This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Company (ILFC)

Rolled off Boeing production line at Seattle - February 05, 2002

First flown as 'VH-VBH' - February 15, 2002

Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B20 engines

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VBH - February 25, 2002

Registered to International Lease Finance Company

Accepted by ILFC at Seattle (Boeing Field) - March 01, 2002

Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9060 - March 01, 2002

Arrived Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - March 03, 2002

Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Nadi - Brisbane

The aircraft was named 'Spirit of Salty' after the late Ron Salter Snr (Head of Engineering)

Operated its first revenue service as DJ? - March 2002

Operated the inaugural Adelaide (West Beach) - Coolangatta service as DJ683 - July 01, 2002

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 - October 2007

Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011

Operated its final revenue service Cairns - Brisbane as DJ792 - January 15, 2012

Ferried Brisbane - Darwin - Shanghai (Pudong) for end of lease maintenance as DJ9081 - January 17, 2012

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 29, 2012

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N151LF - February 29, 2012

Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), Los Angeles

It was observed at Shanghai (Pudong) in the Aerolineas Argentinas livery as 'LV-CVX' - April 12, 2012

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 25, 2012

Entered onto the Argentinian Aircraft Register as LV-CVX - May 25, 2012

Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)

Leased to Aerolineas Argentinas as the registered operator

Departed Shanghai (Pudong) on the delivery flight to Argentina - May 28, 2012

Arrived Buenos Aires (Ezeira) on completion of the delivery flight - June 04, 2012

Delivery route: Shanghai - Nagpur - Barcelona - Las Palmas - Recife - Buenos Aires

Current with Aerolineas Argentinas

VH-VBH. Virgin Blue - 'Spirit of Salty' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 2002.

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VH-VBH. Virgin Blue - 'Spirit of Salty' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 2002.

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VH-VBH. Virgin Blue - 'Spirit of Salty' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 2002.

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VH-VBH. Virgin Blue - 'Spirit of Salty' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 16, 2004.

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