VH-TJP. Boeing 737-476. c/n 24441-2361.


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

First flown - September 9, 1992

Built for Australian Airlines order

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJP - September 1, 1992

Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd

Arrived at Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - October 2, 1992

Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Nadi-Melbourne

Aircraft was named 'Petrel'

Operated its first Australian revenue service - October 1992

Operated first service in full Qantas colors as QF221 Melbourne-Sydney - September 3, 1993

Ownership transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd following company take-over - December 8, 1993

Operated its final Qantas revenue service as QF694 Adelaide-Melbourne - March 30, 2006

Ferried to Avalon to be prepared for delivery to Jetconnect as ZK-JTP

Delivered to Jetconnect at Christchurch as QF6005 - June 2, 2006

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 2, 2006

Operated first Jetconnect revenue service as QF4104 Christchurch-Auckland - June 5, 2006

Operated its first trans-Tasman service as QF54 Auckland-Adelaide - June 17, 2006

Current


ZK-JTP. Qantas - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, October 2006.

(Image 4620-412. R. N. Smith Collection)

ZK-JTP. Qantas - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, March 2007.

(Image 4620-4106. P. J. Gates Photograph)