VA / TT Fleet departures

[Mitchell M.]

VPD Broken up according to planespotters.net, cabin seems to be completely gutted.

[Greg Hyde]

Always was going to be spares

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11051533#modal-large-photo

[Jamie D]

Very sad but true!

[MarkR]

CNS HND gets the chop from Jan 25

[Yusef D]

Current VA PR says canceled from 24 Feb 2025. Long goodbye period.

[MarkR]

Current VA PR says canceled from 24 Feb 2025. Long goodbye period.

News have updated it to Feb as well. I wonder if they are going to relinquish the slots or look at alternate options, QF recently moved BNE-HND to NRT but Syd has a double daily A330

[Greg Hyde]

Just read that N340WS/ex.VH-VUC & N799WS/ex.VH-VUA will be broken up at Cotswold by ASI.

Hard to believe as they are only 20yrs old.

VUA/N799WS & VUC/N340WS have both been deleted from the US Reg and re-registered 2-VIDS & 2-ESTA respectively to UMB Bank, National Association on 24/06/24

[Stirling D]

VUA/N799WS & VUC/N340WS have both been deleted from the US Reg and re-registered 2-VIDS & 2-ESTA respectively to UMB Bank, National Association on 24/06/24

Both showing available for immediate lease.

[Greg Hyde]

Both showing available for immediate lease.

Not quite immediate, as of 17/07/24 both had their engines removed

[Stirling D]

Not quite immediate, as of 17/07/24 both had their engines removed

You might have to inform the lessors that they are incorrect! ;)

[MarkR]

You might have to inform the lessors that they are incorrect! ;)

Engines and planes are leased as seperate units once delivered.

[Greg Hyde]

Aircraft salvagers/scrappers put around 70% value on the engines.

Normally they are first removed because are pre-sold.

Alliance posted an update to the ASX recently advising they had sold five General Electric CF-34-10 engines to a European operator from recently parted out aircraft and from inventory for approximately $25 million.

[Greg Hyde]

Airbus A330-243 1319 VP-CAI Marlmount Capital air-test 06aug24 at ISL prior delivery to? ex VH-XFE

[Tristan S]

Planespotters.net reports its due to Iberia/Level as EC-OHY

[Tristan S]

Reported that VARA F100 VH-FNC will soon enter service for Alliance, operating Virgin flights out of BNE.

[Lauren J]

Allegedly to operate these flights in Virgin livery

[Yusef D]

Two A320s to depart VARA fleet soon, as leases were unable to be extended.

[Ayden H]

Do you know which frames?

[Greg Hyde]

Reported that VARA F100 VH-FNC will soon enter service for Alliance, operating Virgin flights out of BNE.

FNC had a test flight in Perth yesterday.

[Greg Hyde]

FNC has returned to service (probably with a QQ crew) with VOZ9393 PER - GYZ - PER

[Dylan Hardie]

Ferrying over to BNE via ADL

[lloyd fox]

Yes full VA livery and titles and will be based here at BNE.
Doing a ADL flight tomorrow at 0615 am.:)

[Brenden S]

The aircraft will remain in VA livery and will do VA flights. It has 2000hrs to run before the next C check or scrappers.

[Lauren J]

FNC has had a lot of flights scheduled then cancelled. Scheduled to do BNE-ADL twice yesterday and didn't, then scheduled to do BNE-CBR-BNE-TSV-BNE today and cancelled both of those this morning.

[Ayden H]

Scheduled to do VA367 BNE-TSV this morning

[Tristan S]

Two A320s to depart VARA fleet soon, as leases were unable to be extended.

VNP currently headed to XSP - first of the two?

[Brenden S]

They head there for Maintenance, like the Network fleet.

[Rowan McKeever]

FNC finally made it back into service operating the first VA BNE-CBR this morning.

[Dylan Hardie]

REX planned CGK-MEL as VA9944 later this afternoon

[Stirling D]

Delayed 24 hrs

[Dave J]

Will go to WGA after MEL

[Stirling D]

1700L arrival Thursday, if it leaves CGK tomorrow… ��

[Robert.M]

Will go to WGA after MEL

Why would it go WGA? It has already been repainted.

[Lauren J]

Just showing off maybe… ;)

[Tristan S]

1700L arrival Thursday, if it leaves CGK tomorrow… ��

Whiiiiiich it didnt, trying again tomorrow it would seem.

[Ayden H]

Fourth time lucky today? STD 1300 Z+7 (1700 Z+11), how much are we putting down?

[Dylan Hardie]

Planned VA9902 MEL-WGA for painting tomorrow at 4pm if todat's plan happens

[Robert.M]

Would’ve thought that would have happened. There is paint available at CGK.Finally departed.

[Greg Hyde]

What no cheers from the masses ?

VH-REX arrived in Melbourne last night

[Robert.M]

Certainly still wearing full Rex livery!

https://aviationspotting.au/tempfiles/IMG_5283.jpeg

[Greg Hyde]

VH-RQP is "scheduled" to return around 27/11/2024.

Based on VH-Rex's arrival, don't bet the house on it.

[Robert.M]

Wonder if that will head to Flying Colours in Townsville? Once it departs that is.

[Greg Hyde]

From what I heard it was heading to MEL, so Wagga might get a 2nd job

[Greg Hyde]

VH-REX was formally leased to VA on 21/11/2024

[Ayden H]

There's a VA 737 in the MH hangar at KLIA, anyone know which a/c it is? Had a look at the KLIA ground list but couldn't find anything.

https://cdn.plnspttrs.net/39634/9m-mng-malaysia-airlines-airbus-a330-941_PlanespottersNet_1685356_308fb589b9_o.jpg

[Dave J]

Depends when that photo was taken. If at the end of October, it would most likely be VUL. If mid October it would be VOO.

[Zac M]

It was taken November 29 when neither of those two were in KL…I’m wondering if VA have picked up another B73H, if you look closely it has the “Virgin” on the winglets which only the N series’s B73Gs have, none of these were in KL at the time of the picture, I would suggest possibly 9V-MGD might be coming to VA? It is currently at KL.

[Lauren J]

I noticed that too but haven’t heard anything about any other aircraft entering the fleet apart from REX/RQP/737-8s. Could possibly be a repaint? If I have time tomorrow I’ll check where the whole fleet is.

[Yusef D]

There are two more ex-Silk -8SAs due in Feb to be in service by Easter. Could be running early.

[Greg Hyde]

VH-REX is still in Wagga (Paintshop)

VH-RQP could be waiting for her to finish before ferrying.

Are the repaints taking up their previous names ?

[Zac M]

There are two more ex-Silk -8SAs due in Feb to be in service by Easter. Could be running early.

Given the fact there’s no VA B737s in KL currently that would certainly make the most sense…

[Ayden H]

9V-MGC and 9V-MGD are both currrently parked at KUL, the former since 30/09 and the latter since 22/11. The fact that MGD had only been there a week prior to the photo being taken leads me to believe that it could be MGC. Both aircraft are still on the 9V-reg however with SQ as the RH.

[Yusef D]

VH-RQP's second attempt at ferrying CGK to MEL has also been canceled.

[Dylan Hardie]

Planned again tomorrow

[Robert.M]

Any bets it will get canned again also?

[Robert.M]

VH-REX is due out of WGA at 8:30am as VA9926 on Wednesday. Sadly I’ll be at work.

[Yusef D]

Any bets it will get canned again also?

and it was.

Fourth time lucky?

[Robert.M]

VH-REX has no name yet. Does have the Virgin logo on the inner winglet. Also not only strange seeing VH-REX rego but on the front landing gear doors seems fitting to have the last two letters “EX”.

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[Alex Ch]

VH-VUU is available still on the register - switch it back!

[Greg Hyde]

VH-REX is on its way back to Melbourne

[Adrian B]

Now is officially Ex REX!

[Tristan S]

VH-REX is on its way back to Melbourne

Taking one heck of a scenic route.

[Yusef D]

Combining delivery with test flight I expect. A lot of things can go wrong in a paintshop.

Meanwhile RQP isn't even attempting a ferry flight today. Will make 4th attempt tomorrow.

[Robert.M]

VH-VOR did a similar flight when it went from all white to Tigerair livery.

[Greg Hyde]

In the past there has been air crashes caused by fouled pitot tubes or even pitot tubes covered in tape. it happens:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroper%C3%BA_Flight_603

[Ayden H]

9V-MGC will become VH-IJR.

[Robert.M]

If RQP takes off today it will head to WGA on Friday afternoon as VA9902.

[Ayden H]

VH-RQP finally left CGK on its way to MEL as VA9944.

[Greg Hyde]

LY-DUE ex. VH-VOY arrived at Norwich overnight with a Tiger in her tail.

Still carrying the TigerAir tail livery

[Ayden H]

Guessing it's finally getting a repaint, most likely all white. LY-UNO ex VOT is also flying around with VOZ engine cowlings and red winglets, used to have half a VA tail as well. LY-TRE (ex VUB) was in the GetJet fleet until recently as well, with a Centrum Air tail but has now been converted into a freighter by Israel Aerospace Industries at Yichang.

[Ayden H]

2-VIDS (VUA) and 2-ESTA (VUC) are sitting at Cotswold after too being converted at Yichang. I've heard they might be getting scrapped after being not taken up by SpiceXpress, the cargo subsidiary of Indian LCC Spicejet.

[Greg Hyde]

Posted about them being scrapped back in July.

[Tristan S]

Former VH-XFE, the A330 that many thought would never leave PER, has entered service with Level/Iberia as EC-OHY

[Robert.M]

Again like REX, RQP has no name.

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[Dylan Hardie]

REX got no flying on the 20th anymore

[Greg Hyde]

RQP is on its way to Melbourne to become a Virgin (Again) VOZ9920

[Dave J]

REX got no flying on the 20th anymore

Now 22nd VA321

[Dave J]

RQP is on its way to Melbourne to become a Virgin (Again) VOZ9920

Next 24th Dec VA733

[Raymond Rowe]

Are they out the front of the MJB