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VH-VUU. Boeing 737-8FE. c/n 36609-3232. Was also registered as: VH-REX. |
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-VUU - February 17, 2010 Registered to Virgin Blue Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Brisbane Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) with winglets - March 16, 2010 First flown as VH-VUU in the standard Virgin Blue livery - March 23, 2010 Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - April 26, 2010 The aircraft named 'Lady Blue-tiful' Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9082 - April 27, 2010 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - April 29, 2010 Delivery route: Seattle - Lihue - Nadi - Brisbane Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Townsville as DJ361 - May 07, 2010 Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 The aircraft was renamed 'Kingscliff Beach' Registered to Virgin Australia 2013-1 Issuer Co. Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland - October 31, 2013 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland as the registered operator Registered to VA Borrower 2019 No 1 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queelsnand - September 06, 2019 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty bLtd, Spring Hill, Queensland as the registered operator It was withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - March 03, 2020 It departed Melbourne (Tullamarine - 08:35 local) on the ferry flight to Indonesia - November 13, 2020 It arrived at Jakarta (11:57 local) for maintenance - November 13, 2020 It was repainted into the REX Regional Express livery during the maintenance lay-up It was reregistered as VH-REX - March 15, 2021 Registered to Aircraft Leasing VII Ltd, London Leased to Regional Express Pty Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator Ferried Jakarta - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - ? Operated the inaugural Melbourme (Tullamarine - 10:51 AEST) - Gold Coast (11:34 local) service as Flight ZL662 - March 29, 2021 REX Regional Express entered voluntary administration due to financial difficulties - July 30, 2024 Operated its final service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamaine) as ZL171 - July 30, 2024 It was withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) pending return to the lessor Registered to ACS Aero 4 Beta US, LLC, Austin, Texas, United States - November 19, 2024 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland as the registered operator - November 21, 2024 Current status - ? |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Blue - 'Lady Blue-tiful' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 16, 2011. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-577.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Blue - 'Lady Blue-tiful' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 28, 2011. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-972.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Blue - 'Lady Blue-tiful' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 12, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-575.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Blue - 'Lady Blue-tiful' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 12, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-687.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Blue - 'Lady Blue-tiful' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 06, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-576.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Blue - 'Lady Blue-tiful' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 10, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-810.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Blue - 'Lady Blue-tiful' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 27, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-574.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Blue - 'Lady Blue-tiful' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 20, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-971.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Australia - 'Kingscliff Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 13, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-869.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Australia - 'Kingscliff Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 18, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-974.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Australia - 'Kingscliff Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 29, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-976.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Australia - 'Kingscliff Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 25, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-978.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Australia - 'Kingscliff Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 15, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-977.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Australia - 'Kingscliff Beach' in the standard livery at Coolangatta Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-970.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Australia - 'Kingscliff Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 26, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-973.) |
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VH-VUU. Virgin Australia - 'Kingscliff Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 04, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-975.) |
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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery with additional 'Our heart is in the country' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 01, 2021. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-893.) |
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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery with additional 'Our heart is in the country' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 01, 2021. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-894.) |
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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery with additional 'Our heart is in the country' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 05, 2021. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-380.) |
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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery with additional 'Our heart is in the country' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 28, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-379.) |
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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery with additional 'Our heart is in the country' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 28, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-071.) |
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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery with additional 'Our heart is in the country' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 19, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-969.) |
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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery with additional 'Our heart is in the country' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 29, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-072.) |
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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery with additional 'Our heart is in the country' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 28, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-368.) |
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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery with additional 'Our heart is in the country' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 18, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-328.) |
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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery with additional 'Our heart is in the country' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 31, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-377.) |
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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery with additional 'Our heart is in the country' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 31, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-378.) |
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VH-REX. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 25, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-589.) |
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VH-REX. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 25, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-590.) |