VH-VNK Airbus A320-232

This aircraft was ordered new by Avianca Colombia but it was not taken up

Allocated to Celestrial ECA Trading 3 Ltd for lease to Tiger Airways (Singapore)

First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWBM' - July 10, 2009

Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) for interior fit-out as AIB986A - July 10, 2009

Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse on completion of the cabin fit-out as AIB986B - July 20, 2009

Accepted by Celestrial ECA Trading at Toulouse - August 04, 2009

Leased to Tiger Airways (Singapore) Pty Ltd - August 05, 2009

Entered onto the Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-TAK - August 2009

Registered to Celestrial ECA Trading 3 Ltd

Leased to Tiger Airways Ltd as the registered operator

Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Singapore - August 05, 2009

It arrived at Singapore (Seletar) on completion of the delivery flight - August 6, 2009

Delivery route: Toulouse - Muscat - Phuket - Singapore

Operated its first revenue service Singapore - Perth - Singapore as TR717/718 - September 11, 2009

Operated its final revenue service Singapore - Langkawi - Singapore as TR472/473 - January 10, 2010

Leased to Tiger Airways (Australia) Pty Ltd - January 15, 2010

Cancelled from the Singaporean Aircraft Register - January 15, 2010

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VNK - January 15, 2010

Registered to Celestrial ECA Trading 3 Ltd c/- Gecas Ltd, (Dublin)

Leased to Tiger Airways (Australia) Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Ferried Singapore - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - January 16, 2010

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Coolangatta as TN502 - January 24, 2010

Operated the inaugural Adelaide (West Beach) - Brisbane service as TT8112 - March 28, 2010

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) due to Covid pandemic - March 2020

Registered to Avolon Aerospace (Ireland), Dubin, Ireland - October 26, 2020

Leased to Camo Australia Pty Ltd, Victoria as the registered operator

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Alice Springs for storage - January 21, 2021

Departed Alice Springs on the ferry flight to the United States as 'VHVNK' - May 25, 2021

It arrived at California (San Bernadino) on completion of the ferry flight - May 25, 2021

Ferry route: Alice Springs - Cairns - Majuro - Honolulu - San Bernadino

The aircraft was stored at San Bernadino in the 'Tiger Air' livery

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 14, 2021

Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-IMY - June 14, 2021

Registered to Avolon Aerospace, Dublin, Ireland

Departed San Bernadino on the ferry flight to the Philippines - November 05, 2021

It arrived at Manila (Clark International) on completion of the ferry flight - November 08, 2021

Ferry route: San Bernadino - Honolulu - Guam - Manila

Departed Manila on the ferry flight to Australia - March 14, 2022

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the ferry flight - March 14, 2022

Ferry route: Manila - Darwin - Melbourne

Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - March 21, 2022

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VNR - March 21, 2022

Registered to CIT Aerospace LLC, New York, U.S.A.

Leased to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, Perth, as the registered operator

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth as VA9926 - April 12, 2022

Entered service Perth - Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth as VA712 / 717 - April 18, 2022

Current with Virgin Australia Regional Airlines