October 2014 New Deliveries / First Flights

[Moderator]

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

[Greg Hyde]

Something different.

Video of first flight A35-001/AU-1 on Sept. 29

http://australianaviation.com.au/2014/10/video-released-of-raaf-f-35-first-flight/

A35-002 also had its first flight on 01/10

[Greg Hyde]

VA Source reports that on 1st October 2014 - VH-YIW Enters Service.
Boeing 737-8FE VH-YIW entered service this morning operating VA601 Brisbane - Mackay.

[Greg Hyde]

From Puget Sound (XZO on the way)

Monday, 6 October 2014

VH-XZO B737-838 QANTAS Delivered
L/N 5108 C/N 44576 B737-838 VH-XZO QANTAS
Dep BFI 11:00 PDT Arr HNL 13:39 HST
Call Sign QFA6024 Hex Code 7C7802
Aircraft was painted at Renton

[Greg Hyde]

XZO arrived in Brisbane yesterday

[Greg Hyde]

From VA source

7th October 2014 - VH-XFJ Enters Service.
A330-200 VH-XFJ entered service this evening operating VA693 Melbourne - Perth.

[Andrew Coggan]

Air New Zealand's next 787-9 ZK-NZG has rolled out of the paint hangar here in Everett and should be delivered late next month.

[Greg Hyde]

From VA source:

25th October 2014 - VH-FZI Enters Service.
Virgin Australia Regional Fokker 100 VH-FZI entered service this morning operating VA1723 Perth - Karratha. The 1991 vintage aircraft has previously operated for US Airways, Germania, Hapag-Lloyd Express and Click Mexicana.

[Greg Hyde]

VAR latest F-100 is due in Perth this arvo

VH-FZH under SX1422 should arrive in Perth at 13:34 local time

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SXI1422