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VH-ZPQ. Embraer 190-100IGW. c/n 19000412. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Virgin Blue - 2007 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZPQ - December 24, 2010 Registered to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland Rolled off the production line at Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - January 2011 First flown as PT-TBK - January 17, 2011 Powered by General Electric GE CF34-10E5 engines Accepted by Virgin Blue at Sao Jose dos Campos - February 07, 2011 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest National Association, Salt Lake City - February 07, 2011 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator The aircraft was configured with 104 seats Departed Brazil (Sao Jose dos Campos) on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9082 - February 09, 2011 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight in an all-white livery - February 22, 2011 Delivery route: Sao Jose dos Campos - Curacao - Brownsville - San Jose - Lihue - Apia - Brisbane The aircraft was extensively delayed at Curacao due to various mechanical failures Rolled out at Brisbane in the Australian Football League (AFL) livery - March 02, 2011 Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ9060 - March 04, 2011 Operated its first revenue service Melbourne - Adelaide (West Beach) as DJ211 - March 04, 2011 Virgin Blue Airlines was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines - May 04, 2011 Operated its last service Hobart - Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the AFL livery as DJ1337 - October 23, 2011 The AFL decals and titles were removed at Melbourne Rolled out in the new corporate Virgin Australia livery at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - October 28, 2011 Operated its first service in the Virgin Australia livery Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Hobart as DJ316 - October 29, 2011 The aircraft was named 'Main Beach' Operated its final revenue service Mackay - Brisbane as VA616 - June 27, 2017 Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to the United States at the end of the lease as VA9901 - July 04, 2017 Arrived Nashville for storage - July 06, 2017 Ferry route: Brisbane - Apia - Honolulu - Van Nuys - Nashville The aircraft remains stored at Nashville as 'VH-ZPQ' - January 29, 2019 |
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VH-ZPQ. Virgin Blue - in the special 'AFL' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 13, 2011. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0190-131.) |
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VH-ZPQ. Virgin Blue - in the special 'AFL' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 23, 2011. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-133.) |
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VH-ZPQ. Virgin Blue - in the special 'AFL' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 23, 2011. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-134.) |
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VH-ZPQ. Virgin Blue - in the special 'AFL' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 28, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0190-014.) |
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VH-ZPQ. Virgin Blue - in the special 'AFL' livery at Perth Airport, June 21, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0190-140.) |
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VH-ZPQ. Virgin Australia - 'Main Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 03, 2011. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0190-132.) |
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VH-ZPQ. Virgin Australia - 'Main Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 13, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-139.) |
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VH-ZPQ. Virgin Australia - 'Main Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 15, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-138.) |
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VH-ZPQ. Virgin Australia - 'Main Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 02, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-136.) |
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VH-ZPQ. Virgin Australia - 'Main Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 07, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-137.) |
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VH-ZPQ. Virgin Australia - 'Main Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 17, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-135.) |