VH-VBO. Boeing 737-76N. c/n 33418-1226.

Was also registered as: N286CS; SE-REX.

 

 

This aircraft was ordered new by General Electric Capital Aviation Services Ltd (GECAS)

Rolled off Boeing production line at Seattle (Washington) - September 22, 2002

First flown as VH-VBO - October 01, 2002

Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B22 engines

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VBO - November 01, 2002

Registered to General Electric Capital Aviation Services Ltd

Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Accepted by GECAS at Seattle (Boeing Field, Washington) - November 08, 2002

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the ferry flight to New Zealand - November 08, 2002

Ferry route: Seattle (Washington) - Lihue (Hawaii) - Pago Pago (American Samoa) - Christchurch (New Zealand)

During its pre-delivery maintenance at Christchurch (New Zealand) winglets were fitted

Ferried Christchurch (New Zealand) - Brisbane (Queensland) on delivery to Virgin Blue - November 20, 2002

The aircraft was named 'Tropical Temptress'

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane (Queensland) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ306 - November 22, 2002

Registered to Ogygian Pty Ltd, Shannon, Ireland - August 02, 2005

Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Departed Brisbane (Queensland) for the United States as DJ9075 for modifications by Live TV Corp - July 24, 2008

Ferry route: Brisbane (Queensland) - Nadi (Fiji) - Kona (Hawaii) - Tucson (Arizona) - Orlando (Florida)

Arrived Brisbane (Queensland) following completion of the 'Live TV' modifications - August 20, 2008

Ferry route: Orlando (Florida) - Tucson (Arizona) - Lihue (Hawaii) - Nadi (Fiji) - Brisbane (Queensland)

Returned to service - ?

Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011

Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane (Queensland) as DJ353 - August 11, 2012

Departed Brisbane (Queensland) for China for end-of-lease maintenance as DJ9883 - August 13, 2012

Arrived China (Pudong, Shanghai) on completion of the ferry flight from Australia - August 14, 2012

Ferry route: Brisbane (Queensland) - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Shanghai (China)

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 25, 2012

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N286CS - October 18, 2012

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - November 13, 2012

Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-REX - November 14, 2012

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee

Leased to Scandinavian Airline System as the registered operator

Ferried Shanghai (Pudong) - Novosibirsk (Russia) - Stockholm (Aranda, Sweden) ) as SK9145 - November 21, 2012

Operated its first SAS revenue service Stockholm (Arlanda) - Oslo (Norway) as SK499 - November 27, 2012

Operated its last revenue service Angelohm (Sweden) - Stockholm (Arlanda, Sweden) as SK2184 - March 01, 2010

Ferried Stockholm (Arlanda) - Villnius (Lithuania) as SK9125 - March 01, 2010

Ferried Villnius (Lithuania) - Oslo (Norway) as SK9122- April 29, 2020

Withdrawn from service and stotred at Olso (Norway)

Current status - ?

 

 

VH-VBO. Virgin Blue - 'Tropical Temptress' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 2003.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-155.)