By aviation writer Scott Mayman

The last of QantasLink’s Boeing 717 jets was retired in October, but it appears to have remained in service and was last spotted on Monday at Canberra Airport.

The Boeing 717 aircraft was being replaced by the newer Airbus A220 jets.

The final flight was supposed be QF1511 from Sydney to Canberra on October 26, ending a 24-year career flying in and out of the national capital.

All of the QantasLink Boeings have been flown to the US,  except for this one.

In early November, it was back in service, flying to Perth and working another three weeks in WA.

The aircraft was then ferried back to Canberra to help out while there was some teething issues with the newer Airbus A220 jet.

It’s been flying between Sydney and Hobart,  back to Canberra Airport and was used on services to Melbourne.

The immediate fate of the faithful 717 jet isn’t known.