New Deliveries / First Flights etc November 2011

[David Knudsen]

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

[lloyd fox]

DQ-FJM into BNE today for Air Pacific.

[Zac M]

VZU is on delivery, I dare say YVC will be on it's way over in the next couple of days as well.

[lloyd fox]

Virgin VH-YVC 737-800 about to land at BNE from NAN as DJ 9080.

[Grahame Hutchison]

First YSSY ACARS pickup ...

VH-VZU QF0456 10/11/2011 18:10 Qantas B737-838 Melbourne-Sydney

[Stefan Perkas]

Afternoon all,

New Jetstar A330 VH-EBS has started its delivery flight. Currently enroute Toulouse-Singapore. I suspect an arrival into Sydney tomorrow morning.

Airbus A330 -202 1258 VH-EBS Jetstar delivery 10nov11 TLS-SIN ex F-WWYS

Source: Skyliners

[Zac M]

VH-YVD made it's first flight
http://thevasource.com/

[Dave Parer]

VZU made it's first flight to Townsville today

11-Nov 15:11 7C6DE8 VH-VZU B738 QFA974 BNE-TSV
11-Nov 16:35 7C6DE8 VH-VZU B738 QFA975 TSV-BNE

[Brock Little]

http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.com/2011/11/vh-yid-b737-8fe-virgin-australia-first.html
VH-YID B737-8FE Virgin Australia First Flight
L/N 3851 C/N 38709 B737-8FE VH-YID VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Dep RNT 13:18 PST Arr BFI 15:36 PST via MWH
Call Sign BOE831 Hex Code 7C7AA4 Sel-Cal LQ-BS

[Jarden S]

Does any one know when the next A330 for Air Australia will arrive, will the rego be VH-SSB or one out of sequence?

[Oliver Gigacz]

Jetstar's first A320 (VH-VGA - MSN4899) for 2011 should be delivered in the next week or so.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johncreasey/6353289101/

[Ian Nicholls]

18th November 2011 - VH-VZV First Flight.
Boeing 737-838 VH-VZV made its first flight today from Renton to Boeing Field as BOE053.

http://www.theqantassource.com

[Jarden S]

Jetstar's first A320 (VH-VGA - MSN4899) for 2011 should be delivered in the next week or so.

Hey Oliver, surely VGA is not the first A320 for 2011? They must have had others delivered before earlier in the year.

Jarden

[Ian Nicholls]

Hey Oliver, surely VGA is not the first A320 for 2011? They must have had others delivered before earlier in the year.

Jarden

Last A320 delivery for JetStar was:

JetStar Airbus A320-232 VH-VGD.

23/12/2010 - Entered JetStar service as JQ446 Melbourne - Coolangatta.

20/12/2010 - Positioned Toulouse - Dubai - Singapore - Melbourne as JQ7992

http://thejetstarsource.com/jqa320.html?ifrm_8=a320vh-vgd.html

[Jarden S]

I suprised at that as seem to read 1 new per month in the Back of the Australian aviation new delivery pages.

[Oliver Gigacz]

Jetstar Asia has had A320 deliveries in 2011.

[Ian Nicholls]

21st November 2011 - VH-YFK First Flight.

Boeing 737-8FE VH-YFK made its first flight today from Renton to Boeing Field as BOE808.

http://www.thevasource.com

[Grahame Hutchison]

VH-YVD B737-8FE Virgin Australia Delivered
L/N 3848 C/N 40998
Dep BFI 08:59 PST ETA LIH 13:23 HST
Call Sign VBH9080 Hex Code 7C7C77 Sel-Cal MQ-DR

[Tim M]

Jetstar A320 VH-VGA was outside John Holland hangars in Melbourne this morning.

[Oliver Gigacz]

Virgin Australia's next ATR-72-500 has now been painted and is expected to be delivered soon.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30415438@N06/6401320949/

[Michael Dawson]

Not sure if anyone in SYD noticed but Air Austral Boeing 777-29M LR F-OLRA has just departed SYD as REU772.

Cheers

Michael

[Jarden S]

Oliver is that the last -500 due, will arrive in time for the start of Emerald flights. Will the next be the -600 series?

[phil.l]

Not sure if anyone in SYD noticed but Air Austral Boeing 777-29M LR F-OLRA has just departed SYD as REU772.

Cheers

Michael

I saw it on the 30.9.11, not sure if that was it's first visit?

[lloyd fox]

VH-YVD landed BNE a hour ago from NAN.

[Shayne G]

Noticed QF6026 due tommorrow from Toulouse via Singapore around 19:10.

Airbus delivery flight?

[Bob C]

Hi Shayne

Probably A380 VH-OQK.

[Shayne G]

Cheers Bob, thought occured to me the next A380 would be due soon.

[Tim Bowrey]

I can confirm that Bob, flying east off the western coast of Italy now enroute to SIN.

[David C]

ETA SYD 1910hrs ..

Dave C

[Shayne G]

For what is is worth, VH-OQK is named "John Duigan" .

[Shayne G]

For those interested, heres a video of VH-OQK "John Duigan" arriving in Sydney yesterday (27th).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8U9QlWHpDY

[Shayne G]

For what is is worth, VH-OQK is named "John Duigan" .

Sorry for another post on this subject, too late to edit my previous post,

I just noticed the aircraft has two names, on the left side she's named "John Duigan" and on the right she is named "Reginald Duigan".

[Stefan Perkas]

Morning all,

The next skywest/Virgin ATR72 VH-FVM has begun its delivery flight to Perth. It should be delivered on Friday or Saturday.

ATR 72 -212A VH-FVM Skywest Airlines delivery 29nov-02dec11 TLS-HBE-AAN-CMB-HÖP-PER-BNE, Virgin Australia cs

Source: Skyliners

[Anthony F]

When is this beast going -OQK to enter passenger services?