VH-NHW. Boeing 737-7K2. c/n 39257-3779.

Was also registered as: PH-BGU; 2-BBMH.

 

 

This aircraft was ordered new by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - September 2011

Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B22 engines

First flown Seattle (Renton) - Seattle (Boeing Field) as 'N1786B' - September 07, 2011

Entered on the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-BGU - September ?, 2011

Registered to Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., Amsterdam

Accepted by KLM at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 28, 2011

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to The Netherlands - September 28, 2011

It arrived at Amsterdam on completion of the delivery flight - September ?, 2011

Operated its first revenue service ? - October ?, 2011

The aircraft was withdrawn from KLM service and stored at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - October 13, 2021

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Norwich for post-lease maintenance and repaint - November 10, 2021

The aircraft was painted 'all-white' in preparation for lease / sale

Ferried Norwich - Amsterdam (Schiphol) - November 17, 2021

Test flown Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Amsterdam (Schiphol) as KLM9851 - November 23, 2021

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Lleida (Alguaire) Spain for storage - December 22, 2021

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - December 22, 2021

Entered onto the Guernsey Aircraft Register as 2-BBMH - December 22, 2021

Registered to BBAM Aircraft Leasing and Management, San Francisco, California, United States

Cancelled from the Guernsey Aircraft Register - November 14, 2022

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NHW - November 16, 2022

Registered to Venus Aircraft Leasing 2 Ltd, Dublin, Ireland.

Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane as the registered operator

Ferried Lleida (Alguaire) - Singapore (Changi) for maintenance - December ?, 2022

Ferried Singapore (Changi) - Brisbane on delivery ti Virgin Australia as VA9948 - December 18, 2022

Test flown Brisbane - Brisbane in an 'all-white' livery as VA9902 - December 23, 2022

Test flown Brisbane - Adelaide - Brisbane as VA9948/9902 - December 25, 2022

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as VA352 - December 25, 2022

Current with Virgin Australia Airlines

 

 

VH-NHW. Virgin Australia - in the non-standard 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 29, 2022.

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