VH-QPH. Airbus A330-303. c/n 659. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ? Rolled off Airbus production line at Toulouse, France - 2005 Powered by General Electric GE CF6-80E1A3 engines First flown as 'F-WWYQ' - August 30, 2005 Ferried Toulouse - Chateauroux for painting into the Qantas livery - August 31, 2005 Ferried Chateauroux - Toulouse in the Qantas livery - September 14, 2005 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QPH - October 06, 2005 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toulouse, France - October 12, 2005 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6008 - October 14, 2005 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight as QF7628 - October 15, 2005 Delivery route: Toulouse - Singapore - Melbourne Operated its first revenue service Melbourne - Sydney - Hong Kong as QF187 - October 21, 2005 The aircraft was named 'Noosa' at a naming ceremony at Brisbane - October 24, 2005 Operated the inaugural reintroduced Qantas Sydney - Beijing - Sydney service as QF191/192 - January 09, 2006 Registered to QF Calyon 2009-2 Pty Ltd - April 03, 2009 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as the registered operator Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - November 18, 2014 Current with Qantas Airways |
F-WWYQ. Qantas Spirit of Australia - in the original livery at Toulouse Airport, September 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0330-016.) |
VH-QPH. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Noosa' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 18, 2015. (G. Louis Copyright Image 0330-334.) |
VH-QPH. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Noosa' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 18, 2015. (G. Louis Copyright Image 0330-335.) |
VH-QPH. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Noosa' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 18, 2015. (G. Louis Copyright Image 0330-336.) |
VH-QPH. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Noosa' in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 17, 2021. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0330-354.) |
VH-QPH. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Noosa' in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 19, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0330-429.) |
VH-QPH. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Noosa' in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 22, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0330-453.) |