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VH-VND Airbus A320-232. c/n 3296. |
This aircraft was ordered new by RBS Aviation Pty Ltd Rolled off the Airbus production line at Toulouse - September 2007 First flown as 'F-WWDX' - October 16, 2007 Powered by International Aero Engines IAE V2527-A5 engines Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) as AIB296A for interior fit-out - October 17, 2007 Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse as AIB296B on completion of fit-out - October 25, 2007 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VND - November 07, 2007 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest (WFBN) National Associates Leased to Tiger Airways (Australia) Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by RBS Aviation Pty Ltd at Toulouse - November 07, 2007 Leased to Tiger Airways (Australia) Pty Ltd - November 07, 2007 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia - November 08, 2007 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - November 10, 2007 Delivery route: Toulouse - Muscat - Singapore - Melbourne (Tullamarine) It was used for promotional and training flights prior to launching commercial services - November 23, 2007 Operated the first Tiger Airways (Australia) commercial service - November 23, 2007 Operated the inaugural Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Coolangatta (Gold Coast) service as TT7402 - November 23, 2007 Virgin Australia announces that it intends to acquire 60% of Tigerair Australia - October 30, 2012 Tigerair would continue to operate as a low cost subsidary of Virgin Australia Airlines The acquisition was given the approved by the ACCC - April 23, 2013 It was withdrawn from service by Tigerair and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - March 27, 2020 Tigerair ceased all operations - September 10, 2020 It was returned to the owners (Macquarie AirFinance, Australia) - October 27, 2020 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Alice Springs for storage - December 10, 2020 It was stored in the 'Tigerair' livery with all windows taped over Registered to UMB Bank, National Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - January 25, 2020 Ferried Alice Springs - Jakarta for maintenance - ? Test flown Jakarta - Jakarta as 'VHVND' - February 17, 2023 Departed Jakarta on the ferry flight to Australia - March 03, 2023 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its ferry flight - March 04, 2023 Leased to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, Perth as the registered operator - March 16, 2023 Handed over to Virgin Australia at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - April 05, 2023 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth as VA9093 - April 05, 2023 Entered service operating Perth - Barimunya as VA9093 - April 07, 2023 It was observed in the standard Virgin Australia livery - April 16, 2023 Current with Virgin Australia Regional Airlines |
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VH-VND. Tiger Airways - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 30, 2010. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0320-223.) |
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VH-VND. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 04, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0320-400.) |
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VH-VND. Tigerair - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 11, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0321-157.) |
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VH-VND. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 12, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0321-478.) |