VH-ZPI. Embraer 190-100IGW. c/n 19000202.
Was also registered as: N202NC; EI-GHK.
This aircraft was the ninth of eleven new aircraft ordered by Virgin Blue - November 02, 2006 Rolled off the production line at Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - July 2008 First flown as 'PT-SGK' - July 2008 Powered by General Electric GE CF34-10E5 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZPI - August 08, 2008 Registered to VBNC9 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Blue at Sao Jose dos Campos - August 28, 2008 Departed Sao Jose dos Campos on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9082 - August 28, 2008 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - September 03, 2008 Delivery route: Sao Jose dos Campos - Manaus - Curacao - Brownsville - San Jose - Lihue - Pago Pago - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Allie Albury' Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Adelaide (West Beach) as DJ750 - September 20, 2008 Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 Operated its last service in Virgin Blue livery Cairns - Brisbane as VA792 - April 30, 2014 Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to Portugal for maintenance and repaint as VA9901 - May 01, 2014 Arrived Portugal on completion of the ferry flight - May 03, 2014 Ferry route: Brisbane - Darwin - Subang - Chennai - Al Bateen - Heraklion - Alverca Departed Portugal on the ferry flight to Australia in the Virgin Australia livery as VA9902 - June 04, 2014 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight - June 06, 2014 Ferry route: Alverca - Heraklion - Al Bateen - Chennai - Subang - Darwin - Brisbane Returned to service Brisbane - Rockhampton as VA1235 - June 09, 2014 The aircraft was renamed 'Seven Mile Beach' at the naming ceremony at Perth - July 16, 2014 Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane as VOZ965 - April 15, 2017 The aircraft was withdrawn from service at Brisbane Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to the United States for storage as VOZ9901 - April 18, 2017 Arrived Nashville on completion of the ferry flight - ? Ferry route: Brisbane - Apia - Honolulu - Van Nuys - Nashville Ferried Nashville - Lake Charles for maintenance and repainting - November 05, 2018 Ferried Lake Charles - Bangor - Maine - Dublin - November 16, 2018 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 11, 2018 Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-GHK - ? Current with Stobart Air for BA Cityflyer |
VH-ZPI. Virgin Blue - 'Allie Albury' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 27, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0190-075.) |
VH-ZPI. Virgin Blue - 'Allie Albury' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 14, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-040.) |
VH-ZPI. Virgin Blue - 'Allie Albury' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 15, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-071.) |
VH-ZPI. Virgin Australia - 'Seven Mile Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 15, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-072.) |
VH-ZPI. Virgin Australia - 'Seven Mile Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 15, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-073.) |
VH-ZPI. Virgin Australia - 'Seven Mile Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 22, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-074.) |
VH-ZPI. Virgin Australia - 'Seven Mile Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 05, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-070.) |