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VH-VOE. Boeing 737-86Q. c/n 30272-824.
Was also registered as: OO-CYN; N90CD; TC-SUO.
This aircraft was ordered new by Boullioun Aviation Services - ? Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle without winglets - March 27, 2001 First flown as 'N1787B' - April 06, 2001 Entered on the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-CYN - April 23, 2001 Registered to Boullioun Aircraft Services Leased to City Bird Airlines as the registered operator Accepted by City Bird at Seattle (Boeing Field) - April 26, 2001 The aircraft was named 'Nightingale' Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Belgium - April 26, 2001 Arrived Brussels on completion of the delivery flight - April 27, 2001 Delivery route: Seattle - Montreal (Mirabel) - Brussels Operated its first revenue service Brussels - Zakinthos - Corfu - Brussels - April 27, 2001 Operated its last revenue service Brussels - Tenerife - Brussels - October 03, 2001 City Bird Airlines ceased operations due to financial difficulties - October 04, 2001 Aircraft was returned to Boullioun Aircraft Services Ferried Brussels - Keflavik - Montreal (Mirabel) - Seattle (Boeing Field) for storage - October 06, 2001 Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - October 08, 2001 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N90CD - October 09, 2001 Registered to Boullioun Aircraft Holding Company Inc, Bellevue, W.A. Prepared for leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VOE - December 07, 2001 Registered to Boullioun Aircraft Holding Company Inc, Bellevue, W.A. Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - December 10, 2001 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9024 - December 10, 2001 Arrived Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - December 12, 2001 Delivery route: Seattle - Kahului - Nadi - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Peaka Blue' Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ806 - December 12, 2001 Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane as DJ265 - January 09, 2005 Returned to Boullioun Aircraft Holding Company at the end of the lease Ferried Brisbane - Christchurch for post lease maintenance as DJ9070 - January 09, 2005 Observed in the Sun Express (Turkey) livery as 'TC-SUO' at Christchurch - January 31, 2005 The aircraft had now been fitted with winglets Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - February 04, 2005 Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-SUO - February 05, 2005 Departed Christchurch on ferry flight to Turkey as SXS933 - February 06, 2005 Current with Sun Express |
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VH-VOE. Virgin Blue - 'Peaka Blue' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 2003. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-169.) |
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VH-VOE. Virgin Blue - 'Peaka Blue' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 2003. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-170.) |
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VH-VOE. Virgin Blue - 'Peaka Blue' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, October 2003. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-171.) |
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VH-VOE. Virgin Blue - 'Peaka Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-114.) |
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VH-VOE. Sun Express - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, January 2005. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4621-621.) |