VH-YIY. Boeing 737-8FE. c/n 40701-5280. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Virgin Blue Australia Pty Ltd - ? It was allocated the Boeing Block Number '?' Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - January ?, 2015 First flown at Seattle (Renton) - Moses Lake - Seattle (Boeing Field) as BOE850 - February 04, 2015 Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26E engines The aircraft was fitted with the new 'Sky' interior Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YIY - February 05, 2015 Registered to Short Haul 2014 No. 2 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland Leased to Virgin Australia International Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Second test flight Seattle (Boeing Field) - Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 02, 2015 Third test flight (C1) Seattle (Boeing Field) - Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 04, 2015 Accepted by Virgin Australia at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 05, 2015 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as VOZ9940 - March 05, 2015 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - March 08, 2015 Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Lihue - Nadi - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Stanwell Park' Operated its first revenue service - ? Virgin Australia went into voluntary administration at the start of the Covid pandemic - April 21, 2020 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored - ? Virgin Australia was purchased by Bain Holdings, USA - June 2020 Returned to service with Virgin Australia - ? Current with Virgin Australia Airlines |
VH-YIY. Virgin Australia - 'Stanwell Park' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 04, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-306.) |