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VH-VOS. Boeing 737-8FE. c/n 33800-1483. Was also registered as: N380WS; 4L-CMA. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Virgin Blue Airlines - ? Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle without winglets - March 19, 2004 First flown as VH-VOS - March 29, 2004 Entered on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VOS - May 25, 2004 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - May 28, 2004 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the ferry flight to New Zealand - May 28, 2004 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the ferry flight - May 30, 2004 Ferry route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Kahului - Pago Pago - Christchurch The aircraft was fitted with winglets during the pre-service maintenance Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane on delivery to Virgin Blue as DJ9083 - June 14, 2004 The aircraft was named 'Kimberley Cutie' Operated its first revenue service - June 2004 Registered to VBNC2 Pty Ltd - August 15, 2005 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Brisbane - March 22, 2020 Registered to SMS Solvings Pty Ltd, Melbourne - December 21, 2020 The intended sale to Bocomm Leasing as '2-VVOS' was not taken up - 2021 Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to the United States as SXI2227 - May 25, 2022 It arrived at Miami on completion of the ferry flight - May 26, 2022 Ferry route: Brisbane - Majuro - Honolulu - Tucson - Miami Conversion to 'full-freight' configuration commenced - May 27, 2022 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 14, 2022 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N380WS - June 21, 2022 Registered to UMB Bank N.A. Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah Conversion to freighter aircraft completed - October 18, 2022 The intended lease to Compass Cargo Airlines. Bulgaria was not taken up - ? Departed Miami on the ferry flight to Montpellier, France as SXI2246 - October 19, 2022 It arrived at Montpellier on completion of the ferry flight - October 21, 2022 Ferry route: Miami - Bangor - Reykjavik - Montpellier The aircraft was placed in open storage at Montpellier Test flown Montpellier - Montpellier (10:58 - 13:22 local) - February 17, 2022 Leased to Camex Aviation, Tiblisi, Georgia - March ?, 2022 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 14, 2022 Entered onto the Georgian Aircraft Register as 4L-CMA - March ?, 2022 Current status - ? |
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VH-VOS. Virgin Blue - 'Kimberley Cutie' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, January 16, 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-376.) |
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VH-VOS. Virgin Blue - 'Kimberley Cutie' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 03, 2011. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-114.) |
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VH-VOS. Virgin Blue - 'Kimberley Cutie' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 03, 2011. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-115.) |
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VH-VOS. Virgin Blue - 'Kimberley Cutie' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 09, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-629.) |
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VH-VOS. Virgin Blue - 'Kimberley Cutie' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 06, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-112.) |
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VH-VOS. Virgin Blue - 'Kimberley Cutie' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 06, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-113.) |