VH-VUI Boeing 737-8FE

VH-VUI. Boeing 737-8FE. c/n 34441-2015.

Was also registered as: N401AC.

This aircraft was ordered new by Virgin Blue Pty Ltd - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) with winglets - July 20, 2006

First flown as 'VH-VUI' - July 29, 2006

Flown Seattle - Moses Lake - Seattle (Boeing Field) as BOE333 - July 29, 2006

Entered on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VUI - August 01, 2006

Registered to VBNC5 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland

Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - August 11, 2006

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on delivery flight to Australia as DJ9081 - August 11, 2006

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - August 13, 2006

Delivery route: Seattle - Lihue - Nadi - Brisbane

The arcraft was named 'Brandi Blue'

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ308 - August 23, 2006

Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011

The aircraft was renamed 'Kewarra Beach'

Registered to the Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. - February 18, 2016

Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland as the registered operator

Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane as VA985 - June 22, 2025

It was then prepared for return to Aero Capital Solutions, Honolulu

It departed Brisbane (08:40 AEST) on its ferry flight to Honolulu (USA) as VA9946 - June 28, 2025

It arrived at Honolulu (22:28 local) having completed its ferry flight from Australia - June 29, 2025

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N401AC - July 03, 2025

Registered to UMB Bank NA Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 04, 2025

Current status - ?

VH-VUI. Virgin Blue - 'Brandi Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2007.

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VH-VUI. Virgin Blue - 'Brandi Blue' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 20, 2011.

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VH-VUI. Virgin Blue - 'Brandi Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 09, 2012.

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VH-VUI. Virgin Blue - 'Brandi Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 26, 2013.

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VH-VUI. Virgin Blue - 'Brandi Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 01, 2013.

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VH-VUI. Virgin Blue - 'Brandi Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 01, 2013.

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VH-VUI. Virgin Blue - 'Brandi Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 21, 2014.

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VH-VUI. Virgin Australia - 'Kewarra Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 14, 2014.

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VH-VUI. Virgin Australia - 'Kewarra Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 06, 2014.

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VH-VUI. Virgin Australia - 'Kewarra Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 27, 2014.

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VH-VUI. Virgin Australia - 'Kewarra Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 22, 2016.