VH-VUD. Boeing 737-8FE. c/n 34015-1594.

Was also registered as: ZK-PBG; VP-CJE; OE-IBY; EC-NXX.

 

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Virgin Blue Pty Ltd - ?

Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) with winglets - October 06, 2004

First flown as 'VH-VUD' in basic 'primer' livery - October 13, 2004

Observed in basic primer but with 'Pacific Blue' tail at Seattle - October 23, 2004

Entered on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VUD - October 28, 2004

Registered to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland

Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 02, 2004

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9081 - November 02, 2004

Arrived at Brisbane having completed the delivery flight from the United States - November 04, 2004

Delivery route: Seattle - Lihue - Port Vila - Brisbane

Aircraft was named 'Bewitching Broome'

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ312 - November 23, 2004

Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane as DJ269 - October 31, 2007

Ferried Brisbane - Christchurch - October 31, 2007

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 05, 2007

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-PBG - November 07, 2007

Registered to VBNC4 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland

Leased to Pacific Blue (N.Z.) Pty Ltd, Christchurch as the registered operator

Ferried Christchurch - Auckland as DJ9051 - November 11, 2007

Operated the inaugural Pacific Blue N.Z. domestic service Auckland - Christchurch as DJ9002 - November 12, 2007

Pacific Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) - December 2011

Aircraft was renamed 'Tallows Beach'

Operated its final service Auckland - Brisbane as VA161 - March 01, 2015

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - March 02, 2015

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VUD - March 02, 2015

Registered to Virgin Australia 2013-1 Issuer Co. Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland

Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland as the registered operator

Returned to service Brisbane - Auckland as VA304 - March 06, 2015

Operated final Virgin Australia revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as VOZ319 - October 22, 2016

Ferried Brisbane - Townsville for repainting as VOZ9901 - October 22, 2016

The aircraft was repainted into the 'Tigerair' livery by Flying Colours at Townsville

Ferried Townsville - Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the 'Tigerair' livery as VOZ9902 - October 30, 2016

Registered to Virgin Australia 2013-1 Issuer Co. Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland - October 31, 2016

Leased to Tiger Airways Australia Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria as the registered operator

Aircraft used for crew training at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - November 2016

Utilised for flight crew training Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Adelaide (West Beach) as TT9122 - January 18, 2017

Returned to service with Tigerair on domestic flight - February 01, 2017

It was withdrawn from service by Tigerair Australia - March 24, 2020

Ferried to Alice Springs for storage - October 29, 2020

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 13, 2021

Entered onto the Cayman Islands Aircraft Register as VP-CJE - October 27, 2021

Registered to JP Lease Products and Services, Tokyo, Japan

Ferried Alice Springs - Jinan (China) for conversion to an 'all-freight' configuration - November 08, 2021

Departed Jinan on the ferry flight to Serbia (Belgrade, Nikola Tesla) - May 29, 2022

It arrived at Belgrade (Nikola Tesla) having completed its ferry flight from China - May 31, 2022

Stored at Belgrade (Nikola Tesla)

Cancelled from the Cayman Islands Aircraft Register - September 02, 2022

Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-IBY - September 02, 2022

Leased to Swiftair, Spain as the registered operator

Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - September ?, 2022

Entered onto the Spanish Aircraft Register as EC-NXX - September ?, 2022

Leased to Swiftair, Spain as the registered operator

Current with Swiftair, Spain

 

 

ZK-PBG. Pacific Blue - 'Bewitching Broome' in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, June 24, 2012.

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VH-VUD. Virgin Australia - 'Tallows Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 10, 2015.

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VH-VUD. Virgin Australia - 'Tallows Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 04, 2015.

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VH-VUD. Virgin Australia - 'Tallows Beach' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 29, 2016.

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VH-VUD. Virgin Australia - 'Tallows Beach' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 07, 2016.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 04, 2016.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-836.)

VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 19, 2017.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 19, 2017.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 22, 2017.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 22, 2017.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 31, 2017.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 26, 2017.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 05, 2017.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 12, 2017.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 26, 2017.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 16, 2017.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 23, 2017.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 14, 2017.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 26, 2018.

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VH-VUD. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 27, 2019.

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