VH-ZPT. Embraer 190-100IGW. c/n 19000451.
This aircraft was ordered new by Virgin Blue - ? Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines - May 04, 2011 Rolled off the production line at Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - June 2011 First flown as PT-TJX - ? Powered by General Electric GE CF34-10E5 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZPT - June 24, 2011 Registered to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland Accepted by Virgin Blue at Sao Jose dos Campos - August 05, 2011 Departed Sao Jose dos Campos on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9080 - August 05, 2011 Arrived Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight in the Virgin Australia livery - August 11, 2011 Delivery route: Sao Jose dos Campos - Manaus - Brownsville - San Jose - Lihue - Apia - Brisbane Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest National Association, Salt Lake City, Utah - August 10, 2011 Leased to Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland as the registered operator Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ9340 - August 28, 2011 Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as DJ803 - August 29, 2011 The aircraft entered service unnamed The aircraft was subsequently named 'Little Beach' The aircraft was reconfigured with C6/Y92 seats - ? Operated its final revenue service Canberra - Brisbane as VA9901 - December 30, 2017 Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to The Philippines as VA9941 - January 21, 2018 Ferry route: Brisbane - Darwin - Angeles City (Clark International) Returned to the lessor at the end of the lease This aircraft was intended to be leased by Jetgo Australia Test flown Angeles City - Angeles City in the basic Jetgo livery as VA9945 - July 09, 2018 Test flown Angeles City - Angeles City as VA9946 - July 09, 2018 Ferried Angeles City (Clark International) - Darwin - Cairns as VA9946 - July 16, 2018 Test flown Cairns - Cairns in the basic Jetgo livery as VA9946 - July 18, 2018 The lease to Jetgo Australia was not taken up Departed Cairns on the ferry flight to the Untited States as VA9946 - July 18, 2018 Arrived Nashville for interim storage in the basic Jetgo livery - July 23, 2018 Ferry route: Cairns - Nadi - Apia - Honolulu - Van Nuys - Nashville Test flown Nashville - Nashville following pre-delivery maintenance - May 10, 2019 Departed Nashville on the ferry flight to Australia as 'Cobham 5500' - May 13, 2019 Arrived Perth on completion of the ferry flight in the basic 'JetGo' livery - May 17, 2019 Ferry route: Nashville - Van Nuys - Hilo - Majuro - Cairns - Alice Springs - Perth Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest National Association, Salt Lake City, Utah - May 14, 2019 Leased to National Jet Express Pty Ltd, Adelaide as the registered operator Operated its first Cobham service Perth - Barrow Island - Perth as JTE2010/2011 - May 20, 2019 Current with National Jet Express |
VH-ZPT. Virgin Australia - 'Little Beach' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 07, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0190-130.) |
VH-ZPT. Virgin Australia - 'Little Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 11, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0190-048.) |
VH-ZPT. Virgin Australia - 'Little Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 06, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-041.) |
VH-ZPT. Virgin Australia - 'Little Beach' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 05, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-129.) |
VH-ZPT. Virgin Australia - 'Little Beach' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, December 23, 2017. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0190-144.) |
VH-ZPT. Cobham - in the basic 'JetGo' livery at Perth Airport, May 21, 2019. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0190-142.) |
VH-ZPT. Cobham - in the basic 'JetGo' livery at Perth Airport, May 22, 2019. (D. Gibbs Copyright Image 0190-143.) |