VH-ZPJ. Embraer 190-100IGW. c/n 19000209.
Was also registered as: N777UN.
This aircraft was the tenth of eleven new aircraft ordered by Virgin Blue - November 02, 2006 Rolled off the production line at Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - July 2008 First flown as 'PT-SGS' - July 2008 Powered by General Electric GE CF34-10E5 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZPJ - September 04, 2008 Registered to VBNC9 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Blue at Sao Jose dos Campos - September 28, 2008 Departed Sao Jose dos Campos on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9082 - September 28, 2008 Arrived Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - October 02, 2008 Delivery route: Sao Jose dos Campos - Manaus - Curacao - Brownsville - San Jose - Lihue - Pago Pago - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Bambino Blue' Ferried Brisbane - Canberra as DJ9060 - October 14, 2008 Operated its first revenue service Canberra - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as DJ915 - October 14, 2008 Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 It operated its final revenue service - ? Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to the United States - July 29, 2016 Arrived Nashville on completion of the ferry flight - July 2016 Ferry route: Brisbane - Apia - Honolulu - Van Nuys - Nashville Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 02, 2016 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N777UN - December 02, 2016 Ferried Nashville - Fort Worth for preparation for lease the SA Airlink - ? Ferried Fort Worth - Nashville as JTN7084 - April 11, 2017 Current status - ? |
VH-ZPJ. Virgin Blue - 'Bambino Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 13, 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0190-029.) |
VH-ZPJ. Virgin Blue - 'Bambino Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 13, 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0190-030.) |
VH-ZPJ. Virgin Blue - 'Bambino Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 26, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0190-016.) |
VH-ZPJ. Virgin Blue - 'Bambino Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 08, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-036.) |