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VH-EBK. Airbus A330-202. c/n 0945. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - ? Rolled off Airbus production line at Toulouse, France - May 2008 Powered by General Electric GE CF6-80E1A3 engines First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWYV' - July 01, 2008 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EBK - July 17, 2008 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toulouse (France) - August 05, 2008 The aircraft was named 'Savannah Way' Registered to OAS Australia Investments Limited, Sydney - August 05, 2008 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as the registered operator Departed Toulouse (Blagnac) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6008 - August 05, 2008 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - August 07, 2008 Delivery route: Toulouse - Singapore - Melbourne Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth as QF485 - August 13, 2008 Operated its last Qantas revenue service Perth - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF569 - November 10, 2009 Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Manila for repainting into the Jetstar livery as QF6011 - November 10, 2009 Registered to Australia Investments Ltd - November 29, 2009 Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator Ferried Manila - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) in the standard Jetstar livery as JQ7991 - December 09, 2009 The aircraft was unnamed Operated its first Jetstar revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Coolangatta - Tokyo as JQ019 - December 10, 2009 Operated its last Jetstar revenue service - ? Entered maintenance at Brisbane in preparation for return to Qantas - July 22, 2015 The aircraft was reconfigured to seat 28J / 243Y passengers Leased to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney as the registered operator - August 13, 2015 Ferried Brisbane - Singapore (Seletar) for repainting - August 22, 2015 Ferried Singapore (Seletar) - Brisbane in the Qantas 'New Roo' livery as QF6010 - September 09, 2015 The aircraft was renamed 'Savannah Way' Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF6142 - March 31, 2020 Withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) due to COVID-19 pandemic Operated its first Qantas revenue service - ? |
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VH-EBK. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Savannah Way' in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, March 14, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0330-033.) |
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VH-EBK. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Savannah Way' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 08, 2021. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0330-341.) |
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VH-EBK. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Savannah Way' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 08, 2021. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0330-342.) |
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VH-EBK. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Savannah Way' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 16, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0330-494.) |