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VH-VOG. Boeing 737-86N. c/n 28644-839. Was also registered as: OO-CYS; N116MN; VQ-BFZ. |
This aircraft was ordered new by General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle without winglets - April 13, 2001 First flown as 'N1786B' - April 25, 2001 Entered on the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-CYS - May 09, 2001 Registered to General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) Leased to City Bird Airlines as the registered operator Sold to Aviation Financial Services (AFS) - May 11, 2001 Accepted by City Bird at Seattle (Boeing Field) - May 11, 2001 The aircraft was named 'Seagull' Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Belgium - May 11, 2001 It arrived at Brussels on completion of the delivery flight - May 12, 2001 Delivery route: Seattle - Goose Bay - Brussels Operated its first revenue service Brussels - Gerona - Brussels - May 14, 2001 Operated last revenue service Brussels - Luxor - Hurghana - Brussels - October 04, 2001 City Bird Airlines ceased operations due to financial difficulties - October 04, 2001 Returned to Aviation Financial Services (AFS) and stored at Brussels An intended lease to Futura Airlines (Spain) was not taken up Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd It arrived at Christchurch (New Zealand) in the standard City Bird livery - November 26, 2001 Cancelled from Belgian Aircraft Register - November 27, 2001 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VOG - December 05, 2001 Registered to Aviation Financial Services (AFS) Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane on delivery to Virgin Blue as DJ9022 - December 17, 2001 The aircraft was named 'Misty Blue' Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Adelaide (West Beach) as DJ752 - December 18, 2001 Registered to Alcyone Australia Pty Ltd c/- Gr Commercial Aviation Service, Shannon - August 02, 2005 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated its final revenue service Coolangatta - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ746 - December 13, 2009 It was observed in John Holland hangar undergoing end-of-lease maintenance and repaint - January 17, 2010 It was observed at Tullamarine Airport in Orenair livery as 'VQ-BFZ' - February 13, 2010 Test flown at Melbourne (Tullamarine) as VH-VOG - February 23, 2010 Returned to Celestrial Aviation Trading 16 Ltd - March 16, 2010 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 16, 2010 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N116MN - March 16, 2010 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 18, 2010 Entered onto the Bermudian Aircraft Register as VQ-BFZ - March 18, 2010 Registered to GECAS Aircraft Leasing (USA) Leased to Orenair - Orenburg Airlines (Russia) as the registered operator Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to Russia as ORB9500 - March 24, 2010 Delivery route: Melboure - Darwin - Bangkok - ? Entered service with Orenair - ? Current status - ? |
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VH-VOG. Virgin Blue - 'Misty Blue' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-175.) |
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VH-VOG. Virgin Blue - 'Misty Blue' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4623-356.) |
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VH-VOG. Virgin Blue - 'Misty Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-555.) |
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VH-VOG. Virgin Blue - 'Misty Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-311.) |
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VH-VOG. Virgin Blue - 'Misty Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-312.) |
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VH-VOG. Orenair - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-845.) |