This aircraft was built for Valuair by Airbus Industrie at Toulouse Blagnac, France - 2004

First flown with the test registration 'F-WWDC' - January 28, 2004

Ferried Toulouse - Chateauroux for interior fitout as AIB01DC - ?

Ferried Chateauroux - Toulouse on completion of the interior fitout as AIB02DC - ?

Entered onto the Singapore Aircraft Register as 9V-VLA - March 2004

Leased to Valuair Singapore as the registered operator - March 16, 2004

Departed Toulouse (Blagnac) on the ferry flight to Singapore - March 17, 2004

Arrived Singapore on completion of the ferry flight - March 18, 2004

The aircraft was delivered in a blue / white livery

Operated its first revenue service Singapore - ? - ?

It was reregistered as 9V-VLE - April 05, 2010

The aircraft was purchased by Jetstar Asia - April 10, 2010

The aircraft repainted into the standard Jetstar livery with additional 'Valuair' titles

Leased to Valuair as the registered operator

It was withdrawn from Valuair service and returned to Jetstar Asia at the end of the lease - February 21, 2013

Sold to THY Turkish Airlines - June 02, 2013

Cancelled from the Singapore Aircraft Register - June 02, 2013

Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-JUE - June 02, 2013

Registered to THY Turkish Airlines

Leased to AnadoluJet Turkey as the registered operator - June 12, 2013

Returned to THY Turkish Airlines at the end of the lease - October 30, 2013

This aircraft is due to be withdrawn from service - August 2019

9V-VLE. Jetstar Asia - in the original livery with additional 'Valuair' titles at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0325-188.)