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.