Ordered new by British Airways Ltd

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - February 20, 1990

First flown - June 23, 1990

Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524H engines

Entered onto U. K. Aircraft Register as G-BNWG

Accepted by British Airways at Seattle (Everett) - July 13, 1990

Aircraft named 'City of Strasbourg'

Operated first revenue service London (Heathrow)-Riyadh-Abu Dhabi - July 25, 1990

Repainted in new 'Wave of the City' tail livery - January 26, 1999

Operated last revenue service as BA857 Prague-London (Heathrow) - November 3, 1999

Ferried London-Cambridge for maintenance and storage - November 3, 1999

Test flown at Cambridge in basic British livery - December 6, 1999

Ferried Cambridge-London (Heathrow) - March 24, 2000

Rolled out in full Qantas livery at Heathrow with registration VH-ZXC taped over - April 1, 2000

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd - June 29, 2000

Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft Register - June 29, 2000

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZXC - June 30, 2000

Registered to Qantas Ltd, Sydney

Departed London (Heathrow) as QF6016 on delivery flight - June 30, 2000

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - July 1, 2000

Delivery route: London-Bangkok-Sydney

Ferried Sydney-Avalon for pre-service maintenance - July 1, 2000

Ferried Avalon-Sydney - July 14, 2000

Operated its first Qantas service as QF506 Sydney-Brisbane - July 17, 2000

Registered to G-BNWG Aircraft Pty Ltd - August 15, 2005

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as registered operator - August 15, 2005

Current

VH-ZXC. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, May 2001.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 4650-031.)

VH-ZXC. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, April 2003.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 4650-030.)