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Withdrawn from regular Qantas service for repainting in full Solomon Airlines livery - May 27, 1994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

Current with Jetconnect - April 2009