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VH-TJD. Boeing 737-376. c/n 24298-1761. Was also registered as: ZK-JNO. |
This was the last of four additional 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 Renton - July 19, 1989 Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines First flown at Seattle (Renton) as VH-TJD - August 03, 1989 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJD - August 29, 1989 Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission, Melbourne Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - August 29, 1989 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as TN1398 - September 07, 1989 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - September 09, 1989 Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Auckland - Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Gallant' Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Adelaide (West Beach) as TN788 - October 09, 1989 Leased to Air Caledonie International in the standard Australian livery - June 29 - July 09, 1992 Australian Airlines was sold to Qantas Airways - September 14, 1992 Leased to Air Caledonie International in the standard Australian livery - May 11 - June 06, 1993 Australian Airlines was merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993 Ownership was transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 08, 1993 Leased to Air Caledonie International in the standard Australian livery - May 22 - 27, 1994 Operated its last service in the 'Australian' livery - July 26, 1994 Returned to service in the standard Qantas livery - August 18, 1994 Leased to Air Caledonie International in the standard Qantas livery - August 13 - September 02, 1995 Operated the Air Pacific service Brisbane - Nadi - Brisbane - March 03 - 04, 1996 Operated the Air Pacific service Brisbane - Nadi - Auckland - Nadi - Brisbane - March 17 - 18, 1996 Leased to Air Caledonie International in the standard Qantas livery - June 29 - August 14, 1996 Leased to Polynesian Airlines in the standard Qantas livery - November 01 - 20, 1996 Leased to Solomon Airlines in the standard Qantas livery - January 24 - February 28, 2000 Leased to Air Caledonie International in the standard Qantas livery - March 15 - April 13, 2000 Leased to Air Vanuatu - November 09 - 23, 2000 Operated its final revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF631 - January 20, 2005 Transferred to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 22, 2005 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JNO - March 22, 2005 Registered to Jetconnect (N.Z.) Ltd Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch on delivery to Jetconnect as QF6001 - March 23, 2005 Operated its first Jetconnect revenue service Christchurch - Queenstown as QF4103 - March 25, 2005 Ferried Auckland - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for 'C' check maintenance as QF6172 - November 08, 2006 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch after maintenance as QF6171 - December 2006 Operated its final Jetconnect revenue service Auckland - Wellington as QF2715 - December 05, 2008 Ferried Wellington - Christchurch for maintenance and storage as QF6171 - December 05, 2008 Withdrawn from use and prepared for scrapping Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - May 25, 2009 Partially scrapped at Christchurch - June 2009 The tail plane, engines, APU, nose cone and wings were removed The cockpit windows and cargo door were replaced with aluminium covers The fuselage was then used as a cabin trainer in the basic Qantas livery at Christchurch Airport |
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VH-TJD. Australian - 'Gallant' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-956.) |
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VH-TJD. Australian - 'Gallant' in the standard livery with additional 'Sydney Olympic Games' logo at Brisbane Airport, July 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-067.) |
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VH-TJD. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Gallant' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1994. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4622-277.) |
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VH-TJD. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'Gallant' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-227.) |
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ZK-JNO. Qantas - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, July 2005. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4621-131.) |
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ZK-JNO. Qantas - in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, July 02, 2005. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4621-132.) |
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ZK-JNO. Qantas - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-401.) |
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ZK-JNO. Qantas - in the standard livery at Queenstown Airport, January 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-454.) |