Second 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 18, 1988

Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines

First flown at Renton as VH-TJB - December 9, 1988

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJB - December 21, 1988

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - December 21, 1988

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - December 23, 1988

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - December 25, 1988

Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field)-Kailua-Kona-Nadi-Melbourne

Aircraft was named 'Fortitude'

Operated first Australian revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as TN492 - December 31, 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

Withdrawn from regular Qantas service for repainting in full Solomon Airlines livery - May 27, 1994

Rolled out at Melbourne in full Solomon Airlines livery - June 10, 1994

Aircraft renamed 'Guadalcanal'

Operated by Qantas / Solomon Airlines service on a shared basis

Operated domestic Qantas flights on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Operated Solomon Airlines flights Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday

Operated first Qantas service under this arrangement Cairns-Melbourne as QF644 - June 11, 1994

Operated first Solomon Airlines service Brisbane-Honiara as IE701/QF271 - June 18, 1994

Operated some flights for Air Pacific - March 1996

Operated Norfolk Jet Express service Brisbane-Norfolk Island-Brisbane - June 7, 1998

Operated services for Air Vanuatu - November 9 - 23, 2000

Returned to full Qantas service when lease to Solomons was terminated - March 1, 2001

Operated final flight in Solomon livery Canberra-Melbourne as QF721 - June 14, 2001

Rolled out at Melbourne in full Qantas livery - June 22, 2001

Aircraft was renamed 'Fortitude'

Operated final Qantas revenue service Mt Isa-Brisbane as QF1079 - May 28, 2004

Ferried Brisbane-Melbourne as QF6125 - May 28, 2004

Transferred to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 4, 2004

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JNC - June 4, 2004

Registered to Jetconnect (N.Z.) Ltd

Ferried Melbourne-Christchurch as QF6175 on delivery to Jetconnect - July 29, 2004

Operated 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 9, 2009

Operated final domestic New Zealand service Wellington-Auckland as QF2728 - June 9, 2009

Jetconnect commenced trans Tasman services - June 9, 2009

Operated final revenue service Brisbane-Auckland as QF125 - November 9, 2009

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 8, 2009

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - December 9, 2009

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N294AG - December 14, 2009

Registered to AAG XVIII LC, Lake Forrest, Illinois

Aircraft stored at Tucson in basic Qantas livery as N294AG - December 2009

Observed stored at Hamilton Aviation, Tucson’s ramp in basic Qantas livery as ZK-JNC

Sold to Skybus LLC, Indianapolis - June 7, 2010

Registered to Skybus LLC - June 24, 2010

Departed Tucson, AZ on ferry flight to England - December 18, 2010

Arrived England at conclusion of ferry flight - December 20, 2010

Ferry route: Tucson-Indianapolis-Goose Bay-Keflavik-Bournemouth

Undergoing conversion to VIP configuation by European Aviation

Conversion to VIP configuration ceased as airframe had been damaged beyond repair during the process

Stored at Bournemouth in basic Qantas livery without engines as N294AG - December 2011

Current status - ?

VH-TJB. Australian - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, January 1990.

VH-TJB. Solomons - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1994.

VH-TJB. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, July 2002.