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On This Day - January 16, 1980. Debbie Wardley, then aged 26, was rostered to crew an Ansstt Airlines Fokker F.27 Friendship from Alice Springs. She became Australia's first female commercial airline pilot in an otherwise very 'male oriented' industry. It was a belief at that point in time, that male pilots were much 'safer' than female pilots in commercial airline flying. |
On This Day - January 16, 1981. The Ansett Airlines of Australia Fokker F.27-2013 Friendship VH-FNI was sold to Commercial Airways Pty Ltd, South Africa, trading as Comair. |
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On This Day - January 16, 2004. The QantasLink Bombardier DHC-8-315Q C-GZDO arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from Canada (Toronto / Downsview). It was reregistered as VH-TQD before it entered service. |
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On This Day - January 16, 2006. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-VYJ 'Cann River' arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle, Boeing Field) as Flight QF6020. It was the airline's 154th Boeing airliner and its 34th Boeing 737. |
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On This Day - January 16, 2010. The Tiger Airways Australia Airbus A320-232 VH-VNK arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its ferry flight from Singapore (Seletar). |
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