On This Day - April 26, 1975. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBL 'John Eyre' arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle). |
On This Day - April 26, 1990. The Australian Airlines Boeing 737-376 VH-TAX, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to the United Kingdom. It had been leased to Inter European Airways on April 23, for 4 months. |
On This Day - April 26, 1997. The Air New Zealand Boeing 767-204ER ZK-NBJ was leased to Britannia Airways for 6 months, in the basic 'Air New Zealand' livery. |
On This Day - April 26, 1997. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 727-277LR VH-ANA was withdrawn from service at Melbourne (Tullamarine) after it carried out four special 'staff farewell' flights over Melbourne as Flight AN4727. It was sold to Intrepid Aviation on May 28. |
On This Day - April 26, 1997. Ansett Airlines' final Boeing 727 flight was undertaken by the Boeing 727-277LR VH-ANB, when it performed a special 'staff fairwell flight' over Melbourne as Flight AN4726. It was then withdrawn from service and prepared for sale to Intrepid Aviation, which took place on May 14. |
On This Day - April 26, 2006. The Australian Airlines Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGJ operated its last service as Flight AO7882 from Singapore (Seletar) to Cairns via Darwin. It was then returned to Qantas Airways at the end of its lease. |
On This Day - April 26, 2008. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQF arrived at Newcastle, having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse) as Flight JST7994. |
On This Day - April 26, 2018. The Network Aviation / QantasLink Airbus A320-232 VH-VQU 'River Red Gum' entered service, operating Flight QF2642 from Perth to Karratha. |