VH-ZPG Embraer 190-100IGW

This aircraft was the seventh of eleven new aircraft ordered by Virgin Blue - November 02, 2006

Rolled off the production line at Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - June 2008

First flown as PT-SGD - July 2008

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZPG - July 23, 2008

Registered to VBNC9 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill

Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Accepted by Virgin Blue at Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - September 05, 2008

Departed Sao Jose dos Campos on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9082 - September 05, 2008

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight from Brazil - September 12, 2008

Delivery route: Sao Jose dos Campos - Manaus - Curacao - Brownsville - San Jose - Lihue - Pago Pago - Brisbane

The aircraft was named 'Ella E-Jet'

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - ? - September ?, 2008

Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011

The aircraft was renamed 'Glenelg Beach'

Operated its final revenue service - ?

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Brisbane awaiting sale - February 26, 2016

Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to Nashville, U.S.A. for planned maintenance - June 08, 2016

Ferried Nashville - Marana (California) as VOZ9904 for storage - July 06, 2016

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 07, 2016

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N195EM - July 08, 2016

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest

Departed Marana, California on its ferry flight to South Africa - June ?, 2017

It arrived at Johannesburg on completion of its ferry flight from the United States - June 11, 2017

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 20, 2017

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-YAB - July 12, 2017

Registered to Airlink, Johannesburg, South Africa

Current with Airlink, South Africa