Eleventh 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 - April 27, 1987

Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines

First flown at Renton as VH-TAY - May 13, 1987

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TAY - June 17, 1987

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - June 23, 1987

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - June 24, 1987

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - June 26, 1987

Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field)-Honolulu-Majuro-Townsville-Melbourne

Aircraft named 'Valiant'

Operated first revenue service - June 27, 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 QF493 - October 28, 2003

Transferred to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand

Ferried Melbourne-Christchurch as QF6011 on delivery to Jetconnect - November 2, 2003

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 4, 2003

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JNA - November 5, 2003

Registered to Jetconnect (N.Z.) Ltd

Operated first Jetconnect service Christchurch-Auckland as QF4138 - January 1, 2004

Operated inaugural Jetconnect Auckland-Adelaide-Auckland service as QF54/53 - March 27, 2006

Operated final Jetconnect service Auckland-Christchurch as QF4133 - June 13, 2006

Ferried Christchurch-Avalon as QF6002 for freighter conversion by Qantas - June 15, 2006

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - June 16, 2006

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XMR - June 19, 2006

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd

Damaged during conversion when forward jack pierced fuselage skin - November 3, 2006

Rolled out at Avalon in full Australian Air Express livery - January 2007

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

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

Test flown at Avalon as QF6132 - January 30-31, 2007

Ferried Avalon-Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF6114 - February 1, 2007

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Brisbane-Townsville-Cairns - February 2, 2007

Current with Australian Air Express - April 2009

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