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VH-VUS. Boeing 737-8FE. c/n 36607-3082.
This aircraft was ordered new by Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd - ? Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VUS - October 13, 2009 Registered to Virgin Blue Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle with winglets - October 14, 2009 First flown as VH-VUS in the standard Virgin Blue livery - October 27, 2009 The aircraft was named 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 05, 2009 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9080 - November 06, 2009 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - November 08, 2009 Delivery route: Seattle - Lihue - Nadi - Brisbane Registered to Pacific Triangle Leasing Limited, Cayman Islands - November 17, 2009 Leased to Virgin Blue Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as DJ912 - November 18, 2009 Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 Registered to AS Air Lease 108 (Ireland) Limited, Dublin, Ireland - August 17, 2019 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill as the registered operator Current with Virgin Australia Airlines |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Blue - 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-511.) |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Blue - 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 31, 2011. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-569.) |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Blue - 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 21, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-700.) |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Blue - 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 07, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4620-666.) |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Blue - 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 07, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4620-667.) |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Blue - 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 18, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-572.) |