Construction completed at Boeing Long Beach plant - September 2001

First flown as N2427A - September 2001

Delivered to Trans World Airlines as N2427A - September 28, 2001

Sold to Pembroke 717 Leasing 55094 Ltd - September 28, 2001

Leased to Trans World Airlines - September 28, 2001

Transferred to American Airlines when airlines merged - December 2, 2001

Withdrawn from use and stored at Victorville, California - December 2, 2001

Returned to Pembroke 717 Leasing Ltd - May 17, 2002

Leased to Qantas

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VQH - May 17, 2002

Delivered to QantasLink at Newcastle - May 20, 2002

Transferred to Jetstar - May 25, 2004

Registered to Pembroke Aircraft Leasing Australia Pty Ltd - November 10, 2005

Painted in gold fuselage colors with LYNXjet titles at Melbourne - November 16, 2005

Did not enter service with these titles but retained the fuselage colors, as promotional deal cancelled

Entered Jetstar service wearing special Christmas & New Year messages - December 10, 2005

'Christmas' & 'New Year' titles removed at Richmond - January 2006

'Domino's Pizza' & 'Puffection' titles unveiled at Newcastle - February 1, 2006

Reregistered as VH-YQH - February 1, 2006

Registered to Jetstar Airways, Newcastle

Operated its final Jetstar service - JQ389 Brisbane-Newcastle - May 4, 2006

Withdrawn from service and stored at Newcastle - June 10, 2006

Reregistered as VH-NXM -

Registered operator National Jet Systems Pty Ltd - May 11, 2007

Current

VH-VQH. QantasLink - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, July 2002.

(Image 4660-056. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-VQH. Jetstar - in the original white livery at Sydney Airport, August 2004.

(Image 4660-025. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-VQH. Jetstar - with special colors & 'Lynx jet' titles at Melbourne Airport, December 2005.

(Image 4660-028. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-VQH. Jetstar - with special colors & no titles at Melbourne Airport, December 2005.

(Image 4660-029. R. N. Smith Collection)

VH-VQH. Jetstar - with special 'Happy New Year' titles at Brisbane Airport, January 2006.

(Image 4660-050. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-VQH. Jetstar - with special 'Happy New Year' titles at Brisbane Airport, January 2006.

(Image 4660-057. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-VQH. Jetstar - with special 'Happy New Year' titles at Brisbane Airport, January 2006.

(Image 4660-036. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-VQH. Jetstar - with special 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' titles at Brisbane Airport, January 2006.

(Image 4660-037. P. J. Gates Photograph)

 

VH-YQH. Jetstar - with special 'Dominos Pizza' titles and Lynx colors at Brisbane Airport, June 2006.

(Image 4660-023. P. J. Gates Photograph)