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

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - August 1, 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-TAJ - August 20, 1986

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Renton - September 5, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAJ - September 6, 1986

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - September 7, 1986

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - September 9, 1986

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

Aircraft named 'Challenge'

Operated first Australian revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as TN534 - September 13, 1986

Ownership transferred to Australian Airlines following company name change - July 11, 1988

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

Operated final Qantas revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as QF405 - September 6, 2003

Sold to Comair, South Africa

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - September 18, 2003

Entered onto South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OKC - September 18, 2003, 2003

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight in basic Qantas livery - September 19, 2003

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

Current with Comair - April 2009

VH-TAJ. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1988.

VH-TAJ. Qantas The Australian Airline - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1995.

ZS-OKC. British Airways - in the full livery at Johannesburg Airport, September 2006.