VH-TJP. Boeing 737-476. c/n 24441-2361.
Ordered new by Australian Airlines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - August 20, 1992 Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJP - September 1, 1992 Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd First flown as VH-TJP - September 9, 1992 Australian Airlines sold to Qantas Airways Ltd - September 14, 1992 Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - September 21, 1992 Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia as TN1396 - September 30, 1992 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - October 2, 1992 Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field)-Port Angeles-Honolulu-Nadi-Melbourne Aircraft was named 'Petrel' Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin as TN22 - October 7, 1992 Repainted into full Qantas livery at Melbourne - August 1993 Operated first service in full Qantas livery Melbourne-Sydney as QF221 - September 3, 1993 Australian Airlines officially merged with Qantas - October 31, 1993 Ownership transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 8, 1993 Operated final Qantas revenue service Adelaide-Melbourne as QF694 - March 30, 2006 Ferried Melbourne-Avalon to be prepared for transfer to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand - March 30, 2006 Ferried Avalon-Melbourne as QF6117 - May 28, 2006 Ferried Melbourne-Christchurch as QF6005 on delivery to Jetconnect - June 2, 2006 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 2, 2006 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JTP - June 2, 2006 Registered to Jetconnect Ltd, New Zealand Operated first Jetconnect revenue service Christchurch-Auckland as QF4104 - June 5, 2006 Operated first Jetconnect trans-Tasman service Auckland-Adelaide as QF54 - June 17, 2006 Rolled out at Christchurch in new Qantas 2007 livery - 2007 Operated 'last' revenue service Brisbane-Auckland as QF125 - February 17, 2011 Ferried Auckland-Hamilton as QF6171 for storage - February 23, 2011 Ferried Hamilton-Auckland and returned to service - March 4, 2011 Operated final revenue service Sydney-Auckland as QF171 - October 3, 2011 Qantas titles and tail logo removed at Auckland Departed Auckland on ferry flight to Jakarta as QF6029 - October 26, 2011 Arrived Jakarta at conclusion of ferry flight - October 27, 2011 Ferry route: Auckland-Brisbane-Darwin-Jakarta (Sukarno-Hatta) Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - October 31, 2011 Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-YUY - November 2011 Registered to Metro Batavia Airlines Current with Metro Batavia - December 2011 |
VH-TJP. Australian - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1993. |
VH-TJP. Australian - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1993. |
VH-TJP. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. |
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VH-TJP. Qantas The Australian Airline - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1995. |
VH-TJP. Qantas The Australian Airline - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1995. |
VH-TJP. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2004. |
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ZK-JTP. Qantas - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, October 2006. |
ZK-JTP. Qantas - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, March 2007. |
ZK-JTP. Qantas - in the new livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2011. |
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