VH-ZHA. Embraer 170-100LR. c/n 17000180.
First of three ordered new by Virgin Blue - November 2, 2006 Powered by General Electric GE CF34-8E5 engines Rolled off the production line at Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - August 2007 First flown as PT-SMX - August 2007 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZHA - August 21, 2007 Registered to VBNC9 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as registered operator Ferried Sao Jose dos Campos-Manaus-Curacao-Brownsville-Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 4 - 5, 2007 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on delivery flight to Australia - September 10, 2007 Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of delivery flight - September 11, 2007 Delivery route: Seattle-Anchorage-Petropavlovsk-Sendai-Guam-Cairns-Brisbane Aircraft named 'Belle-issimo Blue' Operated first revenue service Brisbane-Cairns as DJ771 - October 23, 2007 Advertised for sale by Jetscape.aero configured with 78 economy class seats - July 22, 2010 Aircraft noted as having flown 6,025 hours with 6,064 cycles when advertised for sale Operated final revenue service Canberra-Melbourne as DJ288 - March 10, 2011 Placed in open storage at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. as DJ9093 in full Virgin Blue livery - May 11, 2011 Arrived Great Falls at conclusion of ferry flight - May 14, 2011 Ferry route: Melbourne-Cairns-Saipan-Osaka (Kansai)-Petropavlosk Kamchatsky-Anchorage-Great Falls Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 16, 2011 Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N746CZ - May 18, 2011 Registered to Bank of Utah Trustee Leased to Delta Airlines and sub-leased to Compass Airlines, Minneapolis as registered operator Compass Airlines operates their aircraft in full Delta Airlines Connection livery Observed at Minneapolis operating for Compass Airlines - June 5, 2011 Current with Compass Airlines Current |