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VH-VUO. Boeing 737-8FE. c/n 36601-2525.
Was also registered as: ZK-PBM.
This aircraft was ordered new by Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd - ? Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle with winglets - February 01, 2008 First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) as 'N1786B' - February 11, 2008 Painted in the standard Virgin Blue livery Entered on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VUO - February 18, 2008 Registered to VBNC9 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 03, 2008 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - March 04, 2008 Arrived Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - March 06, 2008 Delivery route: Seattle - Lihue - Nadi - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Bluissma' Operated its first revenue service as DJ304 - March 15, 2008 Operated its final service in the Virgin Blue livery Sydney - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ888 - October 12, 2008 Repainted by John Holland, Melbourne in the virgin 'Pacific Blue' livery - October 2008 The aircraft was renamed 'Kiwi Ana' Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 24, 2008 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-PBM - October 24, 2008 Leased to Pacific Blue Airlines (N.Z.) Ltd, Christchurch as the registered operator Pacific Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) - December 2011 Operated last service in Virgin Blue livery Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch as VA100 - September 22, 2014 Repainted at Chrischurch in the Virgin Australia livery Returned to service Christchurch - Brisbane as VA127 - October 06, 2014 Operated its last service as 'ZK-PBM' Port Vila - Brisbane as VA170 - February 02, 2015 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - February 05, 2015 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VUO - February 05, 2015 Registered to VBNC9 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Brisbane Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator The aircraft was reconfigured to seat 168 passengers The aircraft was renamed 'Eighty Mile Beach' Returned to service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as VA334 - February 10, 2015 Current with Virgin Australia Airlines |
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VH-VUO. Virgin Blue - 'Bluissma' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, March 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-475.) |
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ZK-PBM. Pacific Blue - 'Kiwi Ana' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-514.) |
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ZK-PBM. Pacific Blue - 'Kiwi Ana' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 14, 2011. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4620-895.) |
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ZK-PBM. Pacific Blue - 'Kiwi Ana' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 21, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-651.) |
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VH-VUO. Virgin Australia - 'Eighty Mile Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 17, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-891.) |
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VH-VUO. Virgin Australia - 'Eighty Mile Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 26, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-892.) |
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VH-VUO. Virgin Australia - 'Eighty Mile Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 08, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-893.) |
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VH-VUO. Virgin Australia - 'Eighty Mile Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 08, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-749.) |