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VH-VNP. Airbus A320-232. c/n 2952. Was also registered as: 9V-TAH. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Nomura Babcock & Brown for lease to Tiger Airways Rolled off the Airbus production line at Toulouse - October 2006 First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWIV' - October 26, 2006 Powered by International Aero Engines IAE V2527-A5 engines Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) for cabin fit-out as AIB952A - October 30, 2006 Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse on completion of the fit-out as AIB952B - November 08, 2006 Accepted by Nomura Babcock & Brown at Toulouse - November 21, 2006 Leased to Tiger Airways (Singapore) Pty Ltd - November 21, 2006 Entered onto the Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-TAH - ? Registered to Nomura Babcock & Brown Leased to Tiger Airways Ltd as the registered operator Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Singapore - November 22, 2006 It arrived at Singapore on completion of the delivery flight - November 23, 2006 Delivery route: Toulouse - Muscat - Phuket - Singapore Entered service with Tiger Airways - November 2006 Operated its final Tiger Airways (Singapore) revenue service Phuket - Singapore as TR2155 - October 24, 2010 Leased to Tiger Airways (Australia) Pty Ltd - November 15, 2010 Cancelled from the Singaporean Aircraft Register - November 15, 2010 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VNP - November 15, 2010 Registered to NBB Wide Co. Ltd, Tokyo Leased to Tiger Airways (Australia) Pty Ltd as the registered operator Ferried Singapore - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - November 16 - 17, 2010 Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Avalon) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as TT512 - December 06, 2010 Operated its final Tigerair revenue servive - ? Registered to Wilmington Trust SP Services, Dublin, Ireland - December 05, 2018 Leased to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Pty Ltd, Perth as the registered operator - December 06, 2018 The aircraft was named 'Little Parakeet Bay' Current with Virgin Australia |
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VH-VNP. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 25, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-339.) |
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VH-VNP. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 28, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-364.) |
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VH-VNP. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 10, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-430.) |
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VH-VNP. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 29, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-560.) |
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VH-VNP. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 28, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-647.) |
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VH-VNP. Virgin Australia - 'Little Parakeet Bay' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 05, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0321-311.) |