On This Day - November 15, 1972. The Ansett Airlines of South Australia Fokker F.27-2013 Friendship VH-FNI was involved in an armed hijacking incident whilst on approach to Alice Springs (Northern Territory), whilst operating the Flight AN232 Adelaide - Alice Springs - Tennant Creek - Darwin. On landing at Alice Springs things turned nasty for the hijacker, who suffered a fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on the tarmac, while the aircraft sustained a number of shotgun pellet holes. |
On This Day - November 15, 1985. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 737-277A VH-CZM was leased to Polynesian Airlines for 4 months to replace their Boeing 737-2U9A 5W-PAL that had been operating services for Air Vanuatu. |
On This Day - November 15, 2000. The Eastern Australia Airlines Bombardier DHC-8-315Q VH-TQY entered service, operating Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Canberra. |
On This Day - November 15, 2002. The Regional Express Airlines (REX) SAAB 340B VH-KDR operated its last revenue service as Flight ZL341 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Canberra. It was then ferried from Canberra to Wagga Wagga later that day, where it was withdrawn from use and stored. |
On This Day - November 15, 2011. The Strategic Airlines Airbus A320-211 VH-YQC returned to service, having being repainted into the 'Air Australia' livery, operating Flight Brisbane to Port Headland as Flight VC510. |
On This Day - November 15, 2011. The Qantas Jetconnect Boeing 737-476 ZK-JTQ operated its last passenger service as Flight QF125 from Brisbane to New Zealand (Auckland). It was then withdrawn from service and stored at Auckland until it was registered to Airwork NZ on December 20. |
On This Day - November 15, 2011. The Strategic Airlines Airbus A320-212 VH-YQA 'The Kimberley' operated its first Air Australia service as Flight VC501 from Brisbane to Perth. This aircraft was not repainted into the 'Air Australia' livery. |
On This Day - November 15, 2013. The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 VH-XZJ 'Mendoowoorrji' entered service, operating Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane. |
On This Day - November 15, 2018. The Qantas Airways Boeing 787-9 VH-ZNG 'Jillaroo' arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine), having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle / Boeing Field) as Flight QF6026. This aircraft was the 267th Boeing airliner delivered to Qantas and its 18th Boeing 787. |
On This Day - November 15, 2019. The Qantas Airways Boeing 787-9 VH-ZNJ 'Longreach' arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith), having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Seattle) via the United Kingdom (London / Heathrow) as Flight QF6027 / 7879. This aircraft was the 270th Boeing airliner delivered to Qantas and its 21st Boeing 787. |