This aircraft was ordered new by Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management - ?

Rolled off Boeing production line at Seattle - February 23, 1999

First flown as 'N1786B' - March 08, 1999

Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B24 engines

The aircraft was not fitted with winglets

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N5573L - March 1999

Leased to Braathens A.S.A.

Entered onto Norwegian Aircraft Register as LN-TUE - March 10, 1999

Registered to Braathens A.S.A.

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the ferry flight to Norway as BRA9380 - March 23, 1999

Arrived at Oslo, Norway on completion of the ferry flight - March 24, 1999

The aircraft was named 'Gunnhilo Gormsoatter'

Withdrawn from use and stored at Stavanger in the basic Braathens livery - January 2002

It was observed stored at Stavanger in the basic Braathens livery without titles - July 25, 2002

Returned to Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management - June 2003

Cancelled from Norwegian Aircraft Register - July 14, 2003

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VBW - July 15, 2003

Registered to Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management

Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Departed Stavenger in all-white livery on the ferry flight to New Zealand via Canada and Mexico - July 19, 2003

Arrived Christchuch via Papeete for painting into the Virgin Blue livery - July 2003

Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane on delivery to Virgin Blue as DJ9081 - August 25, 2003

The aircraft was named 'Blue Tongue Lizzie'

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ308 - September 12, 2003

Operated its final revenue service Cairns - Brisbane as DJ876 - October 11, 2004

Returned to Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management at the end of the lease - October 11, 2004

Ferried Brisbane - Christchurch for end-of-lease maintenance as DJ9072 - October 11, 2004

Rolled out at Christchurch in Chang An Airlines livery as VH-VBW - November 03, 2004

Test flown at Christchurch as VH-VBW - November 09, 2004

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 19, 2004

Entered onto Chinese Aircraft Register as B-5091 - November 19, 2004

Leased to Hainan Airlines for sub-leased to Chang An Airlines - November 19, 2004

Ferried Christchurch - Cairns en route to Guanzhou-Xian as BU5091 - November 21, 2004

Sub-leased to Chang An Airlines Co. Ltd as the registered operator - November 30, 2004

Sub-leased to Lucky Air Co. Ltd - October 28, 2006

Lucky Air became a Hainan Airlines subsidiary - November 09, 2007

The aircraft was not fitted with winglets

It was observed at Kunming Wajiab (China) in the special 'Dali' livery - January 01, 2011

Ferried Moscow - Kemble on return to the lessor as LKE5091 - November 15, 2012

It was observed at Kemble with engine and other airframe parts missing - March 05, 2013

Scrapped at Kemble - 2013