First of twelve aircraft ordered new by Australian Airlines (T.A.A.) - May 27, 1985

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - April 2, 1986

Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines

First flown as N3281U at Renton - April 16, 1986

Accepted by Australian Airlines and handed back to Boeing test new EFIS equipment

Trans Australia Airlines (T.A.A.) renamed Australian Airlines - August 4, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAF - October 3, 1986

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - October 3, 1986

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on delivery flight to Australia - October 5, 1986

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - October 7, 1986

Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field)-Hilo-Pago Pago-Noumea-Melbourne

Aircraft was named 'Courageous'

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as TN472 - October 20, 1986

Australian Airlines merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993

Australian Airlines sold to Qantas Airways - September 14, 1992

Australian Airlines merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993

Ownership transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 8, 1993

Leased to Air Vanuatu - March 4, 2003 to April 10, 2003

Operated first Air Vanuatu revenue service Brisbane-Honiara as IE701 - March 4, 2003

Operated final Air Vanuatu revenue service Port Vila-Brisbane as NF20 - April 10, 2003

Operated final Qantas revenue service Adelaide-Melbourne as QF698 - August 8, 2003

Sold to Comair, South Africa

Test flown in basic Qantas livery without titles at Melbourne - August 18, 2003

Entered onto South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OKB - August 21, 2003

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - August 21, 2003

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to South Africa - August 22, 2003

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

Operated first Comair revenue service Johannesburg-Port Elizabeth as BA3619 - September 22, 2003

Current with Comair, South Africa

VH-TAF. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1988.

VH-TAF. Qantas The Australian Airline - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1994.