This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ?

Rolled off Airbus production line at Toulouse, France - 2003

Powered by General Electric GE CF6-80E1A3 engines

First flown as 'F-WWKR' - March 29, 2004

Ferried Toulouse - Chateauroux for painting into the Qantas livery - March 31, 2004

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QPF - June 04, 2004

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toulouse, France - June 21, 2004

The aircraft was named 'Port Esperance'

Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6008 - June 21, 2004

It arrived at Melbourne (Avalon) on completion of the delivery flight as QF7628 - June 23, 2004

Delivery route: Toulouse - Singapore - Melbourne

Ferried Melbourne (Avalon) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF6115 - July 02, 2004

Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Perth as QF575 - July 02, 2004

Current with Qantas Airways

F-WWKR. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Port Esperance' in the original livery at Toulouse Airport, May 2004.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0330-291.)

VH-QPF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Port Esperance' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2007.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0330-004.)

VH-QPF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Port Esperance' in the 'New Roo' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 25, 2019.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 0330-295.)

VH-QPF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Port Esperance' in the 'New Roo' livery at Singapore Changi Airport, February 14, 2020.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 0330-321.)

VH-QPF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Port Esperance' in the 'New Roo' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 02, 2021.

(Z. Rae Copyright Image 0330-353.)