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VH-VBW. Boeing 737-705. c/n 29091-230. Was also registered as: N5573L; LN-TUE; B-5091. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management - ? Rolled off Boeing production line at Seattle (Washington) - February 23, 1999 First flown as 'N1786B' - March 08, 1999 Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B24 engines The aircraft was not fitted with winglets Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N5573L - March 1999 Leased to Braathens A.S.A. Entered onto Norwegian Aircraft Register as LN-TUE - March 10, 1999 Registered to Braathens A.S.A. Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Norway as BRA9380 - March 23, 1999 Arrived at Oslo (Norway) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - March 24, 1999 The aircraft was named 'Gunnhilo Gormsoatter' Withdrawn from use and stored at Stavanger in the basic Braathens livery - January 2002 It was observed stored at Stavanger (Norway) in the basic 'Braathens' livery without titles - July 25, 2002 Returned to Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management - June 2003 Cancelled from Norwegian Aircraft Register - July 14, 2003 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VBW - July 15, 2003 Registered to Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Departed Stavenger in 'all-white' livery on the ferry flight to New Zealand via Canada and Mexico - July 19, 2003 Arrived Christchuch (New Zealand) via Papeete (French Polynesia) for painting into 'Virgin Blue' livery - July 2003 Ferried Christchurch (New Zealand) - Brisbane (Queensland) on delivery to Virgin Blue as DJ9081 - August 25, 2003 The aircraft was named 'Blue Tongue Lizzie' Operated its first revenue service Brisbane (Queensland) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ308 - September 12, 2003 Operated its final revenue service Cairns - Brisbane (Queensland) as DJ876 - October 11, 2004 Returned to Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management at the end of the lease - October 11, 2004 Ferried Brisbane - Christchurch (New Zealand) for end-of-lease maintenance as DJ9072 - October 11, 2004 Rolled out at Christchurch (New Zealand) in 'Chang An Airlines' livery as VH-VBW - November 03, 2004 Test flown at Christchurch as VH-VBW - November 09, 2004 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 19, 2004 Entered onto Chinese Aircraft Register as B-5091 - November 19, 2004 Leased to Hainan Airlines for sub-leased to Chang An Airlines - November 19, 2004 Ferried Christchurch (New Zealand) - Cairns (Queensland) enroute to Guanzhou-Xian as BU5091 - November 21, 2004 Sub-leased to Chang An Airlines Co. Ltd as the registered operator - November 30, 2004 Sub-leased to Lucky Air Co. Ltd - October 28, 2006 Lucky Air became a Hainan Airlines subsidiary - November 09, 2007 The aircraft was not fitted with winglets It was observed at Kunming Wajiab (China) in the special 'Dali' livery - January 01, 2011 Withdrawn from service - ? Ferried Moscow (Russia) - Kemble (England) on return to the lessor as LKE5091 - November 15, 2012 It was observed at Kemble (England) with engine and other airframe parts missing - March 05, 2013 Scrapped at Kemble (England) - 2013 |