VH-YXS Airbus A320-232

This aircraft was ordered new for Jetstar Japan - ?

It was built by Airbus Industrie at Toulouse (Blagnac, France) - 2013

First flown in primer only with the test registration 'F-WWIE' - July 24, 2013

Ferried Toulouse (France) - Hamburg (Finkenwerder, Germany) for interior fit-out as AIB01IE - July 24, 2013

Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse on completion of the fit-out and painting as AIB02IE - August 2013

Entered onto the Japanese Aircraft Register as JA17JJ - September 2013

Accepted by Jetstar Japan at Toulouse (France) - September 06, 2013

Departed Toulouse (Blagnac, France) on the ferry flight to Japan - September 07, 2013

Arrived Japan (Tokyo, Narita) on completion of the ferry flight from France - September 09, 2013

Ferry route: Toulouse (France) - Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.) - Hanoi (Vietnam) - Tokyo (Japan)

Operated its first revenue service - September ?, 2013

Operated its final revenue service - ?

Departed Tokyo (Narita 08:09 local) on the delivery flight to Australia as JQ5 - July 18, 2021

It arrived at Brisbane (Queensland - 16:25 AEST) on completion of its delivey flight from Japan - July 19, 2021

Delivery route: Tokyo (Japan) - Manila (Philippines) - Brisbane (Queensland)

Cancelled from the Japanese Aircraft Register - July 21, 2021

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YXS - July 21, 2021

Registered to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria

Ferried Brisbane (Queensland) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for maintenance as JQ7991 - October 12, 2021

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Gold Coast (Queensland) as JQ7992 - December 14, 2021

Operated its first revenue service Gold Coast - Hobart (Tasmania) as JQ696 - December 14, 2021

Operated its last revenue service Sunshine Coast - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as JQ795 - July 26, 2026

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its ferry flight to Taiwan (Tainan) as JQ8953 - July 27, 2026

Arrived Tainan on completion of the ferry flight from Australia for storage - July 27, 2026

Ferry route: Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Tainan (Taiwan)

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August ?, 2026

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WJKO - October ?, 2026

Departed Tainan (Taiwan) on its ferry flight to France as JQ3201 - September 05, 2026

Arrived at Toulouse (Francazal, France) on completion of its ferry flight from Taiwan - September 07, 2026

Ferry route: Tainan (Taiwan) - Phuket (Thailand) - Jaipur (India) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Toulouse (France)

The aircraft was then placed into storage awaiting its fate

It is proposed that the aircraft will be leased to Jetstar Japan as 'JA17JJ' - ?

Current status - ?