VH-TJN. Boeing 737-476. c/n 24439-2265.


Ordered new by Australian Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - March 20, 1992

Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJN - March 25, 1992

Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd

First flown as VH-TJN - April 3, 1992

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - April 22, 1992

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia as TN1396 - May 4, 1992

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - May 6, 1992

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

Aircraft was named 'Egret'

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Perth as TN014 - May 20, 1992

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

Australian Airlines officially merged with Qantas - October 31, 1993

Ownership transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 8, 1993

Operated last Qantas revenue service Adelaide-Melbourne as QF694 - April 4, 2007

Prepared for transfer to Qantas Jetconnet, New Zealand

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 31, 2007

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JTR - May 31, 2007

Registered to Jetconnect Ltd, New Zealand

Ferried Melbourne-Auckland as QF6173 - June 1, 2007

Operated first Jetconnect revenue service Auckland-Wellington as QF4003 - June 2, 2007

Observed at Auckland in the new Qantas (2007) livery - October 26, 2008

Was the first aircraft in Jetconnect fleet to be repainted into the new Qantas livery

Operated final New Zealand domestic service Queenstown-Christchurch as QF2772 - June 9, 2009

Ferried Christchurch-Auckland as QF6171 - June 9, 2009

Operated by Jetconnect on Trans-Tasman services only

Operated final revenue service Brisbane-Auckland as QF115 - March 24, 2011

All Qantas markings removed at Auckland

Test flown at Auckland in all-white livery as QF6173 - June 17, 2011

Departed Auckland on ferry flight to Indonesia as QF6029 - June 20, 2011

Arrived Jakarta at conclusion of ferry flight - June 21, 2011

Ferry route: Auckland-Brisbane-Darwin-Jakarta

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - July 5, 2011

Sold to Savegh Group Aviation - July 11, 2011

Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N249SY - July 12, 2011

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

Departed Jakarta on ferry flight to Budapest - August 2, 2011

Arrived Budapest at conclusion of ferry flight - August 3, 2011

Ferry route: Jakarta (Sukarno Hatta)-Abu Dhabi-Larnaca-Budapest

Observed at Budapest in full Samair livery - September 6, 2011

Entered onto the Slovakian Aircraft Register as OM-SAA - September 6, 2011

Cancelled from the U. S. Aircraft Register - September 9, 2011

Ferried Budapest-Belgrade-Bratislava as CCS001 on delivery to Samair - October 4, 2011

Aircraft carries small 'Sayegh Group' titles on fuselage

Current with Samair - 2011


VH-TJN. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1993.

VH-TJN. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Perth Airport, January 2003.

ZK-JTR. Qantas - in the old livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2007.

ZK-JTR. Qantas - in the new livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2008.

ZK-JTR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the new livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2009.