VH-YQV Boeing 717-2BL

This aircraft was ordered new by Midwest Airlines, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Construction completed at the Boeing Long Beach (California) plant - ?, 2006

It was configured to seat 100 passengers

First flown at Long Beach as 'N927ME' - ?, 2006

Air Worthiness Test carried out - ?

Certificate of Airwothiness issued - ?

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N918ME - ?, 2006

Registered to U. S. Bank NA Trustee, Seattle

Leased to Midwest Airlines as the registered operator

Handed over to Midwest Airlines - March 07, 2006

Registered to U. S. Bank NA Trustee, Seattle - July 04, 2006

The lease to Midwest Airlines as the registered operator continued

Operated its final Midwest revenue service - September ?, 2008

Ferried Milwaukee (Wisconsin) - Victorville (California) for storage - September 17, 2008

It was observed stored at Victorville (California) in the standard 'Midwest' livery - January 05, 2009

Sold to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation - February ?, 2009

Registered to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seattle - February 12, 2009

It was observed stored at Victorville (California) in the 'Midwest' livery - February 19, 2010

Ferried Victorville - Mexico City in the 'Midwest' livery for lease to Mexicana Click - March 25, 2010

Leased to Mexicana Click as the registered operator

Mexicana Click ceased operations and the aircraft was stored at Mexico City - August 28, 2010

Ferried Mexico City - Tucson (Arizona) - Victorville (California) for storage - December 17, 2010

It was observed at Victorville in the 'Mexicana Click' livery as 'N927ME' - December 17, 2010

It was observed at Victorville in the basic 'Mexicana Click' livery - April 28, 2013

Ferried Victorville - El Paso (Texas) - Jacksonville (Florida) in the basic 'Mexicana Click' livery - November 01, 2013

Prepared for lease / sale to Qantas Airways Ltd - ?

Departed Jacksonville on the delivery flight to Australia in the 'QantasLink' livery as SXI1121 - March 01, 2014

It arrived at Adelaide (West Beach) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - March 04, 2014

Ferry route: Jacksonville (Florida) - Billings (Montana) - Anchorage (Alaska) - Magadan (Russia) -

Chitose (Japan) - Cebu (Philippines) - Darwin - Adelaide

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 05, 2014

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YQV - March 07, 2014

Registered to BCC Equipment Leasing Corporation, Seattle

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Hobart on a familiarisation flight as QF6200 - April 12, 2014

Ferried Hobart - Canberra as QF6200 - April 13, 2014

Operated its first revenue service Canberra - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF1510 - April 15, 2014

Operated its final revenue service - ?

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra as QJE6216 - March 10, 2023

It was withdrawn from service at Canberra

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6205 - March 16, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6203 - March 23, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6215 - March 30, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6215 - April 06, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6202 - April 14, 2023

Test flown Canberra - Canberra as QJE6200 - April 16, 2023

Departed Canberra (12:36 AEST) on the ferry flight to the United States for storage as SXI2324 - April 18, 2023

It arrived at Victorville (15:25 local) having completed the ferry flight from Australia - April 27, 2023

Ferry route: Canberra - Alice Springs - Broome - Surabaya (Indonesia) - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) -

Bengaluru (India) - Al Ain (U.A.E.) - Hurghada (Egypt) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Stavanger (Norway) -

Reykjavik (Iceland) - Goose Bay (Canada) - Thunder Bay (Canada) as Flight SXI2324

Thunder Bay (Canada) - Los Angeles (California) - Victorville (California) as Flight QF6070

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - October 26, 2023

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia as the registered operator

Stored at Victorville (California) awaiting sale

Current status - ?