VH-VQE Airbus A320-232

This aircraft was ordered new International Lease Finance Company - ?

First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWIJ' in the Jetstar livery - May 05, 2008

Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) for interior fit-out as AIB495A - May 06, 2008

Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse after the fit-out was completed as AIB495B - May 16, 2008

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VQE - May 21, 2008

Registered to Wombat 3495 Leasing Pty Ltd, Brisbane

Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toulouse - May 27, 2008

Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as JST7992 - May 28, 2008

It arrived at Newcastle on completion of the delivery flight from France - May 30, 2008

Delivered route: Toulouse - Dubai - Singapore - Darwin - Newcastle

Ferried Newcastle - Brisbane as JQ7990 - June 03, 2008

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Mackay as JQ882 - June 04, 2008

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest National Association - October 01, 2010

Leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Limited, Sydney as the registered operator

Operated its last Jetstar service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as JQ563 - October 13, 2025

It was withdrawn from service and prepared for its ferry flight to China for overhaul and repaint

It departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to Jinan (China) as JQ8992 - October 13, 2025

It arrived at Jinan having completed its ferry flight from Australia - October 14, 2025

Ferry route: Melbourne - Darwin - Hong Kong - Jinan

It was repainted into the 'QantasLink' livery at Jinan

It departed Jinan (06:45 local) on the ferry flight to Australia as JQ8975 - December 13, 2025

It arrived at Perth (16:48 local) on completion of the ferry flight from Jinan (China) - December 16, 2025

Ferry route: Jinan - Hong Kong - Darwin - Perth

Entered service with Network Aviation operating Perth - Broome as QF1654 - December 26, 2025

Current with Network Aviation / QantasLink