VH-YID. Boeing 737-8FE. c/n 38709-3851. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Virgin Blue Australia Pty Ltd - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YID - July 05, 2011 Registered to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland It was allocated the Boeing Block Number '--831' Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - November 04, 2011 First flown Seattle (Boeing Field) in the new Virgin Australia livery as BOE831 - November 11, 2011 Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines The aircraft was fitted with the new 'Sky' interior and configured with 8 Business Class and 168 Economy Class seats Accepted by Virgin Australia at Seattle (Boeing Field) - December 01, 2011 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as DL9080 - December 01, 2011 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - December 03, 2011 Delivery route: Seattle - Lihue - Nadi - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Rainbow Beach' Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Honiara as DJ4169 - December 13, 2011 Registered to 737 2012 No.2 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland - July 17, 2012 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland as the registered operator Operated its last revenue service in 'Virgin Australia' livery Cairns - Brisbane as VA786 - March 03, 2015 Ferried Bisbane - Townsville for repainting into the 'Vigin Samoa' livery The aircraft was renamed 'Tapu Itea' Ferried Townsville - Brisbane in the Virgin Samoa livery as VA9938 - March 08, 2015 Returned to service Brisbane - Auckland as VA152 - March 14, 2015 Registered to VA Borrower 2019 No. 2 Pty Ltd, Bowen Hills, Queensland - March 21, 2020 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland as the registered operator Returned to the 'Virgin Australia' livery - ? The aircraft was renamed 'Maroubra Beach' Current with Virgin Australia Airlines |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Rainbow Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 02, 2012. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-833.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Rainbow Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 25, 2012. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 4620-618.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Rainbow Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 27, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-832.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Rainbow Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 08, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-807.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Rainbow Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 08, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-808.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Rainbow Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 02, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4620-656.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Rainbow Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 02, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4620-655.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Rainbow Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 02, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-657.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Rainbow Beach' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 03, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-583.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Rainbow Beach' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-497.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Rainbow Beach' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-498.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Rainbow Beach ' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 23, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-831.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 03, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-821.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 14, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-823.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 14, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-824.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 23, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-820.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 23, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-825.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 25, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-826.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 23, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-828.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 23, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-829.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 10, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-830.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 15, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-074.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 15, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-075.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 21, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-076.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 21, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-077.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 21, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-078.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 18, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-822.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 14, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-521.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 14, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-522.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 14, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-546.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 22, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-827.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Samoa Airline of Samoa - 'Tapu Itea' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 05, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-819.) |
VH-YID. Virgin Australia - 'Maroubra Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 31, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-434.) |