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VH-VUS. Boeing 737-8FE. c/n 36607-3082. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd - ? Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VUS - October 13, 2009 Registered to Virgin Blue Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle with winglets - October 14, 2009 First flown as VH-VUS in the standard 'Virgin Blue' livery - October 27, 2009 The aircraft was named 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 05, 2009 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9080 - November 06, 2009 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - November 08, 2009 Delivery route: Seattle - Lihue - Nadi - Brisbane Registered to Pacific Triangle Leasing Limited, Cayman Islands - November 17, 2009 Leased to Virgin Blue Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as DJ912 - November 18, 2009 Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 Registered to AS Air Lease 108 (Ireland) Limited, Dublin, Ireland - August 17, 2019 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill as the registered operator The aircraft was renamed 'Seaspray Beach' Registered to Aircraft Leasing VI Limited, London, United Kingdom - February 18, 2022 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland as the registered operator Current with Virgin Australia Airlines |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Blue - 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-511.) |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Blue - 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 31, 2011. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4621-569.) |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Blue - 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 21, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-700.) |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Blue - 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 07, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4620-666.) |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Blue - 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 07, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4620-667.) |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Blue - 'Chitty Chitty Broome Broome' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 18, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4621-572.) |
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VH-VUS. Virgin Australia - 'Seaspray Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 21, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-301.) |