VH-VOB Boeing 737-8BK

Ordered new by CIT Leasing Corporation, New York

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton, Washington) without winglets - March 17, 2002

First flown as VH-VOB - March 26, 2002

Entered on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VOB - March 28, 2002

Registered to CIT Leasing Corporation, New York

Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field, Washington) - April 15, 2002

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field, Washington) on the delivery flight to Australia - April 15, 2002

Arrived Brisbane (Queensland) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - April 17, 2002

Ferry route: Seattle (Washington) - Honolulu (Hawaii) - Apia (Samoa) - Brisbane (Queensland)

The aircraft was named 'Matilda Blue'

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Townsville (Queensland) as DJ657 - April 20, 2002

Registered to CIT Aerospace (Australia) Pty Ltd - July 28, 2005

Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Fitted with winglets by A.A.E.S. at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - May 2007

Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia - May 04, 2011

Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Brisbane (Queensland) as DJ999 - February 01, 2012

Ferried Brisbane (Queensland) - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on return to the lessor as DJ9081 - February 04, 2012

Ferried Kula Lumpur (Malaysia) - Singapore in the standard 'Jeju Air' (Korea) livery - March 14, 2012

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 15, 2012

Entered onto the South Korean Aircraft Register as HL-8260 - March 15, 2012

Registered to CIT Leasing Corporation

Leased to Jeju Air as the registered operator

Ferried Singapore - Seoul (Kimpo, South Korea) on delivery to Jeju Air - March 16, 2012

Current status - ?