On This Day - March 01, 1957.

The Trans-Australia Airlines Vickers 756C Viscount VH-TVL 'James Cook' arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) having completed its delivery flight from the United Kingdom (Hurn).

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On This Day - March 01, 1968.

Trans-Australia Airline pilots began a 39-day strike over the airline's 'two-man' crewing of their Douglas DC-9 aircraft. This strike does not affect Ansett-ANA, as its owner, Reg Ansett had agreed to a 'third' flight crew member in the cockpit of its Douglas DC-9 aircraft.

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On This Day - March 01, 1972.

The Trans-Australia Airlines Lockheed 188A Electra VH-TLB, having been sold to Concare Aircraft Leasing and reregistered as N188LB, departed Melbourne (Essendon) on its ferry flight to the United States.

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On This Day - March 01, 1973.

The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBG 'Charles Sturt' entered service, operating Flight TN436 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith).

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On This Day - March 01, 1975.

The Trans-Australia Airlines Douglas C-47-DL VH-DAS was sold to East-West Airlines, with its lease to the South Australian Lands Commission continued.

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On This Day - March 01, 1987.

The Ansett Airlines Boeing 727-277A VH-RMN, now leased to Polynesian Airlines, entered service operating Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Vila.

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On This Day - March 01, 2012.

Following the collapse of Air Australia on February 17, Airbus A320-211 VH-YQC departed Brisbane on its ferry flight to the United States (Goodyear, Arizona) on return to the lessor and storage.

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On This Day - March 01, 2021.

The REX Regional Express Airlines Boeing 737-8FE VH-RQC operated the airline's inaugural Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) service as Flight ZL18, and the inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) service as Flight ZL33.

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On This Day - March 01, 2023.

The Air New Zealand Airbus A321-271NX ZK-OYC entered service, operating Flight NZ413 from Auckland to Wellington.

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On This Day - March 01, 2024.

The National Jet Systems / QantasLink Airbus Canada A220-371 VH-X4A 'Minyma Hutjara Tjuhuapa' entered service, operating Flight QF1268 from Melbourne (Tullamarine - 12:33 AEDT) to Canberra (13:18).

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On This Day - March 01, 2024.

The National Jet Systems / QantasLink Airbus Canada A220-371 VH-X4B 'Koala' entered service, operating Flight QF1266 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Canberra.

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