On This Day - November 11, 1961. The Qantas Airways Boeing 707-138B VH-EBC 'City of Canberra' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its ferry flight from the United States (Seattle, Renton) where it had been converted to a Boeing 707-138B standard by Boeing. |
On This Day - November 11, 1976. The ex-Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-76 VH-TJA, having been sold to International Air Leases on October 07, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to the United States. |
On This Day - November 11, 1992. The Australian Airlines Boeing 737-476 VH-TJI operated its first Air Vanuatu service as Flight NF24 from Brisbane to Vanuatu (Port Vila). |
On This Day - November 11, 1995. The Ansett Australia Boeing 747-312 VH-INH, leased from Singapore Airlines, arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from Singapore as Flight AN2801. |
On This Day - November 11, 1995. The Ansett Australia Boeing 747-312 VH-INH entered service, operating Flight AN881 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Japan (Kansai). |
On This Day - November 11, 1998. The ex-Qantas Airways Airbus A300B4-203 VH-TAC having been sold to Pinnacle Air Cargo and reregistered as N371PC, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to the United Kingdom (Filton, Bristol) for storage before it was converted to an 'all-freight' configuration the following year in Germany. |
On This Day - November 11, 2000. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-336ER VH-ZXG arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United Kingdom (London, Heathrow) as Flight QF7630. |
On This Day - November 11, 2002. The Qantas Airways Boeing 747-238B VH-EBQ 'City of Bunbury' was ferried from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Longreach (Queensland) as Flight QF6191, having been donated to the Qantas Founders Outback Museum. On engine shut-down at Longreach, the aircraft had flown 92,125 hours with 18,020 cycles. It is now preserved and on display at the museum. |
On This Day - November 11, 2011. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8FE VH-YVC 'Jetty Beach' entered service, operating Flight DJ354 from Brisbane to Melbourne (Tullamarine). |
On This Day - November 11, 2013. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-XZJ 'Mendoowoorrji' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle). It was the airline's 193rd Boeing airliner, its 72nd Boeing 737 and the 5th Qantas aircraft to carry an 'aboriginal' themed livery. |
On This Day - November 11, 2013. The Qantas Airways Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGV operated its final revenue service as Flight QF462 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith). It was then withdrawn from use and prepared for its ferry flight to the United States for storage and onward sale. |