VH-EBX. Boeing 747-338. c/n 23688-662.
Ordered new by Qantas - 1985 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - October 10, 1986 Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524D4 engines First flown as N6005C - October 26, 1986 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBX - November 12, 1986 Registered to Allco Leverage Leasing Company Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - November 12, 1986 Ferried Seattle (Everett) - Los Angeles as QF18D - November 14, 1986 Operated supplementary passenger service Los Angeles-Sydney as QF18 - November 14, 1986 Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - November 16, 1986 Delivery route: Seattle-Los Angeles-Honolulu-Sydney Operated first revenue service Sydney-Perth-Sydney as QF7/15 - November 18, 1986 Aircraft named 'City of Perth' at Perth - November 18, 1986 Operated first internation service Sydney-Singapore-Bahrain-London-Manchester as QF1 - November 18, 1986 Aircraft renamed 'City of Wodonga' at Sydney - April 3, 1990 Leased to Japan Airlines (J.A.L.) for joint JAL / Qantas services to Japan - April 1, 1992 Operated in full J.A.L. livery with Qantas titles on rear fuselage Operated final JAL revenue service Tokyo-Cairns-Brisbane-Sydney as JL497 - April 1, 1994 Returned to Qantas service in J.A.L. livery - April 2, 1994 Operated last service in JAL livery Singapore-Brisbane as QF52 - April 10, 1994 Returned to Qantas service in full livery as 'City of Wodonga' - May 24, 1994 Leased to Air Pacific in full Qantas livery - March 17, 2003 Operated first Air Pacific service Sydney-Nadi as FJ910 - March 17, 2003 Returned to Qantas at Sydney - April 1, 2003 Registered to Qantas Airways, Ltd - May 11, 2005 Leased to Garuda Indonesian Airlines for Hadj flights in basic Qantas livery - December 2005 Departed Sydney as QF6009 on delivery to Garuda at Jakarta - December 6, 2005 Ferried Jakarta-Sydney as QF6016 on termination of Garuda lease - February 14, 2006 Returned to Qantas service - February 2006 Leased to Garuda Indonesian Airlines for Hadj flights in basic Qantas livery - November 2006 Departed Sydney as QF6015 on delivery to Garuda at Medan - November 26, 2006 Arrived Sydney as QF6016 on termination of Garuda lease - February 5, 2007 Returned to Qantas service Sydney-Perth as QF575 - February 11, 2007 Operated last revenue service Perth-Sydney as QF566 - November 16, 2008 Ferried Sydney-Honolulu-Marana as QF6020 - November 22, 2008 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 26, 2008 Sold to Evergreen International (USA), Marana for spares - November 26, 2008 Stored at Marana, Arizona awaiting scrapping |
VH-EBX. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, May 1987. |
VH-EBX. JAL / Qantas - in JAL livery with dual titles at Brisbane Airport, December 1992. |
VH-EBX. Qantas The Australian Airline - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. |
VH-EBX. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, October 2002. |
VH-EBX. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. |
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