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On This Day - January 27, 1944. The Australian National Airways Douglas DC-2-115G '41-1376' having been registered as VH-ADZ and named 'Menana' entered service. |
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On This Day - January 27, 1947. Following its sale on December 06, 1946, the Royal Australian Air Force Douglas C-47A-20-DK 'A65-49' was delivered to Qantas Empire Airways Ltd and reregistered as VH-EAL on March 27. It was then ferried north to Papua New Quinea where it entered service. |
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On This Day - January 27, 1952. The Qantas Airways Lockheed 749 Constellation VH-EAA 'Ross Smith' was withdrawn from service to be converted to a L-749A-79 standard. |
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On This Day - January 27, 1985. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-338 VH-EBU 'City of Sydney' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Everett, Paine Field) via Los Angeles as Flight QF501. The sector from Los Angeles to Sydney was operated as a supplementry passenger service. This aircraft was the airline's 60th Boeing airliner and its 26th Boeing 747. |
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On This Day - January 27, 1987. The Australian Aircraft Sales Douglas DC-9-31 VH-TJJ departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) as Flight TN1398 on its ferry flight to the United States (Miami, Florida) for sale to Midway Airlines. |
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On This Day - January 27, 2004. The Pacific Blue Boeing 737-8FE ZK-PBA 'Bonnie Blue' operated the 'proving flight' Christchurch (New Zealand) - Brisbane - Christchurch as Flight DJ9061/9062. |
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On This Day - January 27, 2010. The Strategic Airlines Airbus A320-212 VH-YQA 'The Kimberley' was ferried from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Perth as Flight VC9501, in preparation for its entry into service. |
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On This Day - January 27, 2012. The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VFD entered service, operating Flight JQ528 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). |
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On This Day - January 27, 2013. The Alliance Airlines Fokker F28-070 HP-1732PST arrived at Brisbane having completed its delivery flight from Panama City as Flight SXI1303. It was reregistered as VH-JFE on February 15 before it entered service. |
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On This Day - January 27, 2023. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-7K2(W) VH-NJV 'Little Beach' entered service, operating Flight VA1398 from Brisbane to Adelaide (West Beach). |
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