Last of nine aircraft ordered new by Australian Airlines - July 28, 1988

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - October 28, 1991

Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines

First flown as VH-TJM - November 12, 1991

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJM - November 26, 1991

Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - November 26, 1991

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - November 28, 1991

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - November 30, 1991

Delivery route: Seattle (Everett)-Honolulu-Majuro-Port Vila-Melbourne

Aircraft was named 'Kestrel'

Operated first revenue service - December 1991

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

Australian Airlines initially continued to operate as a separate identity with some flights flown

between the two carriers jointly

Leased to Air Vanuatu for one week - October 31, 1992

Australian Airlines officially merged with Qantas - October 31, 1993

Ownership transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 8, 1993

Planned transfer to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand did not eventuate - November 2006

Registered to AAL Aviation Ltd - February 2, 2007

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as registered operator

Operated final revenue service Adelaide-Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF682 - May 15, 2011

Qantas titles and logo removed at Melbourne

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to Indonesia - June 20, 2011

Ferry route: Melbourne-Darwin-Jakarta (Sukarno-Hatta)

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 5, 2011

Sold to Sayegh Aviation Group - July 11, 2011

Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N248SY - July 12, 2011

Registered to Bank of Utah Trustees, Salt Lake City, Utah

Departed Jakarta on ferry flight to Budapest - August 10, 2011

Ferry route: Jakarta-Dubai-Larnaca-Budapest

Observed at Budapest in basic Qantas livery - August 29, 2011

Reportedly to be operated by Centauri RP Avia

Aircraft remains stored at Budapest as N248SY - December 2011

Current status - ?

VH-TJM. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1991.

VH-TJM. Qantas The Australian Airline - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1994.

VH-TJM. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2007.