QantasLink - November 9, 2005

Registered to Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing GMBH & Co KG - November 15, 2005

Registered operator National Jet Systems Pty Ltd - November 24, 2005

Commenced QantasLink services as QF1810 Perth-Port Headland - November 28, 2005

Reregistered as VH-NXG - December 14, 2005

Current


 

VH-LAX. Impulse Airlines - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport.

(Image 4660-003. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-LAX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Sydney Airport, May 2002.

(Image 4660-042. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-LAX. Jetstar - in their original white livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2004.

(Image 4660-026. R. N. Smith Collection)