On This Day - May 16, 1980. The ex-Ansett Airlines Boeing 727-77QC VH-RMS, having been sold to Air Nauru and reregistered as C2-RN7, entered service, operating Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Noumea (New Caledonia) as a freighter. |
On This Day - May 16, 2007. The Australian air Express / National Jet Express Boeing 727-277AF VH-VLF operated its final revenue service operating Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) awaiting sale, having flown 56,917 hours with 38,549 cycles. |
On This Day - May 16, 2011. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-VZM 'Bathurst' arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle / Boeing Field) as Flight QF6024. It was the airline's 169th Boeing airliner and its 49th Boeing 737. |
On This Day - May 16, 2016. The Air New Zealand Airbus A320-232 ZK-OXL entered service, operating Flight NZ677 from Auckland to Dunedin (New Zealand). |