Tenth 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 13, 1987

Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines

First flown at Renton as VH-TAX - March 3, 1987

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAX - 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 10, 1987

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - April 12, 1987

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

Aircraft named 'Success'

Operated first Australian revenue service Melbourne-Launceston as TN539 - April 15, 1987

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

Leased to Inter European Airways - April 23, 1990 to August 30, 1990

Was operated in basic Australian livery with Inter European titles and logo

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Inter European Airways - April 26, 1990

Returned to Australian Airlines in Melbourne - August 29, 1990

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

Was last aircraft to fly in Australian livery when it flew Brisbane-Melbourne as QF637 - August 18, 1994

Operated final Qantas revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as QF467 - May 21, 2005

Sold to Comair, South Africa

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 8, 2005

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OKI - June 8, 2005

Departed Melbourne of delivery flight to South Africa in basic Qantas livery - June 9, 2005

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

Current with Comair - April 2009

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

ZS-OKI. British Airways - in the full livery at Johannesburg Airport, October 2006.