Ordered by Air Nauru

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - May 7, 1993

Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines

First flown as C2-RN10 - May 24, 1993

Entered onto the Nauru Aircraft Register as C2-RN10 - May 1993

Accepted by Air Nauru at Seattle - June 9, 1993

Aircraft was named 'President Hammer De Roburt'

Departed Seattle as ON1121 on delivery flight to Australia - June 21, 1993

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - June 23, 1993

Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field)-Port Angeles-Honolulu-Majuro-Nauru-Melbourne

Aircraft based and maintained in Melbourne by Australian Airlines

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney-Noumea-Nauru as ON120 - July 3, 1993

Leased to Norfolk Jet Express several days a week whilst still operating Air Nauru services - April 24, 1995

Leased to Kiwi International Airlines, New Zealand - May 3, 1996

Returned to Air Nauru - September 1996

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RON - June 26, 1998

Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as registered operator on behalf of Air Nauru

Dry leased to Air Nauru by Qantas

Entered long-term maintenance at Melbourne's Qantas Jet Base - April 23 to July 9, 2003

Operated its final revenue service Norfolk Island-Brisbane as QF394 - December 17, 2005

Ferried Brisbane-Melbourne as ON401 for storage - December 18, 2005

Repossessed by US Export-Import Bank and stored at Qantas Maintenance Base - December 18, 2005

Offered for sale by tender

Registered to Hydraqua, Mount Eliza, Victoria - February 2, 2006

Moved from storage to Qantas hangar for overhaul - October 8, 2006

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 10, 2006

Entered onto South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OAA - November 2006

Registered to Comair South Africa

Test flown at Melbourne after maintenance - November 10 - 11, 2006

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to South Africa - November 12, 2006

Delivery route: Melbourne-Port Headland-Cocos Islands-Male-Mahe-Johannesburg

Operated by Comair as a British Airways franchise in British Airways livery and Comair titles

Operated first Comair revenue service Johannesburg-Mauritius as BA6399 - March 10, 2007

Current with Comair - April 2009

 

VH-RON. Air Nauru - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2005.

ZS-OAA. British Airways - in the full livery at Johannesburg Airport, March 2007.