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

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

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - October 17, 1986

Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines

First flown at Renton as VH-TAV - November 5, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAV - December 12, 1986

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - December 12, 1986

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - December 14, 1986

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - December 16, 1986

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

Aircraft was named 'Intrepid'

Operated first Australian service - December 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 Adelaide-Melbourne as QF694 - July 6, 2005

Sold to Comair, South Africa

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 25, 2005

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OKJ - July 26, 2005

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to South Africa in basic Qantas livery - July 26, 2005

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

Current with Comair - April 2009

VH-TAV. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1989.

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