VH-TJA. Boeing 737-376. c/n 24295-1649.
First of four aircraft ordered new by Australian Airlines (T.A.A.) - 1986 Trans Australia Airlines (T.A.A.) renamed Australian Airlines - August 4, 1986 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - November 11, 1988 Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines First flown at Renton as VH-TJA - December 1, 1988 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJA - December 15, 1988 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - December 15, 1988 Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - December 17, 1988 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - December 19, 1988 Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field)-Kailua-Kona-Nadi-Melbourne Aircraft was named 'Resolute' Operated first Australian service Melbourne-Hobart as TN571 - December 22, 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 Leased to Polynesiand Airlines - January 28, 1999 Returned to Qantas at end of Polynesian Airlines lease - March 17, 1999 Operated final Qantas revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as QF487 - August 23, 2004 Transferred to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand Ferried Melbourne-Christchurch as QF6171 on delivery to Jetconnect - October 18, 2004 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 18, 2004 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JNN - October 18, 2004 Registered to Jetconnect (N.Z.) Ltd Operated first Jetconnect revenue service Christchurch-Auckland as QF4102 - October 19, 2004 Operated final Jetconnect domestic service Christchurch-Auckland as QF2762 - June 6, 2009 Jetconnect ceased New Zealand domestic services when these were taken over by Jetstar - June 9, 2009 Jetconnect commenced trans Tasman services - June 9, 2009 Operated first trans Tasman service Auckland-Brisbane-Auckland as QF126/125 - June 9, 2009 Operated final revenue service Sydney-Auckland as QF113 - September 8, 2009 Withdrawn from use and prepared for sale Ferried Auckland-Apia-Honolulu as QF6024 - September 14, 2009 Ferried Honolulu-Tucson as QF6026 - September 14, 2009 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - September 23, 2009 Sold to AAG (Aurora Aviation) XVIII LC, Lake Forrest, Illinois - September 23, 2009 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N295AG - September 25, 2009 Sold to Mathew Aviation Consultants LLC - October 13, 2009 Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - November 6, 2009 Aircraft permanently withdrawn from use and stored at Tucson, Arizona Scrapped at Tucson, Arizona by Mathews Aviation - 2011 |
VH-TJA. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane
Airport, June 1989. |
VH-TJA. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1989. |