VH-TBN. Boeing 727-276A. c/n 21479-1357.


First flown - June 9, 1978

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TBN - June 26, 1978

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - June 30, 1978

Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Pago Pago-Brisbane

Aircraft was named 'Caroline Chisholm'

Operated its first revenue service with T.A.A. - July 7, 1978

Transferred to Australian Airlines - July 11, 1988

Leased to Air Vanuatu - March 1989 to October 28, 1992

Aircraft was named 'Spirit of Vanuatu'

Operated its final revenue service with Australian Airlines - October 30, 1992

Had flown 43,420 hours & 29,287 cycles

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Sold to Extex International - June 11, 1993

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 15, 1993

Sold to Aeroexo - becoming XA-SJE - September 1993

Leased to Aviacsa - December 1994 to March 1996

AeroExo operations transferred to Aviacsa - 2000 - 2001

Aircraft still in service - 2005


VH-TBN. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the blue tail livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1978.

VH-TBN. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the blue tail livery at Sydney Airport, May 1980.

VH-TBN. Australian - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, July 1987.

XA-SJE. Aviacsa - in the full livery at unknown airport, December 1998.