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VH-TJZ. Boeing 737-476. c/n 28152-2829.
Was also registered as: ZK-JTS; ZS-OAR.
Last of three additional aircraft ordered by Qantas Airways to supplement the Australian Boeing 737s This order was confirmed - May 03, 1995 It was designated a '476' to mainain commonality with the acquired Australian Airlines fleet of Boeing 737-400s It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'PW550' Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJZ - October 24, 1996 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 02, 1996 Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines First flown as VH-TJZ at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 1996 Accepted by S. Skimin for Qantas Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 08, 1996 This was the 109th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways It was the 3rd Boeing 737 delivered new to Qantas Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6904 - November 10, 1996 Arrived Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - November 12, 1996 Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Apia - Nadi - Melbourne Aircraft was named 'Integrity' Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as QF628 - November 19, 1996 Departed Cairns with incorrect loadsheet data - July 16, 2000 To view the ATSB report on this incident please click 'HERE' The aircraft was renamed 'Port Pirie' - December 14, 2003 Registered to Gadwell Leasing Ltd - June 23, 2006 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as the registered operator Operated its final revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF627 - January 09, 2009 Withdrawn from use and transferred to Qantas Jetconnect, New Zealand Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 27, 2009 Entered onto the New Zealand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 (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF6182 - February 28, 2009 Operated its first Jetconnect revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Wellington as QF117 - March 01, 2009 Observed at Christchurh in the Qantas livery - May 31, 2010 Operated its final revenue service Brisbane - Auckland as QF115 - January 29, 2011 Ferried Auckland - Christchurd for maintenance by Air NZ Engineering as QF6173 - 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, Sydney Ferried Christchurch - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF6024 - May 06, 2011 Returned to Qantas service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as QF604 - May 11, 2011 Operated its final revenue service Adelaide - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF678 - October 16, 2013 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States as QF6027 - October 21, 2013 Arrived Victorville in the basic Qantas livery for storage - October 23, 2013 Ferry route: Melbourne - Sydney - Apia - Honolulu - Victorville This aircraft was sold to Comair, South Africa - 2014 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 25, 2014 Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OAR - September 30, 2014 Registered to Comair, South Africa Departed Victorville on the ferry flight to South Africa - October 07, 2014 Arrived Johannesburg on completion of the ferry flight - October 09, 2014 Ferry route: Victorville - ? - Sal Island - Libreville - Johannesburg Current with British Airways Comair |
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VH-TJZ. Qantas The Spirit Of Australia - 'Integrity' in the original livery at Cairns Airport, June 1998. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-095.) |
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VH-TJZ. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Port Pirie' in the revised livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-361.) |
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VH-TJZ. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Port Pirie' in the revised livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-349.) |
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ZK-JTS. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the revised livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-452.) |
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ZK-JTS. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the revised livery at Brisbane Airport, May 03, 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-492.) |
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VH-TJZ. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Port Pirie' in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 28, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-802.) |
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VH-TJZ. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Port Pirie' in the revised livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 06, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-803.) |
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ZS-OAR. British Airways - in the standard livery at Johannesburg Airport, October 2016. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-465.) |