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VH-VUP. Boeing 737-8FE. c/n 36604-2650. Was also registered as: ZK-PBK. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) with winglets - June 02, 2008 Entered on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VUP - June 10, 2008 Registered to VBNC9 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane as the registered operator First flown as 'VH-VUP' in in the standard 'Pacific Blue' livery - June 12, 2008 Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - June 27, 2008 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9086 - June 27, 2008 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - June 29, 2008 Delivery route: Seattle - Lihue - Nadi - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Holly Hunter' but the name was not painted on the side of the aircraft Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage as DJ9060 - July 04, 2008 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 29, 2008 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-PBK - July 31, 2008 Leased to Pacific Blue Airlines (N.Z.) Ltd, Christchurch as the registered operator The aircraft was renamed 'Maiden New Zealand' Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Christchurch as DJ62 - August 09, 2008 Pacific Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) - December 2011 Operated its last service in Pacific Blue livery Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Christchurch as VA134 - July 04, 2014 Repainted into the standard Virgin Australia livery at Christchurch - July 05 - 21, 2014 Aircraft was renamed 'Lighthouse Beach' Ferried Christchurch - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as VA9949 - July 21, 2014 Operated its first service in the new livery Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Nadi as VA185 - July 21, 2014 Operated its final service as 'ZK-PBK' Brisbane - Port Villa - Brisbane as VA171 / VA170 - March 09, 2015 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - March 10, 2015 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VUP - March 10, 2015 Registered to VBNC9 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated its first Virgin Australia service Brisbane - Mackay as VOZ607 - March 14, 2015 Registered to BBAM Freighter B Leane 15 Limited, Dublin, Ireland - November 29, 2023 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland as the registered operator Current with Virgin Australia Airlines |
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ZK-PBK. Pacific Blue - 'Maiden New Zealand' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 07, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-721.) |
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ZK-PBK. Pacific Blue - 'Maiden New Zealand' in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, April 19, 2014. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4622-143.) |
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VH-VUP. Virgin Australia - 'Lighthouse Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 14, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-913.) |
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VH-VUP. Virgin Australia - 'Lighthouse Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 14, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-914.) |
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VH-VUP. Virgin Australia - 'Lighthouse Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 26, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-915.) |
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VH-VUP. Virgin Australia - 'Lighthouse Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 25, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-156.) |
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VH-VUP. Virgin Australia - 'Lighthouse Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 09, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-912.) |
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VH-VUP. Virgin Australia - 'Lighthouse Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 10, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-331.) |