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VH-VOW. Boeing 737-8Q8. c/n 32798-1470. Was also registered as: HL-8294. |
This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Corporation (I.L.F.C.) - ? Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Washington) without winglets - February 26, 2004 First flown as 'VH-VOW' - March 07, 2004 Entered on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VOW - March 19, 2004 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (I.L.F.C.) Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field, Washington) - March 25, 2004 Departed Seattle (Washington) on the ferry flight to New Zealand - March 25, 2004 Arrived Christchurch (New Zealand) on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - March 27, 2004 Ferry route: Seattle (Washington) - Kahului (Hawaii) - Pago Pago (American Samoa) - Christchurch (New Zealand) It was fitted with winglets during the pre-service maintenance at Christchurch Ferried Christchurch (New Zealand) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) on delivery to Virgin Blue as DJ9071 - May 08, 2004 The aircraft was named 'Jillaroo Blue' Operated first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Adelaide (West Beach) as DJ537 - May 25, 2004 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (I.L.F.C.), Los Angeles - April 27, 2005 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane (Queensland) as VA993 - August 15, 2013 Ferried Brisbane (Queensland) - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) for end-of-lease maintenance as VA9503 - August 18, 2013 Test flown at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in the 'T-Way Airlines' (Korea) livery - September 18, 2013 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 30, 2013 Entered onto the South Korean Aircraft Register as HL-8294 - September 30, 2013 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (I.L.F.C.), Los Angeles Leased to T-Way Airlines as the registered operator Ferried Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - Seoul (Kimpo, South Korea) on delivery to T-Way - October 01, 2013 Current status - ? |
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VH-VOW. Virgin Blue - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, May 02, 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-647.) |
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VH-VOW. Virgin Blue - 'Jillaroo Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-318.) |
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VH-VOW. Virgin Blue - 'Jillaroo Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-319.) |
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VH-VOW. Virgin Blue - 'Jillaroo Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 21, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-632.) |
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VH-VOW. Virgin Blue - 'Jillaroo Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 24, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-644.) |
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VH-VOW. Virgin Blue - 'Jillaroo Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 24, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-645.) |
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VH-VOW. Virgin Blue - 'Jillaroo Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 24, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-646.) |