New Deliveries / First Flights etc February 2012

[David Knudsen]

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

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Puget Sound ...


VH-VZX B737-838 Qantas Delivered
L/N 3910 C/N 34188
Dep BFI 10:24 PST Arr HNL 14:05 HST
QFA6024 Hex 7C6DEB SELCAL:CK-PS
A busy week at Boeing, in the last seven days there have been :-

-> B737 10 first flights and 11 deliveries.
-> B767 1 delivery
-> B777 4 first flights
-> B787-8 BBJ 1 first flight

[Grahame Hutchison]

VH-VXE has just arrived in NFFN (via PHNL).

[Raymond Rowe]

Where has VXE been.Back to the US it was first registered here 11 years ago.

[Grahame Hutchison]

Typo correction Ray ....

VH-VZX has just arrived in NFFN (via PHNL).

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Puget Sound ...


VQ-BLQ B747-8HVF Air Bridge Cargo Delivered
L/N 1448 C/N 37581
Dep PAE 21:55 PST Arr ORD 03:22 CST
Call Sign ABW5011 Hex Code 4249EA Sel-Cal FM-DS

[lloyd fox]

ZK-JTQ 737-400 is in Airwork hangar in AKL being painted in Alliance livery.

[Kieran Wells]

Singapore Airlines currently have 9V-SKR(A388) on delivery. Sure we will see her down here soon...

[Steve S... 2]

Hi,

QF 737-800 VH-VZX entered service 8/2/12 as QF404 MEL-SYD.

Regards,

Steve S

[Peter S.]

From Puget Sound:

VH-YIG B737-8FE Virgin Australia Delivered
L/N 3921 C/N 38711 B737-8FE VH-YIG VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Dep BFI 11:23 PST Arr HNL 15:29 HST
Call Sign VBH9080 Hex Code 7C7AA6 Sel-Cal MR-CP
__________________________________________________ ________________________

VH-YFG B737-8FE Virgin Australia First Flight
L/N 3941 C/N 40999 B737-8FE VH-YFG VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Dep RNT 09:05 PST Arr BFI 11:32 PST via MWH
Call Sign BOE809 Hex Code 7C7A3A Sel-Cal LP-DE

[lloyd fox]

VH-YIG landed BNE Saturday at 4pm.

[Steve S... 2]

Hi,

I noticed on the CASA aircraft register that Virgin Australia have registered a further two 737-800's...

VH-YIH - 38712
VH-YFJ - 41001

They just keep on coming.

Regards,

Steve S.

[Stefan Perkas]

VH-YIG landed BNE Saturday at 4pm.

Afternoon all,

VH-YIG entered service today. It operated DJ1384/1393 BNE-ADL-BNE this morning. It then operated DJ950 BNE-SYD.

[lloyd fox]

VH-FVU Virgin ATR72 due BNE this week.

[Jarden S]

She be the 5th one?

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Puget Sound ...


VH-VZY B737-838 Qantas First Flight
L/N 3944 C/N 39363
Dep RNT 07:44 PST ETA BFI ??:?? PST via PAE
BOE056 Hex 7C6DEC Sel-Cal CR-HM

[Stefan Perkas]

Afternoon all,

A couple of new deliveries to international airlines. Which will be seen in Australia soon...

Airbus A330-343 B-LAN Cathay Pacific delivery 24feb12 TLS-HKG
Airbus A330-341 PK-GPO Garuda Indonesia delivery 23feb12 TLS-CGK

info from Skyliners.

[Robert M]

CX new A330-300 B-LAN will operate its first scheduled service (from HKG to SYD) on thu 01 MAR - as CX101. It will arrive SYD on Friday with the new Premium Economy cabin as well as the new Economy class.

Planned to operate CX101/CX100 from that point onward.

R

[Peter S.]

Virgin YFG delivered via Lihue

L/N 3941 C/N 40999 B737-8FE VH-YFG Virgin Australia
Dep BFI 12:18 PDT ETA LIH 15:49 HST
Call Sign VBH9080 Hex Code 7C7A3A Sel-Cal LP-DE
Photo credit: Drewski (Taxying at BFI after a test flight)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smartjunco/6921976593/sizes/l/in/photostream/

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Randy's Journal ...


These are indeed exciting times for the 777 team. The countdown is on to this Friday’s big event when we celebrate the 1,000th 777 which is going to Emirates. Check out the beautiful special livery in the photos below. I look forward to the party and we’ll share some of the highlights with you following the event.


www.ow.ly/9kcwx (http://www.ow.ly/9kcwx)

Hopefully we will see this aircraft in Sydney very soon.

[Bernie P]

CX new A330-300 B-LAN will operate its first scheduled service (from HKG to SYD) on thu 01 MAR - as CX101. It will arrive SYD on Friday with the new Premium Economy cabin as well as the new Economy class.
Planned to operate CX101/CX100 from that point onward.
R
Here is a LINK (http://www.jaunted.com/story/2012/2/28/01627/7850/travel/Cathay+Pacific%27s+New+Economy+Seats%3A+The+End+of +Numb+Butt+Syndrome%3F) that shows the new Y seats, and interior - "End of the Numb Butt Syndrome"... I've not flown CX, but is the green/blue/aqua/turquoise colour a little 'garish' to everyone else as well?

[Brock Little]

YFG landed BNE this arvo.

[Tim Bowrey]

CX101 today looks to be B-LAG unfortunatly not B-LAN.

[Rowan McKeever]

G'day Tim - I read it that B-LAN is due to operate CX101 arriving SYD tomorrow 2 March, ie leaving HKG today.

[Tim Bowrey]

Misread it sorry, arriving Friday :)