VH-XZF Boeing 737-838

VH-XZF. Boeing 737-838. c/n 39370-4450.

This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways Ltd - ?

It was allocated the Boeing Block Number 'YS063'

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XZF - January 25, 2013

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Rolled off Boeing production line at Seattle - April 2013

First flown Seattle - Moses Lake - Seattle as BOE063 - May 02, 2013

Registered to Contrabass Leasing Co. Limited, Tokyo, Japan - May 10, 2013

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd as the registered operator

Accepted by S. Collins for Qantas Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field) - May 10, 2013

This was the 188th Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways

It was the 68th Boeing 737 delivered to Qantas

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6024 - May 10, 2013

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on comnpletion of the delivery flight - May 12, 2013

Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Nadi - Melbourne

The aircraft was named 'Cygnet'

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra as QF822 - May 16, 2013

Current with Qantas Airways

VH-XZF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Cygnet' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 19, 2013.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-676.)

VH-XZF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Cygnet' in the 'New Roo' livery at Perth Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-435.)

VH-XZF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Cygnet' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 27, 2013.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 4620-851.)

VH-XZF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Cygnet' in the 'New Roo' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 06, 2018.

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VH-XZF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Cygnet' in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 10, 2024.