Ordered new by British Airways

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - February 13, 1990

Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524G2 engines

First flown as G-BNLH - March 8, 1990

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-BNLH - March 28, 1990

Registered to Sapphire Aircraft Leasing & Trading Limited and leased to British Airways

Departed Seattle (Everett) on delivery flight - March 28, 1990

Arrived London (Heathrow) at conclusion of delivery flight - March 28, 1990

Aircraft was named 'City of Westminster'

Operated first revenue service London (heathrow)-San Francisco - March 31, 1990

Operated last revenue service as BA282 Los Angeles-London (Heathrow) - October 24 - 25, 2000

Ferried London-Cambridge for prelease maintenance - October 31, 2000

Leased to Qantas Airways

Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft Register - November 13, 2000

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NLH - November 13, 2000

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Ferried Cambridge-Frankfurt as QF6016 in basic BA 'Wings' livery & Qantas titles - November 13, 2000

Operated first revenue service as QF7626 Frankfurt-Bangkok-Sydney - November 13, 2000

Arrived at Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - November 15, 2000

Operated first local Qantas service as QF127 Sydney-Hong Kong - November 19, 2000

Tail repainted in basic white during maintenance at Avalon - September 7 - 23, 2002

Operated final Qantas revenue service as QF1 Sydney-Bangkok-London - March 30, 2003

Ferried as QF6013 London-Cardiff for handover to British Airways - March 31, 2003

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 1, 2003

Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-BNLH - April 1, 2003

Ferried as BA9151E Cardiff-London for repaint into BA 'Union Flag' livery - May 1, 2003

Returned to service as BA27 London (Heathrow)-Hong Kong - May 14, 2003

Current

VH-NLH. Qantas - in basic British Airways livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2002.

(Image 4630-087. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-NLH. Qantas - in basic British Airways livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2002.

(Image 4630-065. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-NLH. Qantas - in a modified British Airways livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2002.

(Image 4630-088. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-NLH. Qantas - in a modified British Airways livery at Sydney Airport, February 2003.

(Image 4630-045. R. N. Smith Photograph)