September 2014 New Deliveries / First Flights

[Moderator]

Please post any information/questions about new deliveries, first flights etc in our region in this thread.

[Alex Ch]

A VA and QF 73H on the delivery line at Boeing Field

http://www.airliners.net/photo//2495595/L/

[Ricky T]

Judging from the date the photo was taken, the VA 73H should be VH-YIZ and the QF B73H should be VH-XZN.

Only two more 73Hs to be delivered to QF and one more to VA for this year.

[Zac M]

At risk of making myself look like an idiot it appears that Cobham are to take delivery of Embraer 190-100LR VH-NJA (formerly D-AEMG of Augsburg Airways).
Skyliners (http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/regdb.main?LC=nav4&page=4)
Picture here (https://www.flickr.com/photos/28534844@N03/14918539508/in/photostream/)

At first when I saw the picture I thought it was a photoshop but with Skyliners publishing it I'm pretty convinced now that it is not!

[Robert.M]

There is another angle on AirTeamImages (http://www.airteamimages.com/cobham-aviation-services_cs11-5881.html)

[Zac M]

VH-XZN is on the way routing BFI-HNL-NAN-BNE

[Zac M]

Jetstar Boeing 787-8 VH-VKG will enter service today as JST25 CNS-NRT.

Withdrawn Airbus A330-200 VH-EBC is scheduled to make a test flight BNE-BNE about now and should then position to SIN for re-paint to QF.

Jetstar Airbus A330-200 VH-EBD was withdrawn from service yesterday and positioned to Brisbane for heavy maintenance and conversion to QF.

VARA ATR72-600 VH-VPJ arrived in Perth overnight.

[Rowan McKeever]

VARA F100 VH-FZI is scheduled to arrive PER just before 5pm local today as well, completing its delivery from Europe with a leg from DPS.

EBC (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHEBC) is out and about as we speak.

[Zac M]

Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER ZK-OKS has made it's first flight.

L/N 1237 C/N 44547 B777-319ER ZK-OKS AIR NEW ZEALAND
Dep PAE 10:10 PDT Arr PAE 11:12 PDT via MWH
Call Sign BOE057 Hex Code C8215F

[Peter S.]

From Puget Sound Boeing 737 flights:

VH-YIW B737-8FE Virgin Australia First Flight

L/N 5085 C/N 40700 B737-8FE VH-YIW VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Dep RNT 10:53 PDT ETA BFI 12:38 PDT via MWH
Call Sign BOE849 Hex Code 7C7AB6
Named: Mona Vale Beach
Test Reg is N6046P
Aircraft was painted at Renton

[Zac M]

XZN went into service yesterday

[Greg Hyde]

XZN First QF revenue service, QF511, Brisbane to Sydney

[Greg Hyde]

A few VA movements

A332 VH-XFJ as F-WWYS has its first flight on 26/08.

A332 VH-XFB had it's last VA service last Friday (12/09) VA694 Perth to Melbourne & departed the country today (16/09) for Singapore

B738 VH-YIZ entered service on 15/09 operating VA704 Brisbane - Hobart.

[Greg Hyde]

From Puget Sound:

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

VH-YIW B737-8FE Virgin Australia Delivered
L/N 5085 C/N 40700 B737-8FE VH-YIW VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Dep BFI 10:31 PDT ETA LIH 12:59 HST
Call Sign VOZ9940 Hex Code 7C7AB6
Named: Mona Vale Beach
Test Reg is N6046P
Aircraft was painted at Renton

[Alex T]

Don't know how accurate this is, but FR24 says VH-XFJ is in Singapore? Is it on its delivery flight?

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/vh-xfj

[NathanJ]

Arrives in SYD on Friday arvo i believe.

[Greg Hyde]

From Skyliners:

Airbus A330 -243 1561 VH-XFJ Virgin Australia delivery 22-23sep14 TLS-SIN-MEL ex F-WWYS

Odd for a long stopover in SIN ?
Is it going to commence its first rev service for SIN ?

[Greg Hyde]

http://australianaviation.com.au/2014/09/virgins-newest-a330-200-lands-in-singapore/

Solved (maybe), XFJ is in Singapore for a VA announcement tomorrow. I expect with XFJ is the background.

[lloyd fox]

VH-QQW Alliance Fokker 70 first flight today BNE-EMD-BNE.This aircraft arrived BNE back on 23rd Feb 2013.

Cheers.

[Greg Hyde]

Lloyd,

How many of the Alliance Fokkers are still to go into service.

QQW had a test flight on the 22/09

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHQQW

[Greg Hyde]

http://australianaviation.com.au/2014/09/virgin-unveils-new-businessfirst-seat/

[JamesL]

Pease delete

[NathanJ]

Arrives in SYD on Friday arvo i believe.


Correction... Tomorrow evening.

[Greg Hyde]

From Puget Sound:

Saturday, 27 September 2014

VH-XZO B737-838 QANTAS First Flight
L/N 5108 C/N 44577 B737-838 VH-XZO QANTAS
Dep RNT 10:24 PDT Arr BFI 12:28 PDT via MWH
Call Sign BOE072 Hex Code 7C7802
Aircraft was painted at Renton

[Greg Hyde]

Interesting difference between Puget & CASA

VH XZO

Power Driven Aeroplane with TRICYCLE-RETRACTABLE landing gear
2 Turbofan engines

Manufacturer: THE BOEING COMPANY
Model: 737-838
Serial number: 44576
Aircraft first registered in Australia: 18 March 2014
Year of manufacture: 2014