On This Day - January 15, 1954. The East-West Airlines Douglas DC-3 VH-EWA 'Peel City' had the distinction of flying the shortest distance between two airfields, when it flew from the old Tamworth airfield to the new Tamworth airfield. The total flight time was two minutes. |
On This Day - January 15, 1977. The Ansett Airlines of Australia Fokker F.27-2087 Friendship VH-FNL was sold to Air Niugini and reregistered as P2-ANI. |
On This Day - January 15, 1979. The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-76 VH-TJF 'William Dampier' operated its final passenger service. It was then withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine), pending its sale to Constance Leasing USA on January 23. |
On This Day - January 15, 2014. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A330-202 VH-EBQ was ferried from Cairns to Brisbane as Flight JQ7994, for post-lease maintenance and its return to Qantas Airways. |
On This Day - January 15, 2016. The QantasLink Bombardier DHC-8-315Q VH-TQD, having been repainted into the Jetstar livery by Flying Colours in Townsville in September 2015, was ferried from Brisbane to Auckland (New Zealand) as Flight QLK713. |
On This Day - January 15, 2024. The QantasLink / Network Aviation Airbus A319-132 VH-8NP 'Karijini' arrived at Perth having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Salt Lake City) as Flight SXI2377. |