Ordered new by Qantas

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - September 23, 1991

First flown as N6018N - October 9, 1991

Powered by General Electric CF6-80C2B6 engines

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OGK - October 23, 1991

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd

Accepted by Qantas at Seattle (Everett) - October 23, 1991

Departed Seattle (Everett) as QF7610D for Las Vegas-Vancouver on delivery flight - October 23, 1991

Operated first revenue service as QF531 Vancouver-Papeete-Sydney - October 24, 1991

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight as QF531 - October 26, 1991

Delivery route: Seattle-Las Vegas-Vancouver-Papeete-Sydney

Aircraft was named 'City of Mackay'

Leased to Australian Airlines - November 18, 2002

Operated charter for Singapore Air Force Rockhampton-Sydney-Singapore - October 9, 1993

Operated last Qantas service as QF168 Cairns-Sydney - October 26, 2002

Ferried Sydney-Avalon for refurbishment - October 26, 2002

Ferried Avalon-Richmond for repainting into Australian Airlines livery - November 5, 2002

Leased to Australian Airlines Pty Ltd - November 16, 2002

Ferried Richmond-Sydney as QF6194 in Australian Airlines livery - November 18, 2002

Accepted by Australian Airlines in Sydney - November 18, 2002

Ferried Sydney-Cairns as AO7801 - November 18, 2002

Operated first Australian Airlines revenue service as AO77914 Cairns-Coolangatta - November 19, 2002

Operated QF799 / 712 Cairns-Brisbane-Cairns service - July 7, 2003

Registered to RIL Aviation OGK Pty Ltd - November 14, 2005

Operated its final Australian revenue service as AO7950/08 Nagoya-Cairns - May 9, 2006

Ferried Cairns-Brisbane as AO7805 for cabin refurbishment - May 9, 2006

Ferried Brisbane-Sydney as AO7801 - May 16, 2006

Returned to Qantas service in Australian livery - May 17, 2006

Ferried Sydney-Richmond as QF6193 for repainting into Qantas livery - June 10, 2006

Ferried Richmond-Sydney as QF6124 in full Qantas livery - June 22, 2006

Aircraft name 'City of Mackay' not carried externally on aircraft

Returned to Qantas service as QF846 Sydney-Darwin - June 22, 2006

Registered operator Qantas Airways Ltd - July 24, 2006

Current

VH-OGK. Qantas The Australian Airline - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2002.

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 4650-021.)

VH-OGK. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, October 2005.

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 4650-063.)

VH-OGK. Australian - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, October 2005.

(P. J. Gates Photograph. 4650-064.)