Ordered new by Australian Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - September 1, 1992

Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJQ - September 7, 1992

Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd

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

First flown as VH-TJQ - September 21, 1992

Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle - September 29, 1992

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia as AUS1397 - October 8, 1992

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - October 10, 1992

Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field)-Port Angeles-Honolulu-Apia-Nadi-Melbourne

Aircraft was named 'Bellbird'

Operated first Australian revenue service - October 1992

Australian Airlines officially merged with Qantas - October 31, 1993

Ownership transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 8, 1993

Operated final revenue service Adelaide-Melbourne as QF694 - May 2, 2006

Withdrawn from service and prepared for transfer to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 21, 2006

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JTQ - June 21, 2006

Registered to Jetconnect Ltd, (NZ) Ltd

Ferried Melbourne-Christchurch as QF6011 on delivery to Jetconnect - June 22, 2006

Operated first Qantas Jetconnect revenue service Auckland-Wellington as QF4043 - June 23, 2006

Observed at Christchurch in new Qantas livery - May 31, 2009

Operated its final New Zealand domestic service Auckland-Wellington as QF2719 - June 9, 2009

Operated final revenue service Brisbane-Auckland as QF125 - November 15, 2011

Aircraft stored at Auckland in basic Qantas livery as ZK-JTQ

Current - 2011

VH-TJQ. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1993.