Ordered new by British Airways Ltd

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - March 18, 1991

First flown - April 2, 1991

Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524H engines

Entered onto U. K. Aircraft Register as G-BNWK - April 18, 1991

Accepted by British Airways at Seattle (Everett) - April 18, 1991

Aircraft named 'City of Amsterdam'

Ferried Seattle (Everett)-London (Heathrow) on delivery to British Airways - April 19 - 20, 1991

Operated first revenue service London (Heathrow) - Moscow (Sheremetyevo) - April 22, 1992

Repainted at Shannon in new 'Column' tail livery - December 21, 1998

Operated last revenue service Madrid-London (Heathrow) - October 31, 2000

Rolled out at London in full Qantas livery as G-BNWK - November 11, 2000

Flew acceptance flight at London as G-BNWK - December 22, 2000

Registration marks VH-ZXE applied to aircraft - December 23, 2000

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 23, 2000

Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft Register - December 24, 2000

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZXE - December 24, 2000

Registered to Qantas Ltd, Sydney

Departed London (Heathrow) as QF6016 on delivery flight - December 24, 2000

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight as QF7630 - December 26, 2000

Delivery route: London-Bangkok-Sydney

Operated its first Qantas service as QF417 Sydney-Melbourne - December 27, 2000

Registered to G-BNWK Aircraft Pty Ltd - May 2, 2006

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as registered operator - May 2, 2006

Current

VH-ZXE. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, March 2002.

(R. N. Smith Photograph. 4650-033.)