On This Day - March 23, 1993.

Following the collapse of Compass Airlines, their leased Douglas DC-9-82 VH-LNJ, having been repossessed by Scandinavian Airlines System (S.A.S.) and reregistered as LN-RLF, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to Sweden.

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On This Day - March 23, 1993.

Following the collapse of Compass Airlines, their leased Douglas DC-9-82 VH-LNK, having been repossessed by Scandinavian Airlines System (S.A.S.), departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to Norway.

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On This Day - March 23, 1993.

Following the collapse Compass Airlines, their leased Douglas DC-9-82 VH-LNL, having been repossessed by Scandinavian Airlines System (S.A.S.) and reregistered as LN-RLR, departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to Norway.

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On This Day - March 23, 2005.

The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-VQX entered service operating Flight JQ364 from Melbourne (Avalon) to Maroochydore.

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On This Day - March 23, 2005.

The Qantas Airways Boeing 737-376 VH-TJD, now registered as ZK-JNO, was ferried from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Christchurch (New Zealand) as Flight QF6001 on delivery to Qantas Jetconnect.

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On This Day - March 23, 2011.

The Alliance Airlines Fokker F28-0100 VH-XWT entered service, operating Flight QQ862 from Brisbane to Ballera.

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On This Day - March 23, 2014.

The Tiger Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-XUG arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse) as Flight TGW8173.

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On This Day - March 23, 2016.

The Air New Zealand Boeing 777-319ER ZK-OKM operated its last service in the 'Pacific Wave' livery as Flight NZ87 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok). It was then ferried to Singapore (Paya Lebar) later that day as Flight NZ6011 where it underwent planned maintenance and a repaint into the airline's new 'Silver Fern' livery.

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On This Day - March 23, 2019.

The Virgin Australia Airbus A320-232 VH-VNB arrived at Perth having completed the ferry flight from Singapore (Seletar) as Flight TG9002 where it had been repainted into the airline's livery during its maintenance lay-up.

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On This Day - March 23, 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Air New Zealand Boeing 777-219ER ZK-OKC operated its last revenue service as Flight NZ9 from Honolulu (Hawaii) to Auckland (New Zealand). It was then ferried from Auckland to Christchurch on March 25 for storage.

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