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VH-VUN. Boeing 737-8BK. c/n 29676-2342.
Was also registered as: PK-CMQ.
This aircraft was originally ordered new by Delta Airlines but it was not taken up Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle with winglets - October 18, 2007 First flown as N1786B in primer and Pacific Blue rudder - November 02, 2007 Painted into the standard Pacific Blue livery Delivered to Delta Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 2007 Sold to C.I.T. Leasing Corporation, New York - November 2007 Entered on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VUN - November 05, 2007 Registered to C.I.T. Leasing Corporation, New York Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Blue in the Pacific Blue livery at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 09, 2007 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the ferry flight to New Zealand - November 09, 2007 Arrived Christchurch on completion of the ferry flight - November 11, 2007 Delivery route: Seattle - Lihue - Nadi - Christchurch The aircraft was named 'Madelaide' It was fitted with the 'Live2Air' entertainment system during pre-service maintenance Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane on delivery to Virgin Blue - November 18, 2007 Operated its first revenue service - November 2007 Operated the inaugural Brisbane - Denpasar service as DJ197 - November 27, 2007 Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 Operated its last service in the 'Virgin Blue' livery Brisbane - Townsville as VA379 - June 14, 2014 Repainted by Flying Colours into the standard Virgin Australia livery at Townsville The aircraft was renamed 'Carrickalinga Beach' Ferried Townsville - Brisbane as VA9938 - June 26, 2014 Returned to service Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as VA908 - June 27, 2014 Operated its final revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as VA336 - March 20, 2015 Aircraft stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch as VA9948 for post-lease maintenance - May 03, 2015 Ferried Christchurch - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage as VA9947 - May 08, 2015 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch for post-lease maintenance as VA9948 - June 30, 2015 Ferried Christchurch - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage as VA9947 - July 04, 2015 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Jakarta (Soekarno Hatta) as VA9941 - September 15, 2015 It was stored at Jakarta (Soekarno Hatta) pending a new lease Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 09, 2015 Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-CMQ - February 10, 2016 Registered to AWAS Leased to Sriwijaya (Indonesia) as the registered operator The aircraft was named 'Penyeru' Operated its first revenue service Jakarta (Soekarno Hatta) - Pangkalpinang - February 11, 2016 Current with Sriwijaya |
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VH-VUN. Pacific Blue - 'Madelaide' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-476.) |
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VH-VUN. Pacific Blue Airline of Virgin Blue - 'Madelaide' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-512.) |