|
|
|
|
|
VH-VGC. Boeing 737-46M. c/n 28549-2844. Was also registered as: OO-VEC; C-CBIW; OK-CGT; VQ-BHZ. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Virgin Express Airways, Belgium - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton, Washington) - December 12, 1996 First flown as OO-VEC - December 31, 1996 Powered by CFMI CFM-56-3C1 engines Sold to Geonet Aviation Ltd - January 17, 1997 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-VEC - January 17, 1997 Registered to Geonet Aviation Limited Leassed to EBA / Virgin Express Airways as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Express Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field, Washington) - January 17, 1997 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field, Washington) on the delivery flight to Belgium - January 17, 1997 Arrived Brussels (Belgium) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - January 18, 1997 Delivery route: Seattle (Washington) - Iqaluit (Canada) - Brussels (Belgium) Operated its first revenue service Brussels (Belgium) - London (Heathrow) - January 19, 1997 Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - November 30, 1997 Leased to Air Transat, Canada - November 30, 1997 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GBIW - November 30, 1997 It was operated in the basic 'Virgin Express' livery with 'Air Transat' titles Returned to Virgin Express on termination of the lease - April 29, 1998 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - April 29, 1998 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-VEC - April 29, 1998 Leased to Air Transat, Canada - December 01, 1998 Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - December 01, 1998 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GBIW - December 01, 1998 Was operated in the basic 'Virgin Express' livery with 'Air Transat' titles Returned to Virgin Express on termination of the lease - April 30, 1999 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - April 1999 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-VEC - April 30, 1999 Leased to Air Transat, Canada - November 30, 1999 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GBIW - November 1999 It was operated in the basic 'Virgin Express' livery with 'Air Transat' titles Returned to Virgin Express on termination of the lease - April 30, 2000 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - April 30, 2000 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-VEC - April 30, 2000 Departed Brussels (Belgium) on the ferry flight to Australia as OO-VEC as VX100P - November 14, 2000 Arrived Brisbane (Queensland) on completion of the ferry flight from Belgium - November 17, 2000 Ferry route: Brussels (Belgium) - Luxor (Egypt) - Sharjah (U.A.E.) - Chennai (India) - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Brisbane (Queensland) Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - November 17, 2000 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VGC - November 17, 2000 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated its first Virgin Blue revenue service - ? Operated its final revenue service Townsville - Brisbane (Queensland) as DJ668 - February 20, 2002 Withdrawn from service and prepared for return to the lessor on termination of the lease Ferried Brisbane (Queensland) - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - Dubai (U.A.E) - Paphos (Cyprus) - Amsterdam (Netherlands) as DJ9000 - February 26 - 28, 2002 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 07, 2002 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-VEC - March 07, 2002 Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Brussels (Belgium) in the 'Virgin Blue' livery as OO-VEC - March 18, 2002 Returned to service with Virgin Express flying Brussels - Zurich (Switzerland) - Brussels (Belgium) - March 19, 2002 Operated its final Virgin Express revenue service Brussels - Rome (Fiumicino) - Brussels - April 15, 2002 Ferried Brussels - Amsterdam (Schiphol) for maintenance and repaint - April 15, 2002 Cancelled from the Belgium Aircraft Register - May 24, 2002 Leased to C.S.A. Czech Airlines - May 24, 2002 Entered onto the Czech Aircraft Register as OK-CGT - May 24, 2002 The aircraft was named ‘Pisek’ Ferried Prague (Czech Republic) - Shannon (Ireland) for repainting - May 12, 2010 Ferried Shannon (Ireland) - Prague (Czech Republic) in an 'all-white' livery for storage as CSA9383 - May 19, 2010 Cancelled from the Czech Aircraft Register - July 28, 2010 Leased to UTAir (Russia) - September 02, 2010 Entered onto the Bermudia Aircraft Register as VQ-BHZ - September 02, 2010 Ferried Prague (Czech Republic) - Khanty Mansiysk (Russia) on delivery to UTAir - September 02, 2010 Aircraft was advertised for sale by Bristol Associates having flown 47,134.58 hours with 24,692 cycles - 2014 Current status - ? |
 |
OO-VEC. Virgin Express - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, March 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-643.) |
 |
C-GBIW. Air Transat - in the basic Virgin Express livery at an unknown airport, January 1998. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-657.) |
 |
C-GBIW. Air Transat - in the basic Virgin Express livery at Miami Fort Lauderdale Airport, February 1998. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-864.) |
 |
OO-VEC. Virgin Blue - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-070.) |
 |
OO-VEC. Virgin Blue - in the standard livery at Brussels Airport, April 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-212.) |
 |
OO-VEC. Virgin Blue - in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, April 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-642.) |
 |
OK-CGT. CSA Czech Airlines - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-093.) |
 |
OK-CGT. CSA Czech Airlines - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, August 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-656.) |