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VH-VXF. Boeing 737-838. c/n 29553-1096. |
This aircraft was originally ordered by American Airlines as 'N984AM' but it was not taken up The order was taken over by Qantas Airways Ltd and officially announced - October 28, 2001 It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'YC883' Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VXF - December 20, 2001 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - February 27, 2002 First flown as VH-VXF - March 08, 2002 Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B24 engines and fitted with winglets Accepted by R. Leplaw for Qantas Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 27, 2002 This was the 123rd Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways It was the 9th Boeing 737 delivered new to Qantas Airways The aircraft was named ‘Sunshine Coast’ Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6020 - April 11, 2002 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - April 13, 2002 Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Nadi - Melbourne Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Adelaide (West Beach) as QF677 - April 17, 2002 This aircraft was involved in a terrain proximity caution near Canberra - July 24, 2004 To view details of this incident please click 'HERE' Registered to 738 Leasing 2 Pty Ltd - August 15, 2005 Leased to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney as the registered operator Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - August 22, 2014 Current with Qantas Airways |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, January 08, 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-636.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the original livery at Queenstown Airport, January 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-451.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, April 26, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-445.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 26, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-641.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 14, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-749.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 15, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-748.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, November 20, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-771.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the 'New Roo' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 10, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-888.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the 'New Roo' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 10, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-717.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 02, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-716.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 21, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-750.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 07, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-751.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 09, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-262.) |
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VH-VXF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Sunshine Coast' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 28, 2024. (F. McGuire Copyright Image 4623-336.) |