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VH-OGA. Airbus A321-271NY(XLR). c/n 12323. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Qantas Airways - ? It was the airline's 1st Airbus A321-271(XLR) It was built by Airbus in Germany at the Hamburg (Finkenwerder) plant - 2024 / 2025 Powered by International Aero Engine PW1133GAR-JM turbo-fan engines It was observed at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) as 'D-AXXE' in primer and without engines installed - November 25, 2024 It was observed at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) in the 'Qantas' livery and without engines installed - February 15, 2025 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OGA - March 17, 2025 Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Mascot, Sydney It was observed at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) in the 'Qantas' livery and with the engines installed - March 21, 2025 Engine run, taxi check and perforrmed as '12323R2' - April 04, 2025 Engine run, taxi check and rejected take-off perforrmed (08:26 UTC) as '12323R3' - April 08, 2025 First test flight (T1) flown at Hamburg (13:39 - 17:07 UTC) as 'D-AXXE' (AIB323A) - April 08, 2025 Engine run and taxi check performed as 'D-AXXE' - May 14, 2025 Taxi-check and rejected take-off performed - June 04, 2025 Second test flight (T2) flown at Hamburg (07:04 - 08:18 UTC) as 'D-AXXE' (AIB323B) - June 05, 2025 Third test flight (T3) flown at Hamburg (Finkenwerder 07:04 - 08:18 UTC) as 'D-AXXE' (AIB323C) - June 17, 2025 Route: Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Hamburg (Helmut Schmidt) - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) Fourth test flight (C1) flown at Hamburg (Finkenwerder 07:19 - 09:18 UTC) as 'D-AXXE' (AIB323CD) - June 24, 2025 Route: Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Hamburg (Helmut Schmidt) - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) Accepted by Qantas Airways at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - June 30, 2025 The aircraft was named 'Great Ocean Road' Departed Germany (Hamburg - 07:01 UTC) on the delivery flight to Australia as QF6041 - June 30, 2025 It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith - 09:45 AEST) on completion its flight from Germany - July 02, 2025 Delivery route: Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Bangkok - Sydney Flight time: Hamburg - Bangkok (11 hours 7 minutes) - Bangkok - Sydney (9 hours 10 minutes) Prior to entering commercial service it operated numerous test and training flights Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Current with Qantas Airways, Australia |
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VH-OGA. Qantas Spirit of Australia - '12323' on the production line at the Airbus plant at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, 2024. (Airbus Operations GmbH Copyright Image 0321-659.) |
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VH-OGA. Qantas Spirit of Australia - '12323' on the production line at the Airbus plant at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, 2024. (Airbus Operations GmbH Copyright Image 0321-660.) |
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VH-OGA. Qantas Spirit of Australia - '12323' on the production line at the Airbus plant at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, 2024. (Airbus Operations GmbH Copyright Image 0321-661.) |
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D-AXXE. Qantas Spirit of Australia - '12323' rolled off the production line at the Airbus plant at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, November 2024. (Airbus Operations GmbH Copyright Image 0321-662.) |
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D-AXXE. Qantas Spirit of Australia - '12323' ready for roll-out at the Airbus plant at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, February 2025. (Airbus Operations GmbH Copyright Image 0321-663.) |
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D-AXXE. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Great Ocean Road' on roll-out at the Airbus plant at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, February 2025. (Airbus Operations GmbH Copyright Image 0321-664.) |
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D-AXXE. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Great Ocean Road' on roll-out at the Airbus plant at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, February 2025. (Airbus Operations GmbH Copyright Image 0321-665.) |
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D-AXXE. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Great Ocean Road' at the Airbus plant at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, February 2025. (Airbus Operations GmbH Copyright Image 0321-666.) |
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D-AXXE. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Great Ocean Road' on roll-out at the Airbus plant at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, February 2025. (Airbus Operations GmbH Copyright Image 0321-667.) |