Ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - July 1976

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - September 19, 1977

First flown - October 4, 1977

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ECA - October 27, 1977

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas at Renton, Seattle - October 27, 1977

Ferried as QF501D Seattle-San Francisco - October 27, 1977

Operated first revenue service San Francisco-Sydney as QF4 - October 29, 1977

Arrived Sydney as QF4 at conclusion of delivery flight - October 31, 1977

Delivery route: San Francisco-Honolulu-Sydney

Aircraft was named 'City of Sale' by Mayor of Sale at Sydney - October 31, 1977

Sold by Qantas to Citibank Leasing (Canada) and leased back - July 8, 1987

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Port Moresby-Sydney as QF95/96 - August 23, 1987

Withdrawn from use at Sydney having flown 37,853 hours and 8,030 cycles - August 23, 1987

Prepared for sale to Air Canada including major overhaul and Section 41 modifications at Sydney

Sold to Aerospace Finance by Citibank Leasing for lease to Air Canada

Rolled out at Sydney in full Air Canada livery - December 14, 1987

Departed Sydney on delivery flight to Air Canada - January 11, 1988

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - January 12, 1988

Entered onto Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GAGC - January 12, 1988

Operated final Air Canada service Montreal-Toronto as AC425 - ?

Ferried Toronto-Tucson-Marana, Arizona for long term storage

Had flown 78,066 hours and 15,067 cycles

VH-ECA. Qantas Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, August 1980.

VH-ECA. Air Canada - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, December 1987.

C-GAGC. Air Canada - in the full livery at Zurich Airport, February 1988.

C-GAGC. Air Canada - in the full livery at Toronto Airport, May 1988.

C-GAGC. Air Canada - in the new livery at Toronto Airport, August 1996.