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VH-TJB. Boeing 737-376. c/n 24296-1653. Was also registered as: ZK-JNC; N294AG. |
This was the second of four aircraft ordered new by Australian Airlines (T.A.A.) - 1986 Trans-Australia Airlines (T.A.A.) was renamed Australian Airlines - August 04, 1986 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 18, 1988 Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) as VH-TJB - December 09, 1988 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJB - December 21, 1988 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission, Melbourne Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - December 21, 1988 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as TN1397 - December 23, 1988 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - December 25, 1988 Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Kailua - Kona - Nadi - Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Fortitude' Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as TN492 - December 31, 1988 Australian Airlines was sold to Qantas Airways - September 14, 1992 Australian Airlines was merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993 Ownership was transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - December 08, 1993 Operated its last service in Australia Airlines livery Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF637 - May 27, 1994 Repainting in the standard Solomon Airlines livery at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the standard Solomon Airlines livery - June 10, 1994 The aircraft was renamed 'Guadalcanal' Operated by Qantas Airways / Solomon Airlines on a shared basis It operated domestic Qantas flights on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday It operated Solomon Airlines flights on Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday Operated its first Qantas service under this arrangement Cairns - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF644 - June 11, 1994 Operated its first Solomon Airlines service Brisbane - Honiara as IE701/QF271 - June 18, 1994 Operated some flights for Air Pacific - March 1996 Operated the Norfolk Jet Express service Brisbane - Norfolk Island - Brisbane - June 07, 1998 Operated services for Air Vanuatu - November 09 - 23, 2000 Returned to Qantas service when the lease to Solomons was terminated - March 01, 2001 Operated its final flight in Solomon livery Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF721 - June 14, 2001 Rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the standard Qantas livery - June 22, 2001 The aircraft was renamed 'Fortitude' Operated its final Qantas revenue service Mt Isa - Brisbane as QF1079 - May 28, 2004 Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF6125 - May 28, 2004 Transferred to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 04, 2004 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JNC - June 04, 2004 Registered to Jetconnect (N.Z.) Ltd Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch on delivery to Jetconnect as QF6175 - July 29, 2004 Operated its first Jetconnect revenue service Christchurch - Auckland as QF4102 - July 30, 2004 Jetconnect ceased New Zealand domestic services when these were taken over by Jetstar - June 09, 2009 Operated its final domestic New Zealand service Wellington - Auckland as QF2728 - June 09, 2009 Jetconnect commenced trans Tasman services - June 09, 2009 Operated its final revenue service Brisbane - Auckland as QF125 - November 09, 2009 This was the final passenger service operated by a Qantas Group Boeing 737 series 300 aircraft Withdrawn from service at Auckland Airport and prepared for sale Ferried Auckland - Apia - Honolulu as QF6024 - November 21, 2009 Ferried Honolulu - Tucson as QF6026 - November 22, 2009 Sold to AAG (Aurora Aviation) XVIII LC, Lake Forrest, Illinois - December 08, 2009 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - December 09, 2009 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N294AG - December 14, 2009 Registered to AAG XVIII LC, Lake Forrest, Illinois The aircraft was stored at Tucson in the basic 'Qantas' livery as 'N294AG' - December 2009 It was observed stored on the Hamilton Aviation, Tucson’s ramp in the basic Qantas livery as 'ZK-JNC' Sold to Skybus LLC, Indianapolis - June 07, 2010 Registered to Skybus LLC - June 24, 2010 Departed Tucson, AZ on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom - December 18, 2010 It arrived at Bournemouth on completion of the ferry flight - December 20, 2010 Ferry route: Tucson - Indianapolis - Goose Bay - Keflavik - Bournemouth This aircraft was to undergo a conversion to a 'VIP' configuation by European Aviation The conversion to 'VIP' configuration ceased as the airframe had been damaged beyond repair during the process Stored at Bournemouth in the basic 'Qantas' livery without engines as 'N294AG' - January 01, 2011 It was observed stored at Bournemouth in the basic 'Qantas' livery - July 03, 2012 It was observed stored at Bournemouth in the basic 'Qantas' livery - August 23, 2013 It was observed stored at Bournemouth in the basic 'Qantas' livery - January 10, 2015 It was observed cut in half at Bournemouth - February 28, 2015 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - February 28, 2015 Scrapped at Bournemouth - 2015 |
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VH-TJB. Australian - 'Fortitude' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 19, 1990. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-288.) |
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VH-TJB. Solomons - 'Guadelcanal' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-066.) |
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VH-TJB. Solomons - 'Guadelcanal' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-289.) |
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VH-TJB. Solomons - 'Guadelcanal' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-625.) |
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VH-TJB. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'Fortitudel' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-226.) |
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ZK-JNC. Qantas - in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, July 2005. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4621-123.) |
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ZK-JNC. Qantas - in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, January 05, 2007. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4622-379.) |
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ZK-JNC. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, February 04, 2007. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4622-381.) |
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ZK-JNC. Qantas - in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, October 2007. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4621-124.) |
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ZK-JNC. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, November 2007. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4621-125.) |
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ZK-JNC. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, November 2007. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4622-582.) |
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ZK-JNC. Qantas - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, July 13, 2009. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4622-380.) |