VH-TJI. Boeing 737-476. c/n 24434-1912.


Fifth on nine aircraft ordered new by Australian Airlines - July 28, 1988

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - August 8, 1990

Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines

First flown as VH-TJI - August 29, 1990

Technical acceptance by Australian Airlines - September 10, 1990

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJI - September 10, 1990

Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Renton - September 18, 1990

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on delivery flight to Australia - September 19, 1990

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - September 22, 1990

Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field)-Port Angeles-Honolulu-Nadi-Melbourne

Aircraft was named 'Swan'

Aircraft was delivered in full Malaysian Airline livery

Leased to Malaysian Airline System - October 1990

Entered onto the Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-MLD - October 4, 1990

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 4, 1990

Departed Melbourne as MH5411 on delivery flight to Malaysia - October 4, 1990

Delivery route: Melbourne-Adelaide-Perth-Kuala Lumpur

Officially leased to Malaysian Airlines - October 5, 1990

Australian Airlines sold to Qantas Airways Ltd - September 14, 1992

Lease to Malaysian Airlines terminated - October 2, 1992

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of ferry flight from Kuala Lumpur - October 3, 1992

Cancelled from the Malaysian Aircraft Register - October 3, 1992

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJI - October 27, 1992

Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd

Rolled out in Melbourne in Air Vanuatu livery for joint operations - October 25, 1992

Aircraft was named 'Spirit of Vanuatu'

Operated first Australian revenue service Melbourne-Brisbane as TN420 - October 30, 1992

Operated first Air Vanuatu revenue service Brisbane-Port Vila as NF24 - November 11, 1992

Australian Airlines officially merged with Qantas - October 31, 1993

Ownership transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 8, 1993

Operated final Air Vanuatu revenue service Port Vila-Brisbane as NF23 - April 29, 1998

Lease to Air Vanuatu terminated - April 29, 1998

Returned to Qantas service Brisbane-Melbourne as QF633 - April 30, 1998

Repainted into full Qantas livery at Melbourne

Aircraft renamed 'Swan'

Operated first revenue service in Qantas livery - May 13, 1998

Aircraft renamed 'Cloncurry' - November 30, 2003

Registered to Denpet Pty Ltd - August 15, 2005

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as registered operator

Leased to Air Vanuatu in full Qantas livery - October 20 to November 8, 2005

Current with Qantas - April 2009


VH-TJI. Malaysian - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, October 1990.

VH-TJI. Air Vanuatu - in the basic Australian livery at Brisbane Airport, February 1993.

VH-TJI. Air Vanuatu - in the basic Australian livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1993.

VH-TJI. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2005.