Ordered new by Australian Airlines

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

Australian Airlines officially merged with Qantas - October 31, 1993

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJZ - October 24, 1996

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - November 2, 1996

Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines

First flown as VH-TJZ at Renton - November 1996

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle - November 8, 1996

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia in full Qantas livery as QF6904 - November 10, 1996

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - November 12, 1996

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

Aircraft was named 'Integrity'

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Brisbane as QF628 - November 19, 1996

Aircraft was renamed 'Port Pirie' - December 14, 2003

Registered to Gadwell Leasing Ltd - June 23, 2006

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as registered operator

Operated final revenue service Brisbane-Melbourne as QF627 - January 9, 2009

Withdrawn from use and transferred to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 27, 2009

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JTS - February 27, 2009

Registered to Jetconnect (N.Z.) Ltd

Ferried Melbourne-Sydney as QF6182 - February 28, 2009

Operated first Jetconnect revenue service Sydney-Wellington as QF117 - March 1, 2009

Observed at Christchurh in the new Qantas livery - May 31, 2010

Operated final revenue service Brisbane-Auckland as QF115 - January 29, 2011

Ferried Auckland-Christchurd as QF6173 for maintenance by Air NZ Engineering - January 30, 2011

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - January 31, 2011

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJZ - January 31, 2011

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd

Ferried Christchurch-Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF6024 - May 6, 2011

Returned to Qantas service Melbourne-Brisbane as QF604 - May 11, 2011

Current with Qantas - 2011

VH-TJZ. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the old livery at Cairns Airport, June 1998.

VH-TJZ. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the revised livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2006.

VH-TJZ. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the revised livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2006.

ZK-JTS. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2009.