On This Day - January 02, 1977. The ex Qantas Airways Boeing 707-338C VH-EBU, now owned by ITEL and leased to Air Niugini as P2-ANH, entered service, operating Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Port Moresby. |
On This Day - January 02, 1993. The Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) Boeing 767-284ER VH-RMA was leased to Vietnam Airlines. It was originally operated in an 'all-white' livery before being repainted the following year. |
On This Day - January 02, 2003. The Qantas Airways Airbus A330-202 VH-EBA 'Cradle Mountain' operated the airline's inaugural 'CityFlyer' service between Sydney (Kingsford Smith) and Perth as Flight QF581. Later that day it operated the inaugural 'CityFlyer' service between Perth and Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight QF580. |
On This Day - January 02, 2012. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438ER VH-OEJ 'Wunala Dreaming' was ferried from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Xiamen (China) as Flight QF6021 for repainting into the airline's 'New Roo' livery. |
On This Day - January 02, 2015. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGT was ferried from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Alice Springs (Northern Territory) as Flight QF6160 for storage, pending its sale. On engine shut-down the aircraft had flown 61,789.11 hours with 17,928 cycles. |