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Withdrawn from use and prepared for sale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.