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VH-VOF. Boeing 737-86Q. c/n 30274-845.
Was also registered asL OO-CYI; N91CD; TC-SUU.
This aircraft was ordered new by Boullioun Aviation Services - ? Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle without winglets - April 20, 2001 First flown as 'N1787B' - May 01, 2001 Entered on the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-CYI - May 09, 2001 Registered to Boullioun Aircraft Services Leased to City Bird Airlines as the registered operator Accepted by City Bird at Seattle (Boeing Field) - May 14, 2001 The aircraft was named 'Nightingale' Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Belgium - May 14, 2001 Arrived Brussels on completion of the delivery flight - May 16, 2001 Delivery route: Seattle Goose Bay - Brussels Operated its first revenue service Brussels - Gerona - Brussels - May 16, 2001 Operated its last revenue service Brussels - Tenerife - Brussels - October 03, 2001 City Bird Airlines ceased operations due to financial difficulties - October 04, 2001 Returned to Boullioun Aircraft Services Ferried Brussels - Keflavik - Montreal (Mirabel) - Seattle (Boeing Field) for storage - October 06, 2001 Cancelled from Belgian Aircraft Register - October 08, 2001 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N91CD - October 09, 2001 Registered to Boullioun Aircraft Holding Company Inc, Bellevue, W.A. Prepared for leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VOF - December 05, 2001 Registered to Boullioun Aircraft Holding Company Inc, Bellevue, W.A. Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - December 05, 2001 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9022 - December 05, 2001 Arrived Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - December 07, 2001 Delivery route: Seattle - Kahului - Nadi - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Baby Blue' Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth as DJ811 - December 09, 2001 Ferried Brisbane - Christchurch for the fitting of winglets as DJ9060 - February 14, 2002 Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane on return to Virgin Blue - February 21, 2002 Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as DJ333 - February 28, 2005 Returned to Boullioun Aircraft Holding Company at the end of the lease Ferried Brisbane - Christchurch for post lease maintenance as DJ9080 - February 28, 2005 It was observed in the Sun Express (Turkey) livery as 'TC-SUU' at Christchurch - March 19, 2005 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - April 02, 2005 Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-SUU - April 2005 Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to Turkey - April 02, 2005 Current with Sun Express |
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VH-VOF. Virgin Blue - 'Baby Blue' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-172.) |
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VH-VOF. Virgin Blue - 'Baby Blue' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-173.) |
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VH-VOF. Virgin Blue - 'Baby Blue' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-174.) |
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VH-VOF. Virgin Blue - 'Baby Blue' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, June 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-360.) |
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VH-VOF. SunExpress - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, March 2005. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4621-623.) |