VH-VNC. Airbus A320-232. c/n 3275.
This aircraft was ordered new by RBS Aviation Pty Ltd Rolled off the Airbus production line at Toulouse - September 2007 First flown as 'F-WWDE' - September 27, 2007 Powered by International Aero Engines IAE V2527-A5 engines Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) as AIB275A for interior fit-out - September 27, 2007 Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse on completion of the fit-out - October 08, 2007 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VNC - October 15, 2007 Registered to RBS Australian Leasing Pty Ltd, Sydney Leased to Tiger Airways (Australia) Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by RBS Aviation Pty Ltd at Toulouse - October 17, 2007 Leased to Tiger Airways (Australia) Pty Ltd - October 17, 2007 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia - October 18, 2007 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - October 20, 2007 Delivery route: Toulouse - Muscat - Singapore - Melbourne (Tullamarine) It was used for promotional and training flights prior to launching commercial services - November 23, 2007 Operated the inaugural service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Mackay as TT7514 - November 23, 2007 Registered to Genesis Aircraft Service - July 03, 2013 Leased to Tigerair Australia as the registered operator Registered to SMBC Aviation Capital (UK) Limited, Dublin, Ireland - April 20, 2018 Leased to Tigerair Australia Pty Ltd as the registered operator It was withdarwn from service - ? Returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - January 04, 2020 Ferried Darwin - Manila (Clark Field) for storage - January 04, 2020 The intended lease to AirExplore as 'OM-EDA' was not taken up Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 08, 2021 Entered onto the Bulgarian Aircraft Register as LZ-GNG - January 08, 2021 Registered to Genisus Aircraft Service Leasing, Ireland Ferried Manila (Clark Field) - Colombo - Muscat - Cairo - Kaunas (Lithuania) for storage - January 28 - 30, 2021 It was stored at Kaunas Cancelled from the Bulgarian Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PS-JCP - ? Leased to Itapemirim Transportes Aereos, Brazil as the registered operator - ? Current status - ? |
VH-VNC. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-143.) |
VH-VNC. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 02, 2009. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0320-222.) |
VH-VNC. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 21, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-491.) |
VH-VNC. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 30, 2013. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 0320-243.) |
VH-VNC. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 11, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-309.) |
VH-VNC. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 21, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-490.) |
VH-VNC. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 06, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-495.) |
VH-VNC. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 06, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-496.) |
VH-VNC. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 21, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-494.) |
VH-VNC. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 30, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-497.) |
VH-VNC. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 10, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-492.) |
VH-VNC. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 10, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-493.) |
VH-VNC. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 15, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-489.) |