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VH-FVU. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A. c/n 978.
Was also registered as: OY-CJU.
This aircraft was built for Nordic Aviation Capital A/S, Billund, Denmark Observed at Toulouse in all-white livery as 'F-WWEW' - December 2011 First flown as 'F-WWEW' in an all-white livery at Toulouse - December 06, 2011 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127F turboprop engines Accepted by Nordic Aviation Capital A/S at Toulouse - December 22, 2011 Entered onto the Danish Aircraft Register as OY-CJU - December 23, 2011 Registered to NAC Aviation 5 Ltd, Billund, Denmark Ferried Toulouse - Lelystad in all-white livery for painting into Virgin Australia livery - January 27, 2012 Sold to Avation Plc, Singapore - February 2012 Cancelled from the Danish Aircraft Register - February 14, 2012 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FVU - February 17, 2012 Registered to Billund Leasing III Limited, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Leased to Skywest Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd, Cloverdale, Western Australia as the registered operator The aircraft is to be operated by Skywest Airlines for Virgin Australia Pty Ltd Departed Lelystad on the delivery flight to Australia as SXA-1216 - February 19, 2012 The delivery flight was carried out by Southern Cross Aviation Arrived Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - February 23, 2012 Delivery route: Lelystad - Trabzon - Al Ain - Chennai - Penang - Koepang - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Double Island Point' Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Port Macquarie as DJ1768 - April 28, 2012 Virgin Australia announced its intention to acquire Skywest Airlines - October 30, 2012 Virgin Australia finalised the acquisition of Skywest Airlines - April 11, 2013 Skywest Airlines was officially renamed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines - May 3, 2013 Registered to Aviation Eastern Fleet II Pty Ltd, Singapore - April 24, 2014 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane as the registered operator Operated its last revenue service Moranbah - Brisbane as VA1666 - September 08, 2017 Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as VA9904 - September 15, 2017 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Nelson (New Zealand) as VA9948 - September 21, 2017 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Nelson Test flown Nelson - Nelson as VA9943 - February 03, 2020 Ferried Nelson - Brisbane - Cairns as VA9943 - February 04, 2020 This aircraft is reportedly to be sold / leased to Heavylift, Cairns |
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VH-FVU. Virgin Australia - 'Double Island Point' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 08, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0390-009.) |
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VH-FVU. Virgin Australia - 'Double Island Point' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 08, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0390-010.) |
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VH-FVU. Virgin Australia - 'Double Island Point' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 29, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0390-011.) |
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VH-FVU. Virgin Australia - 'Double Island Point' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 19, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0390-012.) |