New Deliveries / First Flights etc August 2011

[David Knudsen]

Please post any information/questions about new deliveries (and new aircraft movements), first flights etc in our region in this thread.

[Peter Agatsiotis]

Just updating/correcting the ID's of the 2 Qlink/Sunstate DHC8's that arrived in Canberra on Sunday.

The first one (LQE) will apparently become VH-LQD (LQE is current as a TB20 Tobago).
The second one (LQG) will become VH-LQH.

This is according to Skyliner news who corrected the registrations.
Neither of them are on the CASA register yet so can't confirm at this stage.

[Peter Agatsiotis]

A third DHC8-400, VH-LQF (4375), has left Downview (yesterday) so should see it arriving by the weekend. Ferry reg is C-GJKV.

As Sarah mentioned in the July thread, the routing is quite interesting.

As before, I am taking info from Skyliner reg news.

The routing for the first 2 was:

Downview - Winnipeg - Yellowknife - Fairbanks - Nome - Magadan (Russia).
Next leg quoted was Saipan to Port Moresby and assume direct to Canberra.

[Zac M]

According to a worker on the ground in Canberra there is already three brand new dash-8s there.

[Peter Agatsiotis]

Nothing (extra/unknown) picked up on my systems; can only go by what is reported Zac.
Will monitor anyway and post any new movements.

[Jarden S]

Are these the new Q400's for the up-coming Perth base?

[Max C]

They will enable 2 400's to go to Perth, but it won't necessarily be the new ones going there.

The new 400's tend to stay close to a maintenance base until the bugs gets ironed out.

[Zac M]

REFER TO POST BELOW...MORE ACCURATE THAN MY ORIGINAL POST.

Can a mod please delete this post?

[Todd Milton]

A Look tonight from the carpark saw only two -Q400's on the ground. I was informed about three different ones earlier in the week, but it seems to have dropped to two (All in all I was told of about 4 different regos). -LQG was moved outside the hanger this evening, while -LQD was inside getting a bit of pre service work done to her.

[Brock Little]

Just came across this photo on Wikipedia of one of the two ATRs that will soon be delivered to Virgin Australia.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Msn_955.jpg/800px-Msn_955.jpg

Note the FVI on the nosegear doors. So it seems that MSN 955 will be registered as VH-FVI.

[Zac M]

C-GJKV just arrived into CBR

[Brock Little]

http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/2011/08/zk-zqh-b737-838-qantas-jetconnect-first.html
ZK-ZQH B737-838 Qantas JetConnect First Flight
L/N 3743 39357 B737-838 ZK-ZQH QANTAS JETCONNECT
Dep RNT 10:36 PDT Arr BFI 12:12 PDT via PAE
Call Sign BOE577 Hex Code C81DF5 Sel-Cal AQ-FJ

[lloyd fox]

VH-YIA 737-800 is halfway across to BNE from CHC on final delivery.

[Raymond Rowe]

VH-YIA is about to land in BNE

[Peter Agatsiotis]

The latest (last?) Emb 190 for Virgin, VH-ZPT (190-000451), has begun its delivery flight from Brazil. It left the factory on the 5th.
Wonder if it will be painted in the new scheme?

[Adam P....]

A quick google show yes;)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/6016531875_d79c2929c9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/65513128@N05/6016531875/)
Virgin Australia E190 - VH-ZPT (http://www.flickr.com/photos/65513128@N05/6016531875/) by EBake (http://www.flickr.com/people/65513128@N05/), on Flickr

[Peter Agatsiotis]

Nice find Adam (why didn't I think of that:o). Taken at San Jose on the 6th.

[Dave Parer]

And another;

http://http://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/photo.show?id=205438

[Dave Parer]

Oops - let's try that again.

[Steve S... 2]

Hi...

The new VH-YIA entered service today - 11th August, as DJ805 MEL to SYD.

Regards,

Steve S

[lloyd fox]

VH-ZPT in new livery due BNE around 1430 from APW.

[Michael Dawson]

Arrived BNE a short time ago. Here is a link to of a picture of it on delivery.

http://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/photo.show?id=205854

Cheers

Michael

[Oliver Gigacz]

Both Jetconnects and Qantas' next 738s have been rolled out of the Renton production line.

ZK-ZQH and VH-VZR.

[Zac M]

Dash 8-Q400 VH-LQD will ferry from Canberra to Sydney this afternoon departing at 1645 as QF6703

[lloyd fox]

Apparently according to Skyliner news VH-FVH ATR-72 is on it's way to Brisbane.

[Zac M]

LQD entered service as QF1491 tonight.

[Steve S... 2]

G'day...

It seems the registrations of a further 4 x 737-800's for Virgin Australia are to be:

VH-YFG 40999
VH-YFI 41000
VH-YIF 38710
VH-YIG 38711

Also, VH-YIB s/n 3758 is next to be delivered?

Regards,

Steve S

[lloyd fox]

Virgin's first ATR72 is currently over outback Queensland as it heads to BNE for a touchdown around 1845.

[lloyd fox]

Landed at 1912 local hex code 7C1C4B call sign Southern Cross 1131.
Reg VH-FVH.

Another type in Australian skies.:)

[Oliver Gigacz]

Jetconnet's latest B73H (ZK-ZQH) was deliveried yesterday, so she should be in MEL soon.

[Brock Little]

http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/2011/08/vh-vzr-b737-838-qantas-first-flight.html

VH-VZR B737-838 Qantas First flight
L/N 3754 C/N 34193 B737-838 VH-VZR Qantas
Dep RNT 15:17 PDT ETA BFI ??:?? PDT via MWH
Call Sign BOE578 Hex Code 7C6DE5 Sel-Cal BD-FR

[Michael Dawson]

http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/

VH-YIB B737-8FE Virgin Australia First Flight
L/N 3758 C/N 37825 B737-8FE VH-YIB VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Dep RNT 11:24 PDT Arr BFI 14:01 PDT
Call Sign BOE804 Hex Code 7C7AA1 Sel-Cal LP-AR
Aircraft was painted at Renton

Cheers

Michael

[Steve S... 2]

Hi...

Qantas/Jetconnect's new 737-800 ZK-ZQH Charles Upham, entered service today 24/08/11 as QF25 MEL-AKL.

Regards,

Steve S

[lloyd fox]

2ND ATR72 due BNE tonight at 1900 hrs.

[Tim Bowrey]

Second ATR VH-FVI just arrived RWY19 here in BNE.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

New Allaince FK100 VH-XWP has begun its delivery flight. it is expected into Adelaide sometime Monday 29/8/11. Routing will be WOE(Woensdrecht-Netherlands)-TZX (Trabzon Airport- Turkey)-AAN (Al Ain International Airport-Unted Arab Emirates)-NAG(Nagpur- India)-PEN (Penang- Malaysia)-KOE (Kupang Airport- Indonesia)-ADL (Adelaide).

Alliance announcedearlier in the moth they are expanding ther operations out of Adelaide. Maintainace will be performed in Adelaide, the airline will base 2 FK100's here.

We are expecting another FK100 in the next few weeks.

[Peter Agatsiotis]

VH-LQG was on PP earlier, looks like out of Canberra and climbed to FL250.

[Brock Little]

VH-ZPT repositioned from BNE to MEL this afternoon. Probably entering service tomorrow.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

New Allaince FK100 VH-XWP has begun its delivery flight. it is expected into Adelaide sometime Monday 29/8/11. Routing will be WOE(Woensdrecht-Netherlands)-TZX (Trabzon Airport- Turkey)-AAN (Al Ain International Airport-Unted Arab Emirates)-NAG(Nagpur- India)-PEN (Penang- Malaysia)-KOE (Kupang Airport- Indonesia)-ADL (Adelaide).


VH-XWP is arriving a day earlier than expected. It is due into Adelaide tonight from kupang at around 2015LT.

[Philip Argy]

The 738 that operated DJ526 OOL-SYD this afternoon is so new it hasn't had any ISE fitted yet, or is it not going to get any? It also had the fixed partition between premium economy and 'the rest'. Didn't catch the rego.

[Dan Hammond]

VH-YFF was the aircraft Philip

[Philip Argy]

That's the a/c featured on their Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150198236626990.316941.94622926989

[lloyd fox]

VH-FVI today

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fe7uzRNZccg/TloDOQkn2qI/AAAAAAAAA_s/yVgywOtr8lI/s1600/IMGP8149.JPG

[Peter Agatsiotis]

E190 VH-ZPT just arrived for its first visit to SYD as DJ803 (from MEL)