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QANTAS PREPARES TO FAREWELL BOEING 717; WELCOMES MORE NEW AIRCRAFT

QANTAS PREPARES TO FAREWELL BOEING 717; WELCOMES MORE NEW AIRCRAFT

29 May 2023 Press Release Airline News

Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia. The departing 717 (registration VH-NXI) holds a special place in the Qantas Group’s modern history, having operated Jetstar’s first flight between Melbourne and Launceston on the day the airline started flying in May 2004.