On This Day - March 26, 1983.

The Trans-Australia Airlines Boeing 727-276A VH-TBK was rolled-out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the airline's new 'camel-hump' livery. The aircraft was also renamed 'William Gosse'.

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On This Day - March 26, 1990.

The Boeing 727-77QC VH-TBS which had been sold to Sherrard Aviation Pty Ltd, and leased to National Jet Systems, was then sub-leased to Australian Air Cargo and returned to service, operating Flight TN2350 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith).

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On This Day - March 26, 1994.

The Qantas Airways Boeing 747SP-38 VH-EAA, leased to the subsidiary Australia Asia Airlines, operated their inaugural Australia to Taiwan service, as Flight QF135 from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Taiwan (Taipei).

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On This Day - March 26, 2000.

The Qantas Airways / Sunstate Airlines Bombardier DHC-8-315Q VH-SBB entered service.

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On This Day - March 26, 2012.

The V-Australia Boeing 777-3ZGER VH-VPH was ferried from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Singapore (Changi) as Flight VA9079 for repainting into the 'Virgin Australia' livery, following the renaming of the airline on December 07, 2011. It was the airline's first Boeing 777 to be repainted.

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On This Day - March 26, 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Qantas Airways Airbus A330-202 VH-EBD 'Traralgon' was withdrawn from service and stored at Brisbane, after operating Flight QF652 from Perth to Brisbane.

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On This Day - March 26, 2020.

The Virgin Australia Airlines Boeing 737-8FE VH-BZG 'Brett's Jet' was withdrawn from service and placed in open storage at Melbourne (Tullamarine).

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On This Day - March 26, 2021.

The Regional Express Boeing 737-8FE VH-RQP arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) having completed its ferry flight from Indonesia (Jakarta) where it had been prepared for its lease to REX.

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On This Day - March 26, 2021.

The Alliance Airlines Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW N912QQ arrived at Brisbane, having completed its delivery flight from Brazil (Sao Jose dos Campos) as Flight SXI2114. It was reregistered as VH-UYB on March 30 before it entered service.

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On This Day - March 26, 2022.

The Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232 VH-XNI entered service operating Flight JQ512 from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Sydney (Kingsford Smith).

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On This Day - March 26, 2023.

The Jetstar Airways Airbus A321-251NX(ACF) VH-OFU arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from Germany (Hamburg, Finkenwerder) as Flight JQ8996.

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