VH-VUI. Boeing 737-8FE. c/n 34441-2015.
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 - July 20, 2006 First flown as 'VH-VUI' - July 29, 2006 Flown Seattle - Moses Lake - Seattle (Boeing Field) as BOE333 - July 29, 2006 Entered on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VUI - August 01, 2006 Registered to VBNC5 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - August 11, 2006 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on delivery flight to Australia as DJ9081 - August 11, 2006 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - August 13, 2006 Delivery route: Seattle - Lihue - Nadi - Brisbane AThe arcraft was named 'Brandi Blue' Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ308 - August 23, 2006 Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 Registered to the Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. - February 18, 2016 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland as the registered operator Current with Virgin Australia Airlines |
VH-VUI. Virgin Blue - 'Brandi Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-398.) |
VH-VUI. Virgin Blue - 'Brandi Blue' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 20, 2011. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 4621-668.) |
VH-VUI. Virgin Blue - 'Brandi Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 09, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-556.) |
VH-VUI. Virgin Blue - 'Brandi Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 01, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-557.) |
VH-VUI. Virgin Blue - 'Brandi Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 01, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-558.) |