VH-VKA departs Sydney. lee gatland

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Jetstar’s 787 begins scheduled services

Jetstar launched scheduled Boeing 787 services on November 13 from Melbourne to the Gold Coast after a trouble-free certification (see Preflight for details).

VKA at Sydney Airport with Qantas’s Planes movie painted 767-300ER. lee gatland
VKA taxis at Sydney Airport. lee gatland
VKA taxis at Sydney Airport. lee gatland
VKA at Gold Coast Airport during a proving flight. samual davis-mcmillan
VKA touches down at Cairns Airport during a proving flight. dave parer

That milestonne came after CASA granted approval to Jetstar to begin 787 operations on November 6 – a week ahead of the first RPT flight. The authority’s director of aviation safety, John McCormick, said the approval of Jetstar’s 787 operations was a landmark in Australian aviation.

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