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

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - July 21, 1986

Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines

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

First flown at Renton as VH-TAI - August 6, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAI - August 22, 1986

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - August 22, 1986

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia as TN1396 - August 24, 1986

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - August 26, 1986

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

Aircraft named 'Boldness'

Operated first Australian revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as TN534 - August 30, 1986

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

Observed at Perth in Qantas livery with 'The Spirit of Australia' titles - January 2, 1998

Operated final Qantas revenue service Adelaide-Melbourne as QF694 - October 17, 2003

Sold to Comair, South Africa

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - October 31, 2003

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OKG - October 31, 2003

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight in basic Qantas livery - November 1, 2003

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

Current with Comair, South Africa - April 2009

VH-TAI. Australian - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, August 1986.

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

VH-TAI. Qantas The Australian Airline - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1996.