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On This Day - April 19, 1989. The Ansett Airlines Boeing 727-277A VH-RMM operated its last revenue service flying from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Melbourne (Tullamarine). It was then withdrawn from use, having flown 27,970 hours with 21,619 cycles and prepared for its ferry flight to the United States for onward sale to Federal Express. |
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On This Day - April 19, 1990. The ex-Royal Australian Air Force British Aircraft Corporation BAC-111-217EA A12-125, that had been sold to Burtonwood Developmenys on March 05 and reregistered as G-KROO, departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on its ferry flight to the United Kingdom (Hurn, Bournemouth). |
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On This Day - April 19, 2016. The Virgin Australia Regional Airline Fokker F27-050 VH-FND, having been withdrawn from service and stored at Perth (Western Australia) since January 09, was ferried from Perth to Alice Springs (Northern Territory) for further storage. |
On This Day - April 19, 2019. The Air New Zealand Airbus A320-271N ZK-NHC entered service, operating Flight NZ807 from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Brisbane (Queensland). |
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On This Day - April 19, 2021. With the resumption of 'quarantine-free' travel between Australia and New Zealand following the COVID-19 pandemic, the first flight to break 'this bubble' was flown by the Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232SL VH-VFU. Operating as Flight JQ201, it departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith - 07:39) en-route to Auckland (New Zealand). |
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On This Day - April 19, 2021. The REX Regional Express Airlines SAAB 340B VH-ZRY operated the airline's inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Canberra (A.C.T.) service as Flight ZL1813. This was the first of seven weekday flights operated by REX from Sydney to Canberra. |
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On This Day - April 19, 2025. The Alliance Airlines Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW VH-A2B entered service operating Flight QQ3136 from Adelaide (West Beach) to Olympic Dam. |
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