VH-TAB. Boeing 737-3Q8. c/n 26282-2355.
Ordered new by International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - August 10, 1992 Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines First flown as 5W-ILF at Renton - August 27, 1992 Entered onto Polynesian Aircraft Register as 5W-ILF - September 1992 Accepted by ILFC at Renton - September 8, 1992 Leased to Polynesian Airlines - September 8, 1992 Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - September 9, 1992 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - September 11, 1992 Aircraft named 'Tooa' Pre-service maintenance carried out by Australian Airlines at Melbourne Ferried Melbourne-Sydney - September 30, 1992 Operated first Polynesian revenue service Sydney-Auckland-Apia as PH842 - September 30, 1992 Damaged at Faleolo - December 3, 1996 Returned to service - December 16, 1996 Sub-leased to Solomon Airlines - April 1 - 19, 2001 Sub-leased to Ansett Airlines - April 20 - May 4, 2001 Ferried Melbourne-Hamilton Island as PH991 - May 25, 2001 Sub-leased to Freedom Air International (N.Z.) - May 25, 2001 Operated final Freedom Airlines revenue service Hamilton Island-Melbourne as SJ321 - August 3, 2001 Returned to Polynesian Airlines - August 3, 2001 Lease to Polynesian Airlines terminated and aircraft returned to ILFC - August 3, 2001 Aircraft stored at Melbourne Airport Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd - October 13, 2001 Test flown as PH242 at Melbourne following repaint into full Qantas livery - October 15, 2001 Cancelled from the Polynesian Aircraft Register - October 16, 2001 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAB - October 18, 2001 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as registered operator Operated first Qantas revenue service Melbourne-Canberra as QF1058 - October 18, 2001 Sold to Castle 2003-1A LLC - June 26, 2003 Operated final Qantas revenue service Brisbane-Melbourne as QF637 - August 19, 2003 Post operative service carried out by Qantas with aircraft painted all-white Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 10, 2003 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N262KS - October 14, 2003 Registered to Castle 2003-1A LLC Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. in all-white livery - October 16, 2003 Ferry route: Melbourne-Nadi-Honolulu-Fresno-Fayetteville (Arkansas) Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - October 19, 2003 Entered onto the Cayman Islands Aircraft Register as VP-CKY - November 14, 2003 Leased to Cayman Airways Current with Cayman Airways |
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