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On This Day - December 01, 1969. The Pan American Airlines Boeing 707-321B N892PA 'Clipper Star King' crashed at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) whilst taking-off. There were no fatalities but the aircraft was very badly damaged. |
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On This Day - December 01, 1970. The Ansett Airlines of New South Wales Fokker F28-1018 VH-FKD operated its first revenue service, operating Flight WX1002 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Dubbo. This was the first jet-engined airliner to be utilised on New South Wales intrastate flights. |
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On This Day - December 01, 1973. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBH 'Freeman Cobb' entered service. |
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On This Day - December 01, 1988. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-377 VH-CZP arrived at Brisbane, having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle, Boeing Field) as Flight AN41. |
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On This Day - December 01, 1990. The Compass Airlines Airbus A300B4-605R VH-YMJ entered service, operating Flight YM2001 from Brisbane to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - December 01, 1992. The Boeing 767-204ER ZK-NBI was returned to Air New Zealand at Auckland (New Zealand) at the end of its 6-month sub-lease to Air Aruba. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2001. The Air Canada Boeing 767-38EER C-GBZR that had been wet-leased by Qantas Airways for two months to cover the shortfall in capacity, following the collapse of Ansett Airlines in September 2001, was returned to Air Canada at the end of its lease. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2001. The Qantas Jetconnect Boeing 737-33A VH-CZS entered service, operating Flight QF4007 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Wellington (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - December 01, 2005. The Impulse Airlines Boeing 717-2K9 VH-IMD was ferried from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (RAAF Richmond) as Flight JQ7980 for repainting into the revised QantasLink livery. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2005. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQS operated two of the airline's inaugural trans-Tasman services, operating Christchurch - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Christchurch as Flight JQ410/409 and then Christchurch - Brisbane - Christchurch as Flight JQ416/413. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2007. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-JQW was ferried from Newcastle to Singapore (Seletar) as Flight JQ7791 in the basic 'Saudi' livery without titles for maintenance and the application of 'Jetstar' titles. |
On This Day - December 01, 2011. The Skytrans de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311A VH-QQN entered service, operating Flight SKP1094 from Cairns to Eloise Mine via Townsville. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2012. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-336ER VH-ZXB operated its last revenue service as Flight QF452 from ? to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). It was then withdrawn from service and prepared for its ferry flight to the United States for storage. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2013. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232SL VH-VFV arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse) as Flight JST7992. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2013. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8FE VH-VUC 'Foxsy Rock'sy' operated its last service in the 'Virgin Blue' livery as Flight VA1375 from Launceston to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Townsville as Flight VA9941 later that day for repainting into the standard Virgin Australia livery by Flying Colours. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2015. The Jetstar Airways Bombardier DHC-8-315Q VH-SBI operated the airline's inaugural Napier - Auckland - Napier (New Zealand) service as Flight JQ350/351. Eastern Australia Airlines operated these services for Jetstar Airways. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2017. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-VZO 'Bendigo' returned to service, operating Flight QF969 from Townsville to Brisbane, after being repainted into the airline's new 'Silver Roo' livery at Singapore. |
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On This Day - December 01, 2023. The National Jet Systems / QantasLink Boeing 717-2BL VH-YQU operated its last revenue service as Flight QF1530 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Canberra. It was then withdrawn from use and prepared for its ferry flight to the United States for long-term storage. |
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