VH-VUE Boeing 737-8FE

VH-VUE. Boeing 737-8FE. c/n 34167-1676.

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

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle with winglets - March 04, 2005

It was the first Virgin Blue 737 built without the eyebrow windows above the cockpit

First flown as 'N1786B' - March 15, 2005

Entered on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VUE - March 30, 2005

Registered to VBNC4 Pty Ltd, Brisbane

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

Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 31, 2005

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9080 - March 31, 2005

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - April 02, 2005

Delivery route: Seattle - Lihue - Noumea - Brisbane

The aircraft was named 'Prue Blue'

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ234 - April 14, 2005

Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011

The aircraft was renamed 'Curl Curl Beach'

Registered to Keystone 2 Limited, Stansted, England - January 13, 2016

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

Registered to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland - October 02, 2024

Current with Virgin Australia Airlines

VH-VUE. Virgin Blue - 'Prue Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 05, 2011.

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VH-VUE. Virgin Blue - 'Prue Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 19, 2012.

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VH-VUE. Virgin Blue - 'Prue Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 21, 2013.

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VH-VUE. Virgin Australia - 'Curl Curl Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 14, 2014.

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VH-VUE. Virgin Australia - 'Curl Curl Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 28, 2016.

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VH-VUE. Virgin Australia - 'Curl Curl Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 28, 2016.

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VH-VUE. Virgin Australia - 'Curl Curl Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 22, 2018.

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VH-VUE. Virgin Australia - 'Curl Curl Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 03, 2022.

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VH-VUE. Virgin Australia - 'Curl Curl Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 03, 2025.