Ordered new by Qantas

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - September 17, 1991

First flown as VH-OGJ - October 3, 1991

Powered by General Electric CF6-80C2B6 engines

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OGJ - October 16, 1991

Registered JL Sur Lease Co Ltd

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - October 16, 1991

Departed Seattle (Everett) as QF7610D for Vancouver on delivery flight - October 16, 1991

Ferried Vancouver-San Diego as QF531P - October 17, 1991

Operated first revenue service San Diego-Honolulu-Sydney as QF531 - October 17, 1991

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight as QF531 - October 18, 1991

Flight crew: Capts P. Howell, D. Oliver

Delivery route: Seattle-Vancouver-San Diego-Honolulu-Sydney

Aircraft was named 'Port Macquarie' at Sydney - August 1, 1992

Operated charter for Singapore Air Force Rockhampton-Sydney-Singapore - October 16, 1993

Leased to Japanese Government in full Qantas livery for Japanese Prime Minister tour of

Australia and New Zealand - April 28 to May 1, 1997

Sectors flown: Sydney-Canberra-Wellington-Auckland-Sydney

Operated final service in Qantas livery Singapore-Darwin-Adelaide-Sydney as QF82 - September 1, 2002

Ferried Sydney-Richmond as QF6193 for painting in Australian Airlines livery - September 2, 2002

Ferried Richmond-Sydney as QF6194 in Australian livery for media presentation - September 15, 2002

Returned to Qantas service in Australian livery - September 16 - 29, 2002

Operated first Qantas service in Australian livery Sydney-Brisbane as QF500 - September 16, 2002

Operated last Qantas service in Australian livery Brisbane-Sydney as QF557 - September 29, 2002

Ferried Sydney-Avalon for interior refurbishment as QF6195 - September 29, 2002

Configured to seat 271 passengers in economy class layout

Leased to Australian Airlines Pty Ltd - October 2002

Ferried Sydney-Cairns as AO7801 - October 14, 2002

Operated final Australian service Singapore-Darwin-Cairns as AO7882 / 26 - April 26 - 27, 2006

Ferried Cairns-Brisbane for cabin refurbishment - April 27, 2006

Utilised on trans Tasman services for Qantas in full Australian livery - May 9 - 14, 2006

Ferried Sydney-Richmond as AO6193 for repainting into Qantas livery - May 15, 2006

Ferried Richmond-Sydney after repaint into Qantas livery - May 29, 2006

Reentered Qantas service Sydney-Melbourne as QF463 - May 29, 2006

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd - July 24, 2006

Current

VH-OGJ. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, March 1993.

VH-OGJ. Qantas The Australian Airline - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, February 1996.

VH-OGJ. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2004.

VH-OGJ. Australian - in the full livery with 'World Expo' titles at Cairns Airport, February 2005.

VH-OGJ. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, January 2006.