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VH-VGA. Boeing 737-43Q. c/n 28489-2827. Was also registered as: B-18671; EI-TVA; OO-VEP; SP-ENI. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Boullioun Aviation Services - ? It was on-sold to General Electric Capital Aviation Services Ltd (GECAS) before delivery Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field, Washington) - October 10, 1996 First flown as 'B-18671' - October 29, 1996 Powered by CFM-56-3C1 engines Accepted by General Electric Capital Aviation Services Ltd (GECAS) - November 22, 1996 Leased to China Airlines of Taiwan as the registered operator - November 22, 1996 Entered onto the Taiwanese Aircraft Register as B-18671 - ? Returned to GECAS at the end of the lease - November 20, 1998 Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-TVA - November 21, 1998 Registered to Aldebaran FSE-One Corporation, Barbados Leased to Virgin Express Ireland as the registered operator Ferried Taipei (Taiwan) - Phuket (Thailand) - Mumbai (India) - Dubai (U.A.E.) - Cairo (Egypt) - Brussels (Belgium) - November 22 - 23, 1998 Ferried Brussels (Belgium) - Norwich (England) for painting into the 'Virgin Express' livery - November 29, 1998 Ferried Norwich (England) - Shannon (Ireland) after painting - December 15, 1998 The aircraft was then based at Shannon (Ireland) Operated its first Virgin Express Ireland revenue service Shannon - London (Stansted) - December 18, 1998 Operated its last revenue service London (Stansted) - Cork (Ireland) - Shannon (Ireland) - May 28, 2000 Ferried Shannon (Ireland) - Brussels (Belgium) and returned to the lessor - May 29, 2000 Departed Brussels (Belgium) on the ferry flight to Australia in the 'Virgin Express' livery as 'EI-TVA' - May 30, 2000 Arrived Brisbane (Queensland) on completion of the ferry flight from Belgium - June 01, 2000 Ferry route: Brussels (Belgium) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Muscat (Oman) - Chennai (India) - Singapore - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Brisbane (Queensland) Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - June 08, 2000 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VGA - June 09, 2000 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator The aircraft was named ‘Blue Belle’ at Brisbane - July 09, 2000 Entered service operating Brisbane (Queensland) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ310 - September 07, 2000 Operated its last revenue revenue service - May ?, 2002 Departed Brisbane (Queensland) in the standard 'Virgin Blue' livery on return to the lessor - May 14, 2002 Arrived The Netherlands (Schiphol, Amsterdam) on completion of the ferry flight from Australia - May 15, 2002 Ferry route: Brisbane (Queensland) - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Kuala Lumper (Malaysia) - Bangalore (India) - Dubai (U.A.E.) - Paphos (Cyprus) - Amsterdam (Netherlands) Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 21, 2002 Returned to AFT Trust-Sub 1 and leased to Virgin Express - May 22, 2002 Operated by Virgin Express Airways, Belgium Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-VEP - May 24, 2002 Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Brussels (Belgium) on delivery to Virgin Express - May 24, 2002 Operated its first Virgin Express revenue service Brussels - Barcelona (Spain) - Brussels - May 25, 2002 It was observed at Brussels in the basic 'Virgin Blue' livery with 'Virgin Expres's fuselage titles - November 11, 2002 Ferried Brussels - Bournemouth (England) for repainting into 'Brussels Airlines' livery - January 29, 2007 Virgin Express and SN Brussels Airlines merged to form Brussels Airlines - March 25, 2007 Operated its final revenue service Madrid (Spain) - Brussels (Belgium) as BEL3728 - March 21, 2012 Withdrawn from use and stored at Brussels (Belgium) - March 23, 2012 Ferried Brussels - Athens (Greece) - Dubai (U.A.E.) - Singapore for 'end-of-lease' maintenance - March 25, 2012 Prepared for lease to Enter Air Poland Departed Singapore on the ferry flight to Belgium as BEL9901 - August 02, 2012 Arrived at Brussels (Belgium) on completion of the ferry flight from Singapore - August 03, 2012 Ferry route: Singapore - Dubai (U.A.E.) - Athens (Greece) - Brussels (Belgium) Handed over to Enter Air Sp.Zo.O at Brussels - August 16, 2012 Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - August 16, 2012 Entered onto the Polish Aircraft Register as SP-ENI - August 16, 2012 Registered to GE Capital Aviation Service (GECAS), Connecticut, USA Leased to Enter Air Poland as the registered operator Ferried Brussels (Belgium) - Warsaw (Poland) on delivery to Enter Air as ENT734T - August 17, 2012 Operated its first revenue service as ENT1701 / 02 - August 18, 2012 Current status - ? |
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EI-TVA. Virgin Express - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-528.) |
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VH-VGA. Virgin Blue - 'Blue Belle' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-109.) |
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VH-VGA. Virgin Blue - 'Blue Belle' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-158.) |
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VH-VGA. Virgin Blue - 'Blue Belle' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 2002. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-159.) |
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OO-VEP. Virgin Express - in the 'Virgin Blue' livery at Brussels Airport, August 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-503.) |
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OO-VEP. Virgin Express - in the 'Virgin Blue' livery at an unknown airport, October 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-132.) |
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OO-VEP. Brussels Airlines - in the standard livery at Brussels Airport, July 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-457.) |