VH-VBM. Boeing 737-76N. c/n 32734-1090.
Ordered new by General Electric Capital Aviation Services Ltd (GECAS) Rolled off Boeing production line at Renton - February 19, 2002 First flown as N734SH - February 28, 2002 Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B22 engines Intended lease to GOL Transportes Aereos, Sao Paulo, Brazil was not taken up Accepted by GECAS at Seattle - March 21, 2002 Sold to AFS Investments X LLC - March 21, 2002 Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N734SH - March 22, 2002 Registered to AFS Investments X LLC Observed parked at Paine Field in full Virgin Blue livery - April 23, 2002 Cancelled from the U. S. Aircraft Register - May 21, 2002 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VBM - May 24, 2002 Registered to AFS Investments X LLC Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as registered operator Departed Seattle on ferry flight to New Zealand - May 25, 2002 Arrived Christchurch at conclusion of ferry flight - May 27, 2002 During pre-delivery maintenance at Christchurch winglets were fitted Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane on delivery to Virgin Blue - June 02, 2002 Aircraft was named 'Tassie Tigress' Operated first revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne - Perth as DJ? - June 05, 2002 Registered to Ogygian Pty Ltd, Shannon, Ireland - August 02, 2005 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as registered operator Virgin Blue renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 Operated final revenue service Mackay - Brisbane as DJ616 - December 24, 2011 Ferried Brisbane - Kuala Lumpur (Subang) as DJ9081 for end of lease maintenance - December 26, 2011 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 23, 2012 Sold by Celestrial Aviation Trading 24 Ltd to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA, Salt Lake City - March 23, 2012 Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N588SC - March 23, 2012 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee Cancelled from the U. S. Aircraft Register - May 23, 2012 Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-RET - May 24, 2012 Registered to Celestrial Trading 24 Ltd, Shannon, Ireland Leased to SAS Sverigo AB, Stockholm as registered operator Departed Kuala Lumpur (Subang) on delivery flight to Sweden as SK9145 - May 30, 2012 Arrived Stockholm (Arlanda) at conclusion of delivery flight - May 31, 2012 Delivery route: Kuala Lumpur - Shanghai - Novosibirsk - Stockholm Current with Scandinavian Airlines |
VH-VBM. Virgin Blue - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, November 2002. |
VH-VBM. Virgin Blue - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, December 2002. |
VH-VBM. Virgin Blue - in the full livery at Perth Airport,
March 2010. |
VH-VBM. Virgin Blue - in the full livery at Perth Airport, March 2010. |
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