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VH-TJV. Boeing 737-4Q8. c/n 25163-2264. Was also registered as: H4-SOL; TC-SKE; N350AT; 9G-AGL. |
This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 19, 1992 Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines First flown - April 08, 1992 Accepted by ILFC at Seattle (Boeing Field) - April 17, 1992 Entered onto the Solomons Aircraft Register as H4-SOL - April 17, 1992 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) Leased to Solomon Airlines as the registered operator The aircraft was named 'Guadalcanal' Departed Seattle (Renton) on the delivery flight to Australia in the Solomons livery - April 29, 1992 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - May 01, 1992 Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Honolulu - Majuro - Melbourne The pre-service maintenance was carried out by Qantas Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Honiara on delivery to Solomon Airlines - May 17, 1992 Operated its first Solomons revenue service Honiara - Cairns - Brisbane - May 19, 1992 ILFC transferred the operating lease of this aircraft to Qantas Airways Ltd - June 16, 1994 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJV - June 17, 1994 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator Repainted into the Qantas livery at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - June 1994 The aircraft was named 'Swan' Operated its first Qantas revenue service - July 01, 1994 Operated its final revenue service Perth - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF498 - January 04, 2004 Returned to lessor at Melbourne (Tullamarine) for leased to Sky Airlines (Turkey) Repainted by Qantas into the Sky Airlines livery Test flown at Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF6112 - February 24, 2004 The aircraft was named 'Smile In The Sky' Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 10, 2004 Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-SKE - March 10, 2004 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation Leased to Sky Airlines (Turkey) as the registered operator Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to Turkey - March 10, 2004 It was observed at Nuremburg now named 'Milky Wave' - March 29, 2004 Operated its final revenue service Hamburg - Antalya as SHY734 - November 04, 2012 Withdrawn from use and stored at Antalya on return to lessor on termination of the lease Ferried Antalya - Rostock as SHY795 - April 20, 2013 Ferried Rostock - Keflavik - Bangor - Goodyear for storage as SHY796 - April 20, 2013 It was observed stored at Goodyear in the basic Sky Airlines livery - April 23, 2013 Sold to Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah - May 08, 2013 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N350AT - May 08, 2013 Registered to Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Sold to Aero Turbine Inc - June 27, 2013 Sold to Aergo Cargo Conversions 111 Ltd - June 27, 2013 Sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest - June 27, 2013 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee, Salt Lake City - June 27, 2013 The Brazilian registration 'PR-WSB' was reserved by Rio Linhas Aereas - July 2013 Ferried Goodyear - Tampa as N350AT for conversion to freighter configuration - August 14, 2013 Current status - ? |
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H4-SOL. Solomons Royal Tongan - 'Guadalcanal' in the original livery with additional 'Qantas' titles at Brisbane Airport, November 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-425.) |
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H4-SOL. Solomons Royal Tongan - 'Guadalcanal' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, November 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-426.) |
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H4-SOL. Solomons Royal Tongan - 'Guadalcanal' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, January 03, 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-874.) |
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VH-TJV. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Swan' in the original livery at Coolangatta Airport, January 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4623-406.) |
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VH-TJV. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Swan' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-182.) |
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TC-SKE. Sky - 'Smile In The Sky' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-243.) |
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TC-SKE. Sky - 'Smile In The Sky' in the standard livery with additional 'dti.travel' titles at an unknown airport, April 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-244.) |
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TC-SKE. Sky - 'Smile In The Sky' in the standard livery with additional 'dti.travel' titles at an unknown airport, June 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-539.) |
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TC-SKE. Sky - 'Smile In The Sky' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4623-264.) |
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TC-SKE. Sky - 'Smile In The Sky' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-123.) |