Last 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 - July 19, 1989

Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines

First flown at Renton as VH-TJD - August 3, 1989

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJD - August 29, 1989

Registered to Australian National Airlines Commission

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - August 29, 1989

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - September 7, 1989

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - September 9, 1989

Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field)-Honolulu-Auckland-Melbourne

Aircraft was named 'Gallant'

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Adelaide as TN788 - October 9, 1989

Leased to Air Caledonie International in full Australian livery - June 29 - July 9, 1992

Australian Airlines sold to Qantas Airways - September 14, 1992

Leased to Air Caledonie International in full Australian livery - May 11 - June 6, 1993

Australian Airlines merged with Qantas Airways - October 31, 1993

Ownership transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 8, 1993

Leased to Air Caledonie International in full Australian livery - May 22 - 27, 1994

Leased to Air Caledonie International in full Australian livery - August 13 - September 2, 1995

Operated Air Pacific service Brisbane-Nadi-Brisbane - March 3 - 4, 1996

Operated Air Pacific service Brisbane-Nadi-Auckland-Nadi-Brisbane - March 17 - 18, 1996

Leased to Air Caledonie International in full Australian livery - June 29 - August 14, 1996

Leased to Polynesian Airlines in full Australian livery - November 1 - 20, 1996

Leased to Solomon Airlines in full Australian livery - January 24 - February 28, 2000

Leased to Air Caledonie International in full Australian livery - March 15 - April 13, 2000

Leased to Air Vanuatu - November 9 - 23, 2000

Operated final revenue service Brisbane-Melbourne 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-Christchurch as QF6001 on delivery to Jetconnect - March 23, 2005

Operated first Jetconnect revenue service Christchurch-Queenstown as QF4103 - March 25, 2005

Ferried Auckland-Melbourne as QF6172 for 'C' check maintenance - November 8, 2006

Ferried Melbourne-Christchurch as QF6171 after maintenance - December 2006

Operated final Jetconnect revenue service Auckland-Wellington as QF2715 - December 5, 2008

Ferried Wellington-Christchurch as QF6171 for maintenance and storage - December 5, 2008

Withdrawn from use and prepared for scrapping

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - May 25, 2009

Partially scrapped at Christchurch - June 2009

Tail plane, engines, APU, nose cone and wings removed

Cockpit windows and cargo door replaced with aluminium covers

Fuselage used as a cabin trainer in basic Qantas livery at Christchurch Airport

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

ZK-JNO. Qantas - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2007.