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VH-VBV. Boeing 737-7BK. c/n 33015-1384.
Was also registered as 4L-TGN.
This aircraft was ordered new by CIT Aerospace Leasing Corporation Rolled off Boeing production line at Seattle - September 03, 2003 First flown as VH-VBV - September 12, 2003 Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines The aircraft was not fitted with winglets Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd - September 2003 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VBV - October 01, 2003 Registered to CIT Aerospace Leasing Corporation Accepted by CIT Aerospace at Seattle (Boeing Field) - October 10, 2003 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the ferry flight to Christchurch for pre-service maintenance - October 10, 2003 It arrived at Christchuch on completion of the ferry flight - October 12, 2003 Ferry route: Seattle - Honolulu - Nadi - Christchurch Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane on delivery to Virgin Blue as DJ9071 - October 22, 2003 The aircraft was named 'Moulin Blue' Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Mackay as DJ919 - October 31, 2003 It was fitted with winglets - April 2004 Registered to CIT Aerospace (Australia) Pty Ltd - July 28, 2005 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Registered to ALC Aircraft Holdings 1, LLC c/- Air Lease Corp, Los Angeles - September 20, 2010 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 Operated its final revenue service Mackay - Brisbane as VA620 - August 27, 2013 Withdrawn from service and prepared for return to lessor at the end of the lease Ferried Brisbane - Darwin - Subang for end-of-lease maintenance as VA9501 - August 31, 2013 Test flown Kuala Lumpur (Subang) - Kuala Lumpur in Airzena livery - October 08, 2013 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 16, 2013 Entered onto the Georgia Aircraft Register as 4L-TGN - October 2013 Registered to Thunderbolt Aircraft Leasing Leased to Airzena as the registered operator Ferried Kuala Lumpur - Ashabat - Tiblisi on delivery to Airzena - October 17, 2013 The aircraft was named 'Tbillsi' It was withdrawn from service - August 03, 2019 Ferried Bucharest - Kemble for scrapping as TGZ2707 - December 11, 2019 It was observed at Kemble without engines - July 07, 2020 It was observed at Kemble without engines, tail and cockpit - January 2021 |
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VH-VBV. Virgin Blue - 'Moulin Blue' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, June 2004.
(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-551.) |
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VH-VBV. Virgin Blue - 'Moulin Blue' in the standard livery at Hobart Airport, August 2004.
(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-552.) |
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VH-VBV. Virgin Blue - 'Moulin Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 17, 2005.
(R. Brown Copyright Image 4622-694.) |
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VH-VBV. Virgin Blue - 'Moulin Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 24, 2012.
(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-626.) |