VH-VBA. Boeing 737-7Q8. c/n 28238-817.
Ordered new by International Lease Finance Company (ILFC) Rolled off Boeing production line at Renton - March 18, 2001 First flown as N1786B - March 28, 2001 Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B24 engines Also carried Boeing test registration of N1791B Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VBA - April 4, 2001 Registered to International Lease Finance Company Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as registered operator Accepted by ILFC at Seattle - April 27, 2001 Departed Seattle on ferry flight to Australia - April 27, 2001 Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of delivery flight - May 1, 2001 Delivery route: Seattle-Kona-Nadi-Wellington-Coolangatta-Brisbane Aircraft was named 'Brizzie Lizzie' Operated first revenue service Brisbane-Sydney as DJ208 - May 6, 2001 Registered to International Lease Finance Company - March 31, 2005 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as registered operator Fitted with winglets - September 2007 Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as DJ894 - March 19, 2011 Ferried Melbourne-Kuala Lumpur (Subang) as DJ9083 in full Virgin Blue livery - March 20, 2011 Observed at Kuala Lumpur in Aerolineas Argentinas livery - April 26, 2011 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 3, 2011 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N711LF - May 3, 2011 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - May 18, 2011 Entered onto the Argentinean Aircraft Register as LV-CPH - May 21, 2011 Departed Kuala Lumpur as ARG1084 on delivery flight to Argentina - May 21, 2011 Arrived Buenos Aires (Eziea) at conclusion of delivery flight - May 28, 2011 Delivery route: Kuala Lumpur-Doha-Barcelona -?-Buenos Aires Current with Aerolineas Argintina - 2011 |
VH-VBA. Virgin Blue - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2004. |
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