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. |
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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. |