VH-VBB. Boeing 737-7Q8. c/n 28240-832.


Ordered new by International Lease Finance Company (ILFC)

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VBB - April 4, 2001

Registered to International Lease Finance Company

Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as registered operator

Rolled off Boeing production line at Renton - April 5, 2001

First flown as N1786B - April 13, 2001

Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B20 engines

Accepted by ILFC at Seattle - May 3, 2001

Departed Seattle on ferry flight to Australia - May 3, 2001

Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of delivery flight - May 6, 2001

Delivery route: Seattle-Kona-Nadi-Brisbane

Aircraft was named 'Barossa Babe'

Operated first revenue service Brisbane-Sydney as DJ202 - May 15, 2001

Registered to International Lease Finance Company - March 31, 2005

Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as registered operator

Fitted with winglets - November 2007

Operated final revenue service Melbourne-Brisbane as DJ357 - March 26, 2011

Ferried Brisbane-Kuala Lumpur (Subang) as DJ9081 in full Virgin Blue livery - March 27, 2011

Observed at Kuala Lumpur in Aerolineas Argentinas livery - May 1, 2011

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 9, 2011

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N721LF - May 9, 2011

Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)

Entered onto the Argentinean Aircraft Register as LV-CMK - May 21, 2011

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - May 24, 2011

Departed Kuala Lumpur as ARG1086 on delivery flight to Argentina - May 31, 2011

Arrived Buenos Aires (Eziea) at conclusion of delivery flight - June 4, 2011

Delivery route: Kuala Lumpur-Doha-Barcelona -?-Buenos Aires

Current with Aerolineas Argintina - 2011


VH-VBB. Virgin Blue - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2001.

VH-VBB. Virgin Blue - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2001.

VH-VBB. Virgin Blue - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, February 2002.

VH-VBB. Virgin Blue - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, March 2007.