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VH-YQS. Boeing 717-2BL. c/n 55178-5128. Was also registered as: N916ME; XA-CLE; N406BC. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Midwest Airlines, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Construction completed at Boeing Long Beach plant - January 2004 It was configured to seat 100 passengers First flown at Long Beach as 'N916ME' - February 12, 2004 Powered by BMW Rolls Royce RB715A-130 turbofan engines Sold to Midwest Airlines Incorporated - March 17, 2004 Sold to U. S. Bank Na Trustee, Seattle - March 17, 2004 Certificate of Airwothiness issued - March 19, 2004 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N916ME - March 19, 2004 Registered to U. S. Bank Na Trustee, Seattle Leased to Midwest Airlines as the registered operator Operated its final Midwest revenue service - October 2008 Ferried Milwaukee - Victorville as MEP7616 for storage after being returned to lessor - October 10, 2008 It was observed stored at Victorville in the Midwest livery - January 05, 2009 Sold to Boeing Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seattle - December 10, 2009 Registered to Boeing Equipment Company Corporation, Seattle - February 11, 2009 Prepared for lease to Mexicana Click Ferried Victorville - Miami in the Midwest livery for Mexicana Click as SXA616 - April 17, 2009 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 18, 2009 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-CLE - June 18, 2009 Registered to Boeing Equipment Company Corporation, Seattle Leased to Mexicana Click as the registered operator Accepted by Mexicana at Miami - June 18, 2009 It was observed at Mexico City in service with Mexicana Click - July 10, 2009 Mexicana Click ceased operations and the aircraft was stored at Mexico City - August 28, 2010 Cancelled from the Mexican Aircraft Register - January 2011 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N406BC - January 19, 2011 Registered to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seatle Ferried Mexico City - Tucson - Victorville for storage - January 21, 2011 It was observed at Victorville in the 'Mexicana Click' livery as 'N406BC' - October 07, 2011 It was observed at Victorville in the 'Mexicana Click' livery as 'N406BC' - May 08, 2013 Ferried Victorville - El Paso - Jacksonville in the 'Mexicana Click' livery - August 02, 2013 Prepared for lease / sale to Qantas Airways Ltd Departed Jacksonville on the ferry flight to Australia in the QantasLink livery as SXI1078 - September 23, 2013 It arrived Adelaide (West Beach - 11:05 local) on completion of the ferry flight - September 27, 2013 Ferry route: Jacksonville - Billings - Anchorage - Magadan - Chitose - Cebu - Darwin - Adelaide Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - September 27, 2013 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YQS - October 01, 2013 Registered to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seattle Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator Test flown at Adelaide (West Beach) - November 13, 2013 Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Brisbane as QF6200 - November 18, 2013 Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Canberra as QF1545 - November 19, 2013 Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney (Mascot) - July 13, 2017 Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia as the registered operator Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Canberra (18:08) as QF1511 - October 26, 2024 This was the last service operated by a QantasLink Boeing 717 Current status - ? |
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N916ME. Midwest - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4660-403.) |
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N406BC. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-327.) |
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N406BC. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-328.) |
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N406BC. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-669.) |
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N406BC. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-329.) |
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N406BC. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-330.) |
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N406BC. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4660-331.) |
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N406BC. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-332.) |
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N406BC. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-333.) |
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N406BC. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-334.) |
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N406BC. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-335.) |
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N406BC. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-338.) |
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N406BC. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4660-339.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 15, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-612.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 15, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-613.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 17, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-614.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 09, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-600.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 09, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-601.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 10, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-602.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 10, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-603.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 10, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-604.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 11, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-605.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 05, 2014. (G. Louis Copyright Image 4660-373.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 05, 2014. (G. Louis Copyright Image 4660-374.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 25, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-606.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 28, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-607.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 07, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-611.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 03, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-615.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 04, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-610.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 28, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-608.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 28, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-609.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 02, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-599.) |
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VH-YQS. QantasLink - in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 18, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4660-688.) |