Ninth 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 - February 5, 1987

Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines

First flown at Renton as VH-TAW - February 23, 1987

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAW - April 6, 1987

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - April 6, 1987

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - April 11, 1987

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - April 13, 1987

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

Aircraft named 'Progress'

Operated first Australian revenue service - April 1987

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 QF487 - July 2, 2003

Transferred to Qantas / Jetconnect, New Zealand

Ferried Melbourne-Christchurch as QF6011 on delivery to Jetconnect - July 5, 2003

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - July 7, 2003

Entered onto New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JNH - July 8, 2003

Registered to Jetconnect (N.Z.) Ltd

Operated first Jetconnect revenue service Christchurch-Auckland as QF4012 - September 3, 2003

Operated inaugural Jetconnect Christchurch-Brisbane service as QF56 - September 4, 2003

Operated its final Jetconnect service Auckland-Christchurch as QF4161 - October 27, 2005

Withdrawn from use and stored at Christchurch

Aircraft had flown 56,460 hours with 34,199 cycles

Test flown at Christchurch as QF6171 - January 5 and January 9, 2006

Ferried Christchurch-Avalon as QF6172 for freighter conversion by Qantas - April 21, 2006

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - April 26, 2006

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XMO - April 26, 2006

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd

Rolled out in full Australian Air Express livery at Avalon - October 2006

Aircraft now classified as a Boeing 737-376(SF)

Leased to Express Freighters Australia on behalf of Australian Air Express (both Qantas subsidiaries)

Operated first Australian Air Express revenue service Melbourne-Launceston as QF7372;

Launceston-Melbourne as QF7373; Melbourne-Hobart as QF7374 - October 24 - 25, 2006

Current with Australian Air Express - April 2009

VH-TAW. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1987.

ZK-JNH. Qantas - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, February 2004.