VH-TJV. Boeing 737-4Q8. c/n 25163-2264.


Ordered new by International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - March 19, 1992

Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines

First flown - April 8, 1992

Accepted by ILFC at Seattle - April 17, 1992

Leased to Solomon Airlines - April 17, 1992

Entered onto the Solomons Aircraft Register as H4-SOL - April 17, 1992

Aircraft was named 'Guadalcanal'

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia in full Solomons livery - April 29, 1992

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - May 1, 1992

Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field)-San Francisco-Honolulu-Majuro-Melbourne

Pre-service maintenance carried out by Qantas

Ferried Melbourne-Honiara on delivery to Solomon Airlines - May 17, 1992

Operated first Solomons revenue service Honiara-Cairns-Brisbane - May 19, 1992

ILFC transferred operating lease to Qantas Airways Ltd - June 16, 1994

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJV - June 17, 1994

Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as registered operator

Repainted into full Qantas livery at Melbourne - June 1994

Aircraft named 'Swan'

Operated first Qantas revenue service - July 1, 1994

Operated last revenue service Perth-Melbourne as QF498 - January 4, 2004

Returned to lessor in Melbourne for leased to Sky Airlines (Turkey)

Repainted by Qantas in full Sky Airlines livery

Test flown at Melbourne as QF6112 - February 24, 2004

Aircraft named 'Smile In The Sky'

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 10, 2004

Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-SKE - March 10, 2004

Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation

Leased to Sky Airlines (Turkey) as registered operator

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Turkey - March 10, 2004

Observed at Nuremburg now named 'Milky Wave' - March 29, 2004

Current with Sky Airlines - April 2009


H4-SOL. Solomons Royal Tongan - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, November 1992.

H4-SOL. Solomons Royal Tongan - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, November 1992.

VH-TJV. Qantas The Australian Airline - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2000.

TC-SKE. Sky - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, February 2004.

TC-SKE. Sky - in the full livery at an unknown airport, April 2004.