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VH-IJU. Boeing 737-8SA. c/n 44223-5140. Was also registered as: 9V-MGG. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Silk Air - ? It was constructed by Boeing at Seattle (Renton) - 2014 Entered onto the Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-MGG - October 2014 First flown Seattle (Renton) - Moses Lake - Seattle (Boeing Field) as BOE467 - October 14, 2014 Test flown Seattle (Boeing Field) - Moses Lake - Seattle (Boeing Field) - October 15, 2014 Test flown Seattle (Boeing Field) - Moses Lake - Seattle (Boeing Field) - October 21, 2014 Customer Acceptance Flight flown Seattle (Boeing Field) - Seattle (Boeing Field) - October 23, 2014 Accepted by Silk Air at Seattle (Boeing Field) - October 24, 2014 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Singapore - October 25, 2014 It arrived at Singapore on completion of the delivery flight - October 26, 2015 Operated its first revenue service ? The aircraft was damaged whilst on the ground at Medan (Kualanamu) - December 23, 2017 It was hit at low speed by a catering truck - repaired and returned to service Operated its final Silk Air revenue service - May 2021 The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Singapore - May 05, 2021 It was leased to Virgin Australia Airlines - November 10, 2021 Departed Singapore (09:21 local) on its ferry flight to Australia as SQ8890 - November 10, 2021 It arrived at Brisbane (19:01 AEST) on completion of the ferry flight - November 10, 2021 Cancelled from the Singapore Aircraft Register - November ?, 2021 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IJU - November 12, 2021 Registered to CIT Aerospace LLC640, New York Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Ferried Brisbane (07:23 AEST) - Townsville (09:12) as VA9927 - November 17, 2021 The aircraft was repainted at Townsville by Flying Colours into the Virgin Australia livery Ferried Townsville (06:21) - Brisbane (08:27) in the Virgin Australia livery as VA9932 - November 28, 2021 Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Cairns as VA775 - December 17, 2021 Current with Virgin Australia Airlines |
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VH-IJU. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 26, 2021. (L. Fox Copyright Image 4622-997.) |
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VH-IJU. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 01, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-994.) |