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VH-FVH. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A. c/n 954. |
This was the first of four aircraft ordered by Virgin Australia for delivery in 2011 - February 23, 2011 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127F turboprop engines Rolled out at Toulouse in the partial Virgin Australia livery as 'F-WWEG' - May 27, 2011 It was observed at Toulouse in the standard Virgin Australia livery - June 06, 2011 First flown as 'F-WWEG' at Toulouse - June 22, 2011 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FVH - August 11, 2011 Registered to Avation Airframe Holding Pte Ltd, Singapore Leased to Skywest Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd, Cloverdale, Western Australia as the registered operator Operated by Skywest Airlines on behalf of Virgin Australia Pty Ltd Accepted by Skywest / Virgin Australia at Toulouse - August 16, 2011 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as SXA1131 - August 16, 2011 The delivery flight was carried out by Southern Cross Aviation It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - August 18, 2011 Delivery route: Toulouse - Trabzon - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Koepang - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Four Mile Beach' Ferried Brisbane - Bundaberg to participate in the 'Wide Bay Air Show' - August 20, 2011 Operated the proving flight Brisbane - Port Macquarie - Brisbane as OZW9236/9235 - August 25, 2011 Operated the proving flight Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane - September 13 - 14, 2011 Operated the proving flight Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Canberra - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Septembeer 14, 2011 Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Gladstone - Brisbane as DJ1711/1714 - October 17, 2011 Operated the inuagural Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Port Macquarie ATR-72 service - October 19, 2011 Virgin Australia announced its intention to acquire Skywest Airlines - October 30, 2012 Virgin Australia finalises the acquisition of Skywest Airlines - April 11, 2013 Skywest Airlines was officially renamed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines - May 03, 2013 Sold to Hevilft (PNG) - ? Ferried Nelson - Brisbane as HT01 - October 16, 2018 Ferried Brisbane - Cairns for maintenance - October 17, 2018 Ferried Cairns - Brisbane as HT1 - December 08, 2018 Operated its first Hevilift service Brisbane - Middlemount - Brisbane as HT773/774 - January 01, 2019 Current with Hevilift (PNG) |
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VH-FVH. Virgin Australia - 'Four Mile Beach' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, September 18, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0390-002.) |
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VH-FVH. Virgin Australia - 'Four Mile Beach' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, September 18, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0390-001.) |
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VH-FVH. Virgin Australia - 'Four Mile Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 14, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0390-032.) |