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VH-VBF. Boeing 737-7Q8. c/n 30630-1032. Was also registered as: N351LF; LV-CSC. |
This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Company (ILFC) Rolled off Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 20, 2001 First flown as VH-VBF - December 03, 2001 Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B20 engines Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VBF - December 10, 2001 Registered to International Lease Finance Company Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by ILFC at Seattle (Boeing Field) - December 17, 2001 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ7928 - December 17, 2001 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - December 19, 2001 Delivery route: Seattle - Kahului - Nadi - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Mellie Melbourne' Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Adelaide (West Beach) as DJ782 - December 21, 2001 Registered to International Lease Finance Company - March 31, 2005 Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator It was fitted with winglets - September 2007 Involved in a breakdown of separation near Melbourne (Tullamarine) - December 05, 2010 To view the ATSB report on this incident please click 'HERE' Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ886 - November 08, 2011 Withdrawn from service and prepared for return to the lessor Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Kuala Lumpur for post lease maintenance as DJ9081 - November 12, 2011 Test flown at Kuala Lumpur in the Aerolineas Argentinas livery - December 13, 2011 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 16, 2011 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N351LF - December 16, 2011 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), Los Angeles Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - February 17, 2012 Entered onto the Argentinian Aircraft Register as LV-CSC - February 17, 2012 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), Los Angeles Leased to Aerolineas Argentinas as the registered operator Departed Kuala Lumpur (Subang) on the ferry flight to Argentina - February 25, 2012 It arrived at Buenos Aires on completion of the ferry flight - February 28, 2012 Ferry route: Kuala Lumpur - Dubai - Barcelona - Las Palmas - Recife - Buenos Aires (Ezeira) Entered service with Aerolineas Argentinas - ? Current status - ? |
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VH-VBF. Virgin Blue - 'Mellie Melbourne' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 2003. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-145.) |