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VH-VBH. Boeing 737-7Q8. c/n 30641-1080. Was also registered as: N151LF; LV-CVX. |
This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Company (ILFC) Rolled off Boeing production line at Seattle (Washington) - 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 (Washington, 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 (Queensland) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - March 03, 2002 Delivery route: Seattle (Washington) - Honolulu (Hawaii) - Nadi (Fiji) - Brisbane (Queensland) 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 (Queensland) 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 (Queensland) as DJ792 - January 15, 2012 Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to China as DJ9081 for return to the lessor - January 17, 2012 Ferry route: Brisbane (Queensland) - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Shanghai (Pudong, China) 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, China) on the ferry flight to Argentina - May 28, 2012 Arrived Argentina (Buenos Aires, Ezeira) on completion of the ferry flight from China - June 04, 2012 Delivery route: Shanghai (China) - Nagpur (India) - Barcelona (Spain) - Las Palmas (Spain) - Recife (brazil) - Buenos Aires (Argentina) Current status - ? |
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VH-VBH. Virgin Blue - 'Spirit of Salty' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-148.) |
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VH-VBH. Virgin Blue - 'Spirit of Salty' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-146.) |
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VH-VBH. Virgin Blue - 'Spirit of Salty' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-147.) |
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VH-VBH. Virgin Blue - 'Spirit of Salty' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 16, 2004. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4622-665.) |