VB/PB livery rebranding starts.

[Dom Fortey]

vh-zpo is Boomerang Beach

[Peter S.]

Added VH-YFR & VH-FVZ.

Also VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach - south of Forster NSW.

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIP Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT ...............no name yet

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach

VH-FSQ Bills Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Peter S.]

Flight Aware shows VA9501 BNE-DRW operated by E190 VH-ZPB, so likely on its way to Portugal.

A return flight VA9502 [1500-1915] is noted as cancelled on the Virgin website [likely VH-ZPA on its return].

[Peter S.]

VH-ZPA is named Apollo Beach.

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIP Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT ...............no name yet

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach

VH-FSQ Bills Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Radi K]

You will note all Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) - formerly skywest - flights have all transitioned to the VA flight numbers and VOZ ATC callsigns effective 02Aug13.

You may also note some VA E-Jets and B737-700s operating PER-KGI run's over the next few days for VARA.

[Rob R]

The Ejet's and B737-700's have permanently replaced the F100's on the PER-KGI route. The Ejet's will operate Mon-Fri and the B737-700's on Sat and Sun.

[JamesL]

The Ejet's and B737-700's have permanently replaced the F100's on the PER-KGI route. The Ejet's will operate Mon-Fri and the B737-700's on Sat and Sun.

Not true, the F100 still operates PER-KGI-MEL

[Paul F]

Not true, the F100 still operates PER-KGI-MELI think he is talking about the PER-KGI services not the MEL flights.

[Rob R]

Not true, the F100 still operates PER-KGI-MEL

PER-KGI-MEL only operates on a Friday with the return on a Sunday, this is the only flight at this stage the F100 will operate.

All other PER-KGI-PER flights will be operated by the Ejet MON-FRI and by the 737 on the weekends.

[Max C]

I believe there's still a PER-KGI on Sunday night which returns Monday morning in a F100.

In other news,

F100 VH-FNU looks to be heading from Seletar to Townsville. Due late this afternoon.

Possible Repaint?

[Tom PER]

-VBZ has been over here since mid July doing Karratha, Port Hedland and Newman flights.

It's has been rare to see a B737-700 over here in the West.

[Trevor O]

ZPA now in new livery ... Has a name but missed it sorry

[Peter S.]

Thanks Trevor

VH-ZPA is Apollo Beach [noted in reply #1254].

Now eager for VH-YIU and VH-YIV soon to be delivered!

[Radi K]

Not sure if it's been noted yet but VH-YFR has the decal: 100th Boeing 737

Will operate BNE-SYD ferry tomorrow morning before operating a Starlight Children's Foundation flight.

A HUNDRED kids with the Starlight Children's Foundation will help mark the arrival of Virgin Australia's 100th Boeing 737 aircraft on Monday with a ride on the plane's first passenger flight out of Sydney. "Many of the children on the flight have never flown before and as the official wish-granting partner of Starlight we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate the arrival of our new aircraft," a Virgin spokeswoman said.

[JamesL]

YIU is Middleton beach.

[Steve S... 2]

Fokker 100 VH-FNU ferried TSV-ASP-PER today presumably on completion of its repainting into the Virgin Australia livery.

[Dave Parer]

Yep - that's correct Steve. I captured VH-FNU departing TSV this morning for ASP. I am lead to believe FNR and FNT are to follow

http://i42.tinypic.com/33l33bs.jpg

[David Eyre]

VH-FNU is named "Roebuck Bay", which is the name of the bay where the town of Broome (WA) is located.

Regards,
David

[Steve S... 2]

Thanks Dave nice picture...

VH-FNR is on its way to Townsville right now ferrying direct from Perth.

[Dave Parer]

Thanks Steve.

Yep, captured VH-FNR arriving this arvo. This is my first time ever seeing and photographing a Skywest F100.

In a couple of weeks time it will roll out of the paint shop here in Townsville in full VA livery.

http://i39.tinypic.com/5lrpmc.jpg

[Radi K]

B737-700 VH-VBV left for Malaysia yesterday.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHVBV

[Zac M]

ZPT has a name now, believe I saw 'Little Beach' as I drove past on my baggage tug!

[Greg Hyde]

VASource has YIV entering service on the 5th.

Anyone picked up a name as yet ?

[Tim Bowrey]

'Cylinder Beach' I think Greg, off the top of my head. It was in and out of Sydney this morning a couple of times.

[Greg Hyde]

thks, tim

[Peter S.]

Added VH-YIU, VH-YIV, VH-ZPT, VH-FNU.
Due soon E190 VH-ZPA and F100 VH-FNR.

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIP Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach

VH-FSQ Bills Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Steve S... 2]

Due to be delivered within the next few weeks are:

new ATR72-600 VH-VPI
new A330-200 VH-XFH

Due out of paint shop in a week or so:

F100 VH-FNR
E190-100 VH-ZPB


Repainting of the 737-800 fleet has come to a screaming halt, and I wait to see if VA can have the entire fleet in the new livery by mid 2014 as stated.

Also 737-800's VH-VOK / VOL / VOM / VON must have had lease extensions?? - as they have now gone over 10 years.

[Morris Biondi]

I may be mistaken here, but i don't think there is VH-YIP-Hyams Beach, it is VH-YIQ which is Hyams Beach, YIP doesn't exist (yet).

[Zac M]

As far as I know VOK/L/N/M are all owned...they are registerd to a company with the same PO box as VA so I assume it is some sort of tax dodge fringe company.

ZPB is on the way back, in Subang tonight so I'd expect an arrival on Brisbane some time tomorrow!

[Peter S.]

I may be mistaken here, but i don't think there is VH-YIP-Hyams Beach, it is VH-YIQ which is Hyams Beach, YIP doesn't exist (yet).

Thanks - corrected.

[Steve S... 2]

VH-VPI is the registration on the next VA ATR72-600 due to be delivered shortly.

[NathanJ]

VH-ZPC ferried DRW - SZB today.

[lloyd fox]

VH-ZPB arrived BNE yesterday and VH-ZPC dep BNE also yesterday for overseas.

[JamesL]

F100 VHFNR is named lake argyle

[Brandon Giacomin]

Saw VH-ZPB in BNE today. She is named Bicheno Beach.

[NathanJ]

New a330 vh-xfh is named "Duranbah Beach" as per info on planespotters.net. I've heard an 8th a330 will be delivered sometime in 2014.

[Peter S.]

Update VH-XFH, VH-ZPB and VH-FNR

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIP Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach


Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Steve S... 2]

Will A320 VH-YUD ever enter service... !? Delivered in May.

[Rowan McKeever]

Can't rush these things Steve! Haha just like you can't rush repainting your fleet :P

[Greg Hyde]

Skyliners is reporting at VPI is "Bronte Beach"

[Brandon Giacomin]

Another update you missed is that there is no YIP in the VA fleet. Hyams Beach is YIQ.

[Greg Hyde]

Apologies Brandon.

A typo:

Should read VH-VPI the new ATR that is on the way

[Peter S.]

Update VH-VPI and YIP corrected to YIQ.

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIQ Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach
VH-VPI Bronte Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Steve S... 2]

A320 VH-YUD - is doing a Perth to Perth test flight today.

A320 VH-FNP - ferried to Seletar on Saturday.

[Steve S... 2]

A320-200 VH-YUD finally entered service today on a flight from Perth to Derby.

[JamesL]

Will be in MEL tomorrow

[Max C]

E190 VH-ZPC looks to be on it's way back to Aus.

Probably due back 15/10

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHZPC/history/20131014/0300Z/OMAD/VOMM

[lloyd fox]

VH-ZPC landed BNE this evening.

[Peter S.]

VH-ZPC in service - currently MEL-SYD; and VH-ZPD on its ways from Subang to Madras.

A name for VH-ZPC would be good!!

I have also seen that VA29/VA30 SYD-AUH may not operate for the first few weeks of November. Tues 29th Oct looks like the last and Sat 2nd Nov shows VA7451 as an EY 777. VA29 returns to service on Thursday 21st November. Maintenance or repaint?

[Chris B.]

I believe it's maintenance. Not sure about the repaint.

[NathanJ]

ZPC is cabarita beach.

[JamesL]

C check for one of them and then a repaint to follow.

[Peter S.]

ZPC is cabarita beach.

Thanks Nathan. ZPA/B/C have beaches starting with their initial !!

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIQ Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPC Cabarita Beach
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach
VH-VPI Bronte Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Steve S... 2]

F100 VH-FNJ was recently painted in VA livery too. Don't know its name though.

[Stefan Perkas]

F100 VH-FNJ was recently painted in VA livery too. Don't know its name though.

VH-FNJ is named Talbot Bay. Noted it when it visited Adelaide Saturday week ago doing some extra Melbourne-Adelaide flights.

[Greg Hyde]

A320 VH-FNP returned from maintenance on 31/10 & named "Honeymoon Cove" in VAR livery

[Alex T]

This doesn't seem to be mentioned elsewhere but according to the VA Source VH-VPF Positioned to Singapore on Tuesday from YBBN as VA9891 for (most likely) a repaint and also a maintenance check.

[NathanJ]

This doesn't seem to be mentioned elsewhere but according to the VA Source VH-VPF Positioned to Singapore on Tuesday from YBBN as VA9891 for (most likely) a repaint and also a maintenance check.

VH-VPF spent only a few days in SIN before returning to BNE and back into regular rotation.

VH-VPH has been in SIN for maintenance for roughly 3 weeks and returns to SYD as VA9941 @ 1000 on Thursday. It's then scheduled for VA1 that same afternoon.

[Rob R]

VPF went up to SIA for an engine change.

[NathanJ]

VH-ZPD on its ways from Subang to Madras.

ZPD should return to BNE 1900 on Wednesday.

ZPE is next on the list!

[NathanJ]

ZK-PBI has been repainted.

[Brandon Giacomin]

ZK-PBI is still named "Lady Rebecca"

[Joseph Saragozza.]

Flew on VH-FNJ on Friday from KGI-MEL
She is now in VA colours and named Talbot Bay

[NathanJ]

ZPD should return to BNE 1900 on Wednesday.

ZPE is next on the list!

Correction! ZPD should return to BNE 1900 on Thursday.

VPH's return has been delayed til next week.

ZPE should depart DRW for SZB tomorrow afternoon.

[NathanJ]

ZPD is "Dudley Beach".

[Greg Hyde]

Methinks a pattern is developing (I'm a bit slow).

What is the odds that ZPE will be named after a beach/bay starting with "E". Like Echo Beach

[Peter S.]

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIQ Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPC Cabarita Beach
VH-ZPD Dudley Beach
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach
VH-VPI Bronte Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNJ Talbot Bay
VH-FNP Honeymoon Cove
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBI ...............................Lady Rebecca
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Steve S... 2]

The red VH-VUC has been at Townsville since 1st December.

Repaint?

[Yusef D]

VH-VUC now flying in white.

[NathanJ]

VUC is Peregian Beach.

[Zac M]

ZPE is back in Aus, arrived today, ZPF does't appear to be going straight away though

[NathanJ]

ZPF is scheduled to depart DRW for SZB on 03/01/2014 1400 at this stage.

[Dom Fortey]

VH-ZPE's name is Coogee Beach

http://www.flickr.com/photos/airbus330tmt/11541701805/

[Peter S.]

Added VH-VUC and VH-FPE.

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VUC Peregian Beach
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIQ Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPC Cabarita Beach
VH-ZPD Dudley Beach
VH-ZPE Coogee Beach
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach
VH-VPI Bronte Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNJ Talbot Bay
VH-FNP Honeymoon Cove
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBI ...............................Lady Rebecca
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Yusef D]

I've seen both A320s together so VH-FNP must be in new livery too. Don't know her name though.

[Alex T]

Don't know her name though.

VH-FNP is Named "Honeymoon Cove" ;)

[Peter S.]

I've seen both A320s together so VH-FNP must be in new livery too. Don't know her name though.

Sorry, my error:

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VUC Peregian Beach
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIQ Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPC Cabarita Beach
VH-ZPD Dudley Beach
VH-ZPE Coogee Beach
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach
VH-VPI Bronte Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach
VH-FNP Honeymoon Cove

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNJ Talbot Bay
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBI ...............................Lady Rebecca
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Dave Parer]

VH-VUS is departing Townsville at 2am tomorrow morning (Wednesday) straight from the Flying Colours Paint Shop in new Virgin Australia livery. I am lead to believe it is ferrying to Melbourne. I can also confirm the new name for VH-VUS is 'Seaspray Beach'.

VH-VUV has departed Brisbane to Townsville with an ETA into TSV around midnight where it will replace VUS and enter the Flying Colours Paint Shop.

[Yusef D]

So... We're getting a fair idea of which aircraft VA will keep and which they intend to flick soon.

[Steve S... 2]

Generally they are given the flick in their 10 year lease order.

The VH-VO*'s will make sense some are on overtime and virtually no paint left on the top of the aircraft.

Thank you Dave for the info... always interested...

[Dave Parer]

And I noticed that VH-VUS flew TSV-BNE and started ops in the new VA livery from BNE this morning - so the info I was given of it flying to MEL was slightly incorrect.

It seems it will be a continual rotation of Virgin 737's going through the Flying Colours Paint Shop here in Townsville.

[Radi K]

It seems it will be a continual rotation of Virgin 737's going through the Flying Colours Paint Shop here in Townsville.

Not sure if you already know Dave but they got the contract to do 24 of them. Is that the remainder?

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/virgin-nod-is-white-delight-for-airport/story-fnjfzs4b-1226812694483

[NathanJ]

So the remaining red VH registered 737's are :

BZG
VUA
VUE
VUI
VUK
VUJ
VUL
VUM
VUN
VUR
VUT
VUU
VUW
VUX
VOL
VON
VOM
VOS
VOT
VOX
VBZ

VUC & VUS complete. VUV currently underway. That's 24 all together.

I wonder what the plan is for the ZK registered 737's.

[JamesL]

ZK-'s are half way through getting painted

[NathanJ]

Any idea where they're repainted? ZK-PBI being the latest I'm aware of...

[Jamie D]

Won't be long before we are all trying to track down when the last red jet flight will be!!!

[JamesL]

I think (don't hold it to me) in CHC

[Alex T]

VH-ZPF should be coming home soon, it's also named "Whitehaven Beach" - http://www.airpics.net/UserFiles/pics/medium/VH-ZPF-Embraer-ERJ-190-100IGW-Embraer-190-Virgin-Australia/33600/33599m.jpg

[Peter S.]

Added VH-VUS, VH-ZPF

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VUC Peregian Beach
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUS Seaspray Beach
VH-VUV .....in paintshop..........................
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIQ Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPC Cabarita Beach
VH-ZPD Dudley Beach
VH-ZPE Coogee Beach
VH-ZPF Whitehaven Beach
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach
VH-VPI Bronte Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach
VH-FNP Honeymoon Cove

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNJ Talbot Bay
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBI ...............................Lady Rebecca
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[David B.]

You can also add VH-VPF to the list as it is currently in Singapore for a repaint. The final 77W, VH-VPE is to follow before the end of the month. With the departure of VH-VPE we can kiss goodbye to the current Virgin / V Australia hybrid livery.

[NathanJ]

VH-ZPG heads off for repaint this week aswell.

[Zac M]

VH-VUV is back this morning with VH-VUW replacing it in the paintshop!

[NathanJ]

VUV is Binalong Bay.

[Adam.S]

And some further info:

You may have noticed that in 2011, as our new planes have joined the fleet, they have been missing an IFE system, ie the TVs in the back of the seats.

We have today announced that we will be collaborating with industry leader, Lufthansa Systems, to develop a state of-the-art inflight entertainment system using Wi-Fi technology delivered to personal, hand-held devices on our aircraft.


Going back to page #80 of this thread;
Can I just seel confirmation that all VA aircraft (excluding A330 and B777) have had their IFE TVs removed?

I have only flown with VA 3 times since 2011 and on all of these domestic flights there were not seat-back TVs onboard the aircraft.

Cheers.

[MarkR]

The seat back screens have not been removed, just been turned off where they are fitted.

[Adam.S]

I see thanks Mark. So VA are no longer offering IFE on their domestic ops? Is this temporary?

When travelling I do not fly with any 'wireless' devices such as a laptop, smart phone or tablet at my disposal.
For me, IFE was the only difference between travelling with Virgin Australia over Jetstar.

[JamesL]

They still carry Galaxy tabs on board but unsure as to how you would attain one...

[Brad Myer]

How many 737s are left in the fleet with the seat back video fitted?

Can't be many left.

[Brian Noldt]

I flew with VA on 19th November 2013 on VH-VOL. It had IFF in the back of the seat and it was working. The cabin crew gave out ear buds for you to use.
Brian

[Erik H. Bakke]

Was on a 737 SYD-OOL on 16 January, it had IFE which was up and running.

[NathanJ]

I believe more than half of the VA 737 fleet now has wireless IFE accessed via a downloadable app for smartphones, laptops, tablets etc.

[Yusef D]

All VA 737s, including the NZ based 10 airframes have the wifi system installed. Occasionally one or more of them are deactivated at any time, but they're there. Some Ejets have it too but they're still in the testing stage. As of Feb, all Live2Air systems are deactivated, and VA plans to remove it. Not a small job, but it will improve fuel efficiency significantly.

[Jacob L]

Flew SYD-OOL VA531 on 31st January
VH-VOQ was the aircraft & still had the IFE in the back of my seat. Problem was mine wasn't working for the whole flight. I had my camera I was right

[Brock Little]

The IFE wasn't that good anyway, it's very outdated now.

[Peter S.]

Added VH-VUV - Binalong Bay
Whitehaven Beach is the name on both E190 VH-ZPF and ATR72 VH-FVN.

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPE...........in Singapore for paint
VH-VPF...........soon for paint.
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VUC Peregian Beach
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUS Seaspray Beach
VH-VUV Binalong Bay
VH-VUW .....in paintshop..........................
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIQ Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPC Cabarita Beach
VH-ZPD Dudley Beach
VH-ZPE Coogee Beach
VH-ZPF Whitehaven Beach
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach
VH-VPI Bronte Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach
VH-FNP Honeymoon Cove

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNJ Talbot Bay
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBI ...............................Lady Rebecca
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Wenglock M]

Flew on VH-VUK yesterday from MEL to SYD, and although they did have brochures at the boarding gate for the wifi IFE onboard, there was no announcement by the cabin crew nor did my iPhone find a wifi network onboard.

[David B.]

VH-VPE departs for Singapore on Monday morning and with it the current hybrid livery will cease to exist :(

ZK-PBD is in at the paintshop in CHC and can be added to the list :)

[JamesL]

VPF has returned and repainted. Anyone got a name?

[NathanJ]

Looking like VH-VOX (pacific blue scheme) is next in the paint shop. Doing the 981 to BNE this evening before heading to TSV later tonight.

Can confirm VH-ZPF is indeed having an identity crisis. Sharing the same name "Whitehaven Beach" with ATR FVN.

[NathanJ]

VUW is Pebbly Beach.

[NathanJ]

VPF is Caves Beach.

[Peter S.]

ZK-PBG has been in Christchurch since 23 February.

Names to add:
VH-VPE ??
VH-VPF Caves Beach

VH-VUW Pebbly Beach
VH-VOX ?? [underway]
ZK-PBD ??
ZK-PBH [likely underway]

VH-ZPG [underway].

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPE ???
VH-VPF Caves Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VOX .....................in paint
VH-VUC Peregian Beach
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUS Seaspray Beach
VH-VUV Binalong Bay
VH-VUW Pebbly Beach
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIQ Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPC Cabarita Beach
VH-ZPD Dudley Beach
VH-ZPE Coogee Beach
VH-ZPF Whitehaven Beach
VH-ZPG ...................... in paint
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach
VH-VPI Bronte Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach
VH-FNP Honeymoon Cove

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNJ Talbot Bay
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBD ???
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBG .................. likely in paint
ZK-PBI ...............................Lady Rebecca
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Zac M]

VOX has left TSV but not yet back in service, nothing has taken its place yet

[Andrew Coggan]

VOX is Coolum Beach

[NathanJ]

VPE is noosa heads beach.

[Mackenzie Davis]

ZK-PBG is back in service after presumably being repainted in Christchurch. Anybody got a name yet?

[NathanJ]

VUT is stepping up next.

[NathanJ]

ZPG should be back in service on the 23rd.

ZPH departs for a freshen up the same day.

[Jarden S]

ZK-PBG is back in service after presumably being repainted in Christchurch. Anybody got a name yet?

I saw it in the Air NZ No.1 hanger yesterday and its still in Pac Blue colours.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VUT is in Townsville right now for a repaint. Positioned up late last night from Brisbane as VA9947

[Yusef D]

I wish they would push VUN and VUM through, getting rid of that ugly hybrid livery.

[Rowan McKeever]

I wish they would push VUN and VUM through, getting rid of that ugly hybrid livery.

I second that... well and truly!

From www.thevasource.com:
18th March 2014 - VH-ZPG Returns from Alverca Maintenance.
Embraer 190 VH-ZPG, which has been under maintenance at Alverca since 15th February, departed today as VA9902 and is expected to route Alverca - Heraklion - Al Bateen - Chennai - Subang - Darwin - Brisbane. The aircraft has been repainted into Virgin Australia livery.

[Michael Mak]

Is VH-ZPH heading to Alverca next? Good to see VA has ramped up the repaint.

[Mackenzie Davis]

I saw it in the Air NZ No.1 hanger yesterday and its still in Pac Blue colours.

I saw ZK-PBG today while Plane Spotting at Brisbane operating the Brisbane to Port Vila flight and it is definitely in new colours

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-ZPH has started making its way up to Alverca this morning for a repaint as VA9901.

VH-ZPG has entered back into service this morning operating VA1210 (Brisbane to Canberra)

[BradR]

I was on VH-VOS yesterday which is still in DJ livery and looking very tired. Is it getting repainted or shortly for return to lessor?

[Steve S... 2]

G'day,

I'm wondering what the go is with the 10 738's VH-VOK through VH-VOT (ZK-PB's included).

They seem to be hanging on to them longer than the ten years and I believe this is because VA own them?

I also believe that all will wear the new livery.

Can anyone confirm what is happening with these ten please?

Thanks.

[Mackenzie Davis]

I was on VH-VOS yesterday which is still in DJ livery and looking very tired. Is it getting repainted or shortly for return to lessor?

VH-VOS is owned by Virgin Australia so it will remain in the fleet for a while. Just like VH-VUC (which was also looking very tired) VH-VOS will get repainted along with the 737's into the new livery this year.

[Mackenzie Davis]

G'day,

I'm wondering what the go is with the 10 738's VH-VOK through VH-VOT (ZK-PB's included).

They seem to be hanging on to them longer than the ten years and I believe this is because VA own them?

I also believe that all will wear the new livery.

Can anyone confirm what is happening with these ten please?

Thanks.
I believe that they will hang on to them as they are all owned by Virgin Australia with the exception with VH-VOX which is leased.

Only 3 Pacific Blue Planes are in the old livery (PBK, PBL & PBM) but they will be most likely repainted in the future.

VOK, VOQ & VOX are in the new livery. VOL, VOM, VON, VOS & VOT will be repainted into the new livery soon too

[Jarden S]

I saw ZK-PBG today while Plane Spotting at Brisbane operating the Brisbane to Port Vila flight and it is definitely in new colours

They must have painted it quick then as was all red in the hanger 2 weeks ago.

[Shaal L]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/57502641@N04/13437286994

[Andrew Coggan]

I was on VH-VOS yesterday which is still in DJ livery and looking very tired. Is it getting repainted or shortly for return to lessor?

Now sporting a white nose which replaced the almost black one it carried until recently. VH-VBZ also has a white nose now.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VUX also has had a white nose added

[NathanJ]

ZPG is Glenelg Beach.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VUR is also now spotting a white nose cone.

VH-VUU entered the Townsville paint shop last night.

VH-VUT arrived back in Brisbane this morning repainted in the new colours as VA362. The aircraft has been named 'Alma Bay'

[Peter S.]

Names to add:

ZK-PBD...???
ZK-PBG...???
VH-VUU [underway].
VH-ZPH [underway].

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPE Noosa Beach
VH-VPF Caves Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VOX Coolum Beach
VH-VUC Peregian Beach
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUS Seaspray Beach
VH-VUT Alma Bay
VH-VUU ........................in paint
VH-VUV Binalong Bay
VH-VUW Pebbly Beach
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIQ Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPC Cabarita Beach
VH-ZPD Dudley Beach
VH-ZPE Coogee Beach
VH-ZPF Whitehaven Beach
VH-ZPG Glenelg Beach
VH-ZPH...................... in paint
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach
VH-VPI Bronte Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach
VH-FNP Honeymoon Cove

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNJ Talbot Bay
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBD ???
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBG ???
ZK-PBI ...............................Lady Rebecca
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Grahame Hutchison]

VH-VUX also has had a white nose added


http://www.16right.com/Aircraft-Images/displayimage.php?image=VH-VUX%20D300-20140322-075.jpg

[Andrew Coggan]

You will also not the displacement of 'Virgin' on the winglet in that shot after it flew with an all white winglet for a few weeks.

[Mackenzie Davis]

ZK-PBD has been named 'Brighton Beach'

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14787668@N03/13423986503

[Andrew Coggan]

A few of the -800s (including VOS and VUF) with live2air have had the bubble on top of the fuselage removed.

[NathanJ]

Word along the grapevine is that two 737's are leaving the fleet in August.

[Steve S... 2]

Wouldn't be surprised if it were the two remaining 737-700's - VBY & VBZ.

[Andrew Coggan]

VH-YFL landed in CHC about an hour ago after ferrying CBR-CHC as VA9948 presumably for maintenance.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VUU entered back into service this morning after a repaint in Townsville as VA362

VH-VOS replaced VH-VUU in the hangar for repainting last night after operating VA383 from Brisbane

[NathanJ]

VUU is Kingscliff Beach.

[Mackenzie Davis]

I wish they would push VUN and VUM through, getting rid of that ugly hybrid livery.

You may be in luck :)

VH-VUM Has had her Live2air satellite bubble removed after spending 8 days in the Brisbane hangar. Virgin usually remove this bubble before repainting their Virgin Blue coloured planes. (VH-VOS also had her bubble removed before being repainted quite soon after)

I believe that VH-VOK has also had its satellite bubble removed after arriving back in Melbourne from Chirstchurch as VA9949 today after spending 3 weeks in NZ.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VOS is heading back down from Townsville now as VA362 after being repainted into the new Virgin Australia livery.

VH-VUM was taken out of service at Townsville last night after operating VA381 from Brisbane taking VH-VOS's place for repainting in the Flying Colours hangar

[Rowan McKeever]

VH-VUM was taken out of service at Townsville last night after operating VA381 from Brisbane taking VH-VOS's place for repainting in the Flying Colours hangar

Best news I've had all day... finally one of those hideous hybrids down, one to go!

[Mackenzie Davis]

I also asked a photographer on Flickr if he knew the name on ZK-PBG's nose-cone and it is 'Tallows Beach' which is found near Byron Bay, NSW.

Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/zk-ngj/13437286994/in/photolist-mtpBgY-jVPhsD-dyg9KW-dyaFwg-fEkzoi-dfmvwY-dfmuDg-dfmwq7-8uS8Gn-b4gcFx-b4gdan-at5144-b4imEp-b4inBB-b4ikM6-fLQJRX-8jtbeq-cUX5tJ-nbFHKH-nbG1CD

[NathanJ]

VOS is Chiton Rocks.

[Jarden S]

There is a Virgin Blue 737 in old colours inside the NO. 1 Hanger at CHC airport I saw it today not sure the rego as I was too far away.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VOT is in there at the moment getting her Live2Air satellite bubble removed, I believe in preparation for painting.

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

[Jarden S]

OK thanks for the reply. We still see a lot of the old pac blue 737s here as well.

[Mackenzie Davis]

26th April 2014 - VH-ZPH Returns from Alverca Maintenance.
Embraer 190 VH-ZPH departed Alverca maintenance on its way back to Australia today initially routing Alverca - Heraklion as VA9902. The aircraft will continue Heraklion - Al Bateen - Chennai - Subang - Darwin - Brisbane. The aircraft has been repainted into Virgin Australia livery.

http://www.thevasource.com/

Anybody know what E190 is next in line for repainting?

[Steve S... 2]

They seem to have an odd way of prioritising which aircraft should be painted next.

They repaint clean shiny red jets (eg VH-VUU / VUV etc), ahead of faded chalky things, and shameful Airline of Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue liveries.

[Brock Little]

http://www.thevasource.com/

Anybody know what E190 is next in line for repainting?

Mackenzie, judging by the alphabetical pattern of E190 repaints I would say ZPI.

[Yusef D]

SteveS, you're right, the 737 painting order seems odd but perhaps VA want to remove the Live2Air gear first, and VUU etc never had it. I would have thought get rid of the wetlease (VUM/VUN) scheme early, then PB aircraft, and you've only got two liveries flying around, instead of four...

[Rob R]

VA would love to repaint the faded red and the PBS aircraft. But there is a lot more to it then just putting an aircraft in a hangar for a reprint. It requires dealing with lease companies and working around maintenance requirements etc. Enjoy them while they are still in these colours, cause I'm sure when they are all gone people will complain they miss the old VB/PB colours

[Peter S.]

VH-VUM [underway].
VH-ZPH [returned after repaint].

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPE Noosa Beach
VH-VPF Caves Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VOS Chiton Rocks
VH-VOX Coolum Beach
VH-VUC Peregian Beach
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUM........................in paint
VH-VUS Seaspray Beach
VH-VUT Alma Bay
VH-VUU Kingscliff Beach
VH-VUV Binalong Bay
VH-VUW Pebbly Beach
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIQ Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPC Cabarita Beach
VH-ZPD Dudley Beach
VH-ZPE Coogee Beach
VH-ZPF Whitehaven Beach
VH-ZPG Glenelg Beach
VH-ZPH...
VH-ZPI...................... in paint
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach
VH-VPI Bronte Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach
VH-FNP Honeymoon Cove

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNJ Talbot Bay
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBD Brighton Beach
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBG Tallows Beach
ZK-PBI ...............................Lady Rebecca
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Radi K]

26th April 2014 - VH-ZPH Returns from Alverca Maintenance.
Embraer 190 VH-ZPH departed Alverca maintenance on its way back to Australia today initially routing Alverca - Heraklion as VA9902. The aircraft will continue Heraklion - Al Bateen - Chennai - Subang - Darwin - Brisbane. The aircraft has been repainted into Virgin Australia livery.

It actually flew back via non-standard route, Heraklion - Al Bateen - Gan Island (southernmost island of the Maldives) - Cocos Island (soon to depart) - Port Headland - Brisbane

[Jarden S]

So there is only 3 Pacific Blue left to re paint?

[Mackenzie Davis]

Yes well, 3 Pacific Blue Aircraft which are NZ registered

ZK-PBK

ZK-PBL

ZK-PBM

the 1 Australian registered E190 in full PB colours

VH-ZPM

AND... the horrible hybrid

VH-VUN

Then the scheme is history... :(

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-ZPI is scheduled to fly out this morning to Portugal for repainting into the new livery as VA9901 leaving Brisbane @ 8:00am

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

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VUR positioning Melbourne to Townsville as VA9001. This is presumably for repainting as VH-VUM should be out of the hangar very soon.

[Steve S... 2]

It looked that way.

But surprisingly VH-VUR is now operating a Townsville to Brisbane flight.

[Steve Jones]

VA9001 was a charter.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VUM has arrived back from Townsville after being repainted into the Virgin Australia livery positioning to Brisbane as VA9938.

Only one hybrid livery left now

[Mackenzie Davis]

Hi all,

VH-VOT arrived back from Christchurch today as VA9947 after maintenance in NZ for 2 weeks which I believe, involved removing the Live2air bubble.

VOT should be one the next few in line for a repaint since both VOS & VUM had their bubbles removed before repainting.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHVOT/history/20140507/0230Z/NZCH/YMML

[Andrew Coggan]

Hi all,

VH-VOT arrived back from Christchurch today as VA9947 after maintenance in NZ for 2 weeks which I believe, involved removing the Live2air bubble.

VOT should be one the next few in line for a repaint since both VOS & VUM had their bubbles removed before repainting.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHVOT/history/20140507/0230Z/NZCH/YMML

Not necessarily Mackenzie, other aircraft have had their Live2Air bubble removed forward. VH-VUE has it's live2air removed also.

[NathanJ]

Offft.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VUE has it's live2air removed also.

So the list so far looks like this for aircraft which have had Live2air removed.

Please feel free to correct me or add to it as I am just basing it off what I have seen in person or off photos! :)

VH-VOK
VH-VOS
VH-VOT
VH-VUC
VH-VUE
VH-VUF
VH-VUG (IN CHC NOW)
VH-VUI??? (was in BNE from 28/4 to 04/05)
VH-VUM

[NathanJ]

VOT should be one the next few in line for a repaint

You might be surprised! Time will tell... ;)

VUI is next for repaint.

[Mackenzie Davis]

You might be surprised! Time will tell... ;)

Well she definitely needs it!!! The top of her fuselage is looking very chalky and faded

[NathanJ]

I think she definitely needs it!!! The top of her fuselage is looking very chalky

One of the worst, no doubt!

[Mackenzie Davis]

Not necessarily Mackenzie, other aircraft have had their Live2Air bubble removed forward.

True but most of these aircraft were repainted before the decommissioning of Live2Air earlier this year.

[Andrew Coggan]

So the list so far looks like this for aircraft which have had Live2air removed.

Please feel free to correct me or add to it as I am just basing it off what I have seen in person or off photos! :)

VH-VOK
VH-VOS
VH-VOT
VH-VUC
VH-VUE
VH-VUF
VH-VUG (IN CHC NOW)
VH-VUI??? (was in BNE from 28/4 to 04/05)
VH-VUM

Noticed this morning that VUA is also bubble-less. They are getting through them quickly.

[Jarden S]

There is 2 Virgin 737s in the new livery at the CHC No.1 hanger I seen today. Sorry could not see the regos as was blocked by equipment.

[damian f]

Which one is in for painting at TSV at the moment?

[Mackenzie Davis]

^^^

No Virgin plane is in the hangar at the moment

[Mackenzie Davis]

Noticed this morning that VUA is also bubble-less. They are getting through them quickly.

Certainly are!

VH-VUJ has had its bubble removed too

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7NuS15cEuqk/U2n-uvzAd-I/AAAAAAAAAsU/frOJ9WERnyc/s1600/IMG_0248.JPG

[Mackenzie Davis]

There is 2 Virgin 737s in the new livery at the CHC No.1 hanger I seen today. Sorry could not see the regos as was blocked by equipment.

VH-VUG and VH-YFJ are there at the moment according to the VA source

[Steve S... 2]

VA have registered two more new 737-800's:

VH-YIW 40700
VH-YIZ 40702

So expect to see them in the coming months.

[Yusef D]

Should be a third this year, and an A330.

One or two 737s out.

[Jayden Laing]

A330 due about September

[NathanJ]

ZPH is Honeymoon Cove.

[Andrew Coggan]

VUM is Holloways Beach

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VOM is outside the virgin hangar at Brisbane and has had its live2air bubble removed.

[NathanJ]

VUI should enter flying colours @ the end of the week...

[Mackenzie Davis]

Full list of aircraft with Live2Air satellite bubble removed:

Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong or any more rego's needed to be added :)

VH-VOK
VH-VOL
VH-VOM
VH-VON (Hasn't flown since 20/05 after arriving into BNE as VA705)
VH-VOQ
VH-VOS
VH-VOT
VH-VUA
VH-VUC
VH-VUE
VH-VUF
VH-VUG
VH-VUI
VH-VUJ
VH-VUM
VH-VUN

Aircraft which still have satellite bubble: (4)
VH-VUK
VH-VUL
VH-VBY
VH-VBZ

[Mackenzie Davis]

VUI should enter flying colours @ the end of the week...

VH-VUI arrived for a repaint at Townsville late last night after positioning up from Brisbane as VA9939.

[NathanJ]

VOQ still has it's bump.

[Nick W]

VH-VOQ is still rocking the Live2Air

[NathanJ]

VH-VOQ is still rocking the Live2Air

:eek:

:rolleyes:

[Mackenzie Davis]

VOQ still has it's bump.

I believe it is in the process now of having it removed because it has been in Brisbane since Thursday night

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VBY has had its Live2Air Bubble removed. I saw it doing it's first flight today to Mackay as VA605.

VH-VUL has been on the ground in Brisbane since Wednesday so I presume it's live2air bubble has been or is being removed.

[NathanJ]

VH-VUL has been on the ground in Brisbane since Wednesday so I presume it's live2air bubble has been or is being removed.

I believe VUL will commence end of lease preparations next week.

[Mackenzie Davis]

Isn't she registered under a 'FE' registration though, meaning it is owned by Virgin?

However when I looked VH-VUL up on Aussie Airliners it says it is registered to VBNC9 Pty Ltd but she is coded as a Boeing 737-8FE? :confused:

VH-VOX and, VH-VUN are registered as a Boeing 737-8BK's along with VH-VUW who is a Boeing 737-8KG. Are these birds leased too???

[NathanJ]

I'm no expert but I'm fairly certain a large proportion of the virgin fleet is "leased".

The aircraft are built to the airlines specifications but are owned by a lessor. The ones that are not "FE" I believe were built for other airlines but we're diverted to virgin blue ownership/lease instead.

Don't quote me but I believe there were a bunch of aircraft owned by virgin blue that were bought and then "sold" to internal entities then leased back. If you Google VBNC9 you'll see it's a registered business in QLD and has VUL, VUK, ZPA through ZPK on the register.

VBY & VBZ are registered to VB700.

FE lease linkage : http://www.flightplanning.com/aus/model.php?q=737-8FE

I'm sure there are people on here with a better understanding of how it all works.

[NathanJ]

For example :

http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/936/virgin-blue-signs-aircraft-sale-and-leaseback-deal-with-boc-aviation-0936.html

http://www.aussieairliners.org/b-737/vh-vuq/vhvuq.html

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/jsa-seeks-financing-for-virgin-australias-737s-371708/

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pefco-closes-737-800-financing-for-virgin-australia-377598/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaseback

"Leaseback is very often used in commercial aviation to essentially take back the cash invested in assets. Airlines, for example, sell aircraft and engines to lessors, banks or other financial institutions who, in turn, lease the assets back to them. Tax deductions can also be realized by the airline since the asset is no longer owned but leased. Due to the high price of aircraft and engines, especially new, the cash from such a leaseback are used by airlines to improve their financial performance."

Anyway getting off topic now! ...

[NathanJ]

VUJ heads to townsville tomorrow evening.

VUI will head out refreshed on Wednesday morning.

[JamesL]

This is an excerpt from the CASA Aircraft Register

http://i58.tinypic.com/mhr3bk.png

You can search every Civilian registered aircraft on the link below;

http://casa-query.funnelback.com/search/search.cgi?collection=casa_aircraft_register

Regards,

[Andrew Coggan]

VH-VUI is Kewarra Beach

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-ZPI is on its way back from Alverca maintenance after being repainted into the Virgin Australia livery

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-ZPJ is en-route for maintenance and repainting into the VA livery

[Zac M]

ZPI is 'Seven Mile Beach'

[Peter S.]

Added VH-VUI, VUM, ZPH, ZPI.

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPE Noosa Beach
VH-VPF Caves Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VOS Chiton Rocks
VH-VOX Coolum Beach
VH-VUC Peregian Beach
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUI Kewarra Beach
VH-VUJ.....................in paint
VH-VUM Holloways Beach
VH-VUS Seaspray Beach
VH-VUT Alma Bay
VH-VUU Kingscliff Beach
VH-VUV Binalong Bay
VH-VUW Pebbly Beach
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIQ Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPC Cabarita Beach
VH-ZPD Dudley Beach
VH-ZPE Coogee Beach
VH-ZPF Whitehaven Beach
VH-ZPG Glenelg Beach
VH-ZPH Honeymoon Cove
VH-ZPI Seven Mile Beach
VH-ZPJ...................... in paint
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach
VH-VPI Bronte Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach
VH-FNP Honeymoon Cove

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNJ Talbot Bay
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBD Brighton Beach
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBG Tallows Beach
ZK-PBI ...............................Lady Rebecca
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VBZ has had its Live2Air bubble removed

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VUJ arrived back into Brisbane after being repainted into the VA colours

VH-VUN has replaced VUJ in the Townsville hangar for repainting which brings an end to the awful hybrid livery :cool:

[Yusef D]

VH-VUN has replaced VUJ in the Townsville hangar for repainting which brings an end to the awful hybrid livery

About time!!

[Steve S... 2]

Bring out the champagne!

[Steve S... 2]

Oh wait a minute, still a little daggy remaining - ZK-PBK,L,M

[Mackenzie Davis]

We may be in luck if anyone can confirm if ZK-PBL is being repainted because she has been in Christchurch since Thursday 12/6

[Rowan McKeever]

At least the ZKs are the full Pac Blue not that hideous 'airline of Virgin Blue' hybrid!!

[NathanJ]

VUJ is Rosebud Beach.

[Andrew Coggan]

Oh wait a minute, still a little daggy remaining - ZK-PBK,L,M

Also VH-ZPM

[Mackenzie Davis]

I believe VUL will commence end of lease preparations next week.

Looks like she's back into service with Virgin operating to Melbourne at the moment as VA334.

I'm guessing it was just in for line maintenance at Brisbane, not end of lease.

[Yusef D]

VUL scheduled to be out of service by now, maybe she's flying again to cover a breakdown, or maybe it's to position to MEL for the hangar.

Before an airframe can leave the fleet there is a lot of swapping of parts, right up to engines and APUs that have been swapped out for maintenance over the years and dispersed through the fleet. Several hangar visits are scheduled to get all the right serial numbers lined up. If the aircraft has to be moved from BNE to MEL to do that, better to carry a few passengers!

[Greg Hyde]

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[Radi K]

VUL scheduled to be out of service by now, maybe she's flying again to cover a breakdown, or maybe it's to position to MEL for the hangar.

Still doing lots of flying: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHVUL

[Yusef D]

You're right Radi, seems to be fully back in the fleet, at least for as long as it takes to cover the painting schedule.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VUN is on the way back to Brisbane after being repainted into the VA colours at Townsville

[Mackenzie Davis]

ZK-PBL is also back into service currently operating SYD-NAN after spending 2 weeks in Christchurch. Can anyone confirm that it has been repainted or not?

[Andrew Coggan]

ZK-PBL is also back into service currently operating SYD-NAN after spending 2 weeks in Christchurch. Can anyone confirm that it has been repainted or not?

Negative, I saw a Pac Blue 738 taxiing for departure this morning and it appears to have been the only Pac Blue scheme in Sydney this morning.

[Steve S... 2]

They want it to look daggy for just a little while longer.

[Peter S.]

VH-VUN is reported as being Carrickalinga Beach [which is 60km south of Adelaide].

Virgin Australia
VH-VOZ Palm Beach
VH-VPD Avalon Beach
VH-VPE Noosa Beach
VH-VPF Caves Beach
VH-VPH St Kilda Beach.

VH-XFA Cottesloe Beach
VH-XFB Cable Beach
VH-XFC Mooloolaba Beach
VH-XFD Bells Beach
VH-XFE Manly Beach
VH-XFG Terrigal Beach
VH-XFH Duranbah Beach

VH-VOK Johanna Beach
VH-VOQ Margaret River
VH-VOS Chiton Rocks
VH-VOX Coolum Beach
VH-VUC Peregian Beach
VH-VUF ..................Hobart Honey
VH-VUG .................Jasmine Tasman
VH-VUI Kewarra Beach
VH-VUJ Rosebud Beach
VH-VUM Holloways Beach
VH-VUN Carrickalinga Beach
VH-VUS Seaspray Beach
VH-VUT Alma Bay
VH-VUU Kingscliff Beach
VH-VUV Binalong Bay
VH-VUW Pebbly Beach
VH-VUY Snapper Rocks
VH-VUZ Lennox Head
VH-YFC Bondi Beach
VH-YFE Sunshine Beach
VH-YFF Wineglass Bay.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YFG Hanson Bay
VH-YFH Mindil Beach
VH-YFI Porpoise Bay
VH-YFJ Surfers Paradise Beach
VH-YFK Long Beach
VH-YFL Sandy Bay
VH-YFN Ballina Beach
VH-YFP Nobby's Beach
VH-YFQ Whiting Beach
VH-YFR Salamander Beach
VH-YVA Eurong Beach.......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YVC Jetty Beach
VH-YVD Salmon Beach
VH-YIA Henley Beach .......allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YIB Trinity Beach ........allocated, but not on aircraft.
VH-YID Rainbow Beach
VH-YIE Fingal Beach
VH-YIF Sorrento Beach
VH-YIG Kings Beach
VH-YIH Hastings Point
VH-YIJ Pennington Bay
VH-YIL Seventy Five Mile Beach
VH-YIM Bridgewater Bay
VH-YIO Lameroo Beach
VH-YIQ Hyams Beach
VH-YIR Cactus Beach
VH-YIS Casuarina Beach
VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach
VH-YIU Middleton Beach
VH-YIV Cylinder Beach

VH-VBY Kingston Beach

VH-ZPA Apollo Beach
VH-ZPB Bicheno Beach
VH-ZPC Cabarita Beach
VH-ZPD Dudley Beach
VH-ZPE Coogee Beach
VH-ZPF Whitehaven Beach
VH-ZPG Glenelg Beach
VH-ZPH Honeymoon Cove
VH-ZPI Seven Mile Beach
VH-ZPJ...................... in paint
VH-ZPN Arrawarra Beach
VH-ZPO Boomerang Beach
VH-ZPQ Main Beach
VH-ZPR Dundee Beach
VH-ZPT Little Beach

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VH-FVH Four Mile Beach
VH-FVI Mission Beach
VH-FVL Preston Beach
VH-FVM Woolamai Beach
VH-FVN Whitehaven Beach
VH-FVP Wategos Beach
VH-FVQ Christies Beach
VH-FVR Yallingup Beach
VH-FVU Double Island Point
VH-FVX Kirra Beach
VH-FVY Marcoola Beach
VH-FVZ Angourie Beach
VH-VPI Bronte Beach

VH-YUD Port Beach
VH-FNP Honeymoon Cove

VH-FSQ Bills Bay
VH-FNJ Talbot Bay
VH-FNR Lake Argyle
VH-FNU Roebuck Bay

VH-FNA Rockingham Beach

Virgin Australia - New Zealand
ZK-PBA Peaceful Bay
ZK-PBB Indian Head
ZK-PBD Brighton Beach
ZK-PBF Tapu'itea...................[Virgin Samoa]
ZK-PBG Tallows Beach
ZK-PBI ...............................Lady Rebecca
ZK-PBJ Trigg Beach

[Zac M]

Looks like ZPJ is about to commence its return home.

[damian f]

VH-ZPK looked to head off yesterday - VOZ9901 DRW-XSP.

Damian

[David B.]

ZK-PBK is currently in CHC for a repaint and should return to flying over the coming days. Unsure as to the new name though!

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-ZPK looked to head off yesterday - VOZ9901 DRW-XSP.

Damian

yikes only 1 Virgin Australia E190 in old VB scheme :eek: plus the other 1 in Pacific Blue colours :eek:

[Mackenzie Davis]

ZK-PBK Returns from Christchurch Maintenance

Boeing 737-8FE ZK-PBK, which has been under maintenance at Christchurch since 5th July, positioned Christchurch - Melbourne early this morning as VA9949. This aircraft has been repainted into Virgin Australia livery.

Kudos to the VA Source :cool:

She is now scheduled to operate VA185 from Melbourne to Nadi

[damian f]

I noted on FR24 VH-ZPJ flying into Abu Dhabi (assumed) yesterday evening. Shouldn't be too far away from returning to Australia!

Damian

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VUR appears to be the next one for a repaint in Townsville positioning up from Brisbane at the moment as VA9947.

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

[Mackenzie Davis]

ZK-PBK is Lighthouse Beach

[NathanJ]

ZPJ is Jervis Bay.

[Jarden S]

Today 31/7 at the CHC No.1 hanger there is 3 Virgin 737s one in new livery with scaffold all over it and two are in old Virgin Blue colours and one is with the fin removed. Sorry I not have any of the regos only for the NZ 733 NGJ which is in front.

[Yusef D]

Today 31/7 at the CHC No.1 hanger there is 3 Virgin 737s one in new livery with scaffold all over it and two are in old Virgin Blue colours and one is with the fin removed. Sorry I not have any of the regos only for the NZ 733 NGJ which is in front.


VOL and VOM are there, I don't know if they are rejoining the fleet or going end-of-lease; YIR there very briefly, due back to take me to Bali in the morning!

Was the whole fin off or just the rudder? Whole fin would be very unusual.

[Zac M]

Both VOL and VOM are owned by Virgin Australia.

[Jarden S]

Was the whole fin off or just the rudder? Whole fin would be very unusual.

Yes whole fin off except for the base support on the fuselage its a major repair job. I heard it will be at CHC for a long time, but I'm not sure that it will get painted here as well though. YIR must have gone back as down to two frames until the next one comes over. Sometimes I even see a JQ 320 in the Air NZ No.1 Hanger too.

[Steve S... 2]

Is it VOL or VOM with the fin off?

Thank you.

[Jarden S]

Could not see due to GSE being in the way, sorry.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VUR is back into service with Virgin Australia after being repainted into the VA colours. Currently operating Brisbane to Darwin.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VUA is now in Townsville being repainted.

[Grahame Hutchison]

Are these the last two VA aircraft in the old livery ?

http://www.16right.com/Aircraft-Images/displayimage.php?image=VH-VUK D300-20140805-260.jpg

http://www.16right.com/Aircraft-Images/displayimage.php?image=VH-VBZ D300-20140805-071.jpg

And why all the mismatched nose cones ?

http://www.16right.com/Aircraft-Images/displayimage.php?image=VH-ZPR D300-20140805-111.jpg

[Alex Ch]

-BZG is still looking in good knick in the red livery

[Mackenzie Davis]

Along with still a minor number of birds

LIST OF UNPAINTED VIRGIN AUSTRALIA/NZ AIRCRAFT

73H

VOL
VOM
VON
VOT
VUE
VUK
VUL
VUX
BZG
PBL
PBM

73W
VBZ

E190
ZPL
ZPM

Total of 14 aircraft in Virgin Blue/Pacific Blue paint

[Rowan McKeever]

Red nosecones probably spares from pre-VA paint?

[NathanJ]

VUR has kept it's original name "Star City".

[Hugh Jarse]

Radome colour is whatever serviceable spares engineering have in stores, else taken from an aircraft not in service, which may be a different colour.

[Mark Grima]

I like the look of a mismatch radome. The red on white on the 190 is especially striking, unless of course you mistake it as the aircraft having a cold!!

Cheers

M

[Hugh Jarse]

Or, it being Red Nose Day.........