First flown - May 11, 1979

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TBP - May 22, 1979

Arrived Melbourne on delivery to Trans-Australia Airlines - May 26, 1979

Delivery route was Seattle-Honolulu-Pago Pago-Brisbane

Aircraft was named 'John Macarthur'

Operated its first revenue service with T.A.A. - June 5, 1979

Transferred to Australian Airlines - July 11, 1988

Operated its final service with Australian Airlines - September 28, 1992

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Had flown 38,261 hours & 27,592 cycles

Sold to Extex International - November 4, 1993

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Fort Worth, Texas - November 4, 1993

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 5, 1993

Sold to Aeroexo - becoming XA-SLM - December 1993

Leased to Aviacsa - December 1994 to June 1995

Aircraft still in service - 2005

VH-TBP. TAA Trans-Australia Airlines - in the white 'T' colors at Sydney Airport, May 1980.

(Image 4610-193. R. N. Smith Photograph)

XA-SLM. Aviacsa - in their full color scheme at Miami Airport, March 2002.

(Image 4610-012. R. N. Smith Collection)