Ordered new by Australian Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - June 11, 1992

Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines

First flown as VH-TJO - June 25, 1992

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJO - July 13, 1992

Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - July 13, 1992

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - July 22, 1992

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - July 24, 1992

Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field)-Port Angeles-Hilo-Noumea-Melbourne

Established world distance record on delivery between Hilo-Noumea of 6,262 km

Aircraft was named 'Lorikeet'

Operated first revenue service - July 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

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd - August 15, 2005

Operated services for Air Nauru / Norfolk Jet Express following their grounding - March 1, 2006

Route: Brisbane-Norfolk Island-Sydney-Norfolk Island-Brisbane

Observed in the new Qantas livery - August 2007

Operated 'last' revenue service Sydney-Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF407 - October 17, 2011

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine)-Avalon as QF6121 for storage - October 17, 2011

Ferried Avalon-Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF6121 - October 24, 2011

Returned to service Melbourne-Brisbane as QF618 - November 20, 2011

Current with Qantas - 2011

VH-TJO. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1993.

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

VH-TJO. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2008.