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VH-XUH. Arbus A320-232. c/n 6749. Was also registered as: N861AT. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Tiger Airways Australia - ? Rolled off the Airbus production line at Hamburg - July 2015 Was the first Airbus A320 for Tiger Airways fitted with sharklets Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XUH - June 29, 2015 Registered to Tiger Airways Australia Pty Ltd, Melbourne Powered by International Aero Engines IAE V2527-A5 engines First flown AIB749A Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) as D-AXAI - August 14, 2015 Second test flight flown as AIB749B Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - August 17, 2015 Third test flight flown as AIB749C Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - August 18, 2015 Fourth test flight flown as AIB749D Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - August 19, 2015 Accepted by Tiger Airways Australia Pty Ltd at Hamburg - August 22, 2015 Departed Hamburg on the ferry flight to Singapore as TGW9005 - August 22, 2015 It arrived at Singapore on completion of the ferry flight - August 23, 2015 Delivery route: Toulouse - Dubai - Singapore (Changi) Ferried Singapore (Changi) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as TGW9005 - August 24, 2015 Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Cairns as TT582 - September 04, 2015 Registered to CBA A320 6749 Pty Ltd, Sydney - September 23, 2015 Leased to Tiger Airways (Australia) Pty Ltd as the registered operator Withdrawn from service by Tiger Air - March 27, 2020 Tiger Air ceased all operations due to bankruptcy - September 10, 2020 Returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - September 10, 2020 The aircraft was stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to France for storage - November 27, 2020 It arrived at Lourdes (Tarbes) on completion of the ferry flight - November ?, 2020 Ferry route: Melbourne - Darwin - Kuala Lumpur - Cairo - Lourdes Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 02, 2020 Current status - ? |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 10, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-522.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 10, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-523.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 10, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-524.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 27, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-562.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 01, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-561.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 26, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-582.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 26, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-578.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 26, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-579.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 15, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-580.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 15, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-581.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 15, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-585.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 17, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-583.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 17, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-584.) |
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VH-XUH. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Hobart Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-242.) |