VH-YFC. Boeing 737-81D. c/n 39413-3592.
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - March 03, 2011 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YFC - March 07, 2011 Registered to AWAS 39413 Ltd, George Town, Grand Cayman Islands Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator First flown as 'BOE402 / VH-YFC' from Everett (Paine Field) in an all-white livery - March 12, 2011 Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines This aircraft was the first Virgin aircraft to be fitted with the new 'Sky' interior Test flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 27, 2011 Accepted by AWAS at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 31, 2011 Ferried Seattle (Boeing Field) - Tulsa for cabin modifications as DJ9080 - April 01, 2011 Departed Tulsa on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9080 - April 03, 2011 Arrived Brisbane on completion of delivery flight - April 05, 2011 Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Tulsa - Ontario - Honolulu - Nadi - Brisbane Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Townsville in an all-white livery as DJ361 - April 15, 2011 Ferried Melbourne - Christchurch for painting into the new corporate livery as DJ9-70 - April 22, 2011 Ferried Christchurch - Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the new corporate livery as DJ9071 - May 04, 2011 Virgin Blue was officially renamed Virgin Australia Airlines - May 04, 2011 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - May 04, 2011 Returned to service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Ballina - Byron Bay as DJ1141 - May 04, 2011 It was the first Boeing 737 to enter service with Virgin Australia Airlines The aircraft was named 'Bondi Beach' Current with Virgin Australia Airlines |
VH-YFC. Virgin Australia - 'Bondi Beach' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 01, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-523.) |
VH-YFC. Virgin Australia - 'Bondi Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 02, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4620-654.) |
VH-YFC. Virgin Australia - 'Bondi Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 05, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-824.) |