VH-TJC. Boeing 737-376. c/n 24297-1740.


Third 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 - June 7, 1989

Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines

First flown at Renton as VH-TJC - June 20, 1989

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJC - July 11, 1989

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - July 12, 1989

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - July 13, 1989

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - July 15, 1989

Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field)-Honolulu-Majuro-Townsville-Melbourne

Aircraft was named 'Endeavour'

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney - July 18, 1989

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 Solomon Airlines - August 29 - October 1, 1996

Operated final Qantas service Adelaide-Melbourne as QF696 - October 23, 2004

Transferred to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand

Test flown at Melbourne as QF6115 after maintenance - December 17, 2004

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 10, 2005

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JND - January 10, 2005

Registered to Jetconnect (N.Z.) Ltd

Ferried Melbourne-Christchurch as QF6115 on delivery to Jetconnect - January 10, 2005

Operated first Jetconnect revenue service Christchurch-Auckland as QF4172 - January 11, 2005

Opertated final Jetconnect domestic service Christchurch-Auckland as QF2774 - June 9, 2009

Jetconnect ceased New Zealand domestic services when services taken over by Jetstar - June 9, 2009

Jetconnect continued to operate trans-Tasman services

Operated final revenue service Melbourne-Auckland as QF131 - September 28, 2009

Ferried Auckland-Apia-Honolulu as QF6024 in full Qantas livery - October 10, 2009

Ferried Honolulu-Tucson, Arizona as QF6026 - October 11, 2009

Sold to AAG (Aurora Aviation Group) VXIII LC, Lake Forest, Illinois - November 13, 2009

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - November 16, 2009

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N297AG - November 18, 2009

Registered to AAG XVIII LC, Lake Forrest, Illinois

Sold to Mathews Aviation Consultants LLC - December 12, 2009

Aircraft stored at Tucson, Arizona in basic Qantas livery as N297AG

Scrapped at Tucson, Arizona by Mathew Aviation at Tucson - 2011


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