New Deliveries / First Flights etc March 2012

[David Knudsen]

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

[Sarah C]

VH-VZY is on its delivery flight now, about 30 minutes from HNL now.

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Puget Sound ...


VH-VZY B737-838 Qantas Delivered
L/N 3944 C/N 39363 B737-838 VH-VZY QANTAS
Dep BFI 10:06 PST ETA HNL 13:32 HST
Call Sign QFA6024 Hex Code 7C6DEC Hex Code CR-HM

VH-YFI B737-8FE Virgin Australia First Flight
L/N 3963 C/N 41000 B737-8FE VH-YFI VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Dep RNT 10:00 PST Arr BFI 10:19 PST
Call Sign BOE810 Hex Code 7C7A3C Sel-Cal LP-DS

[lloyd fox]

VA 6th ATR-72 is about to depart later today to BNE.ETA Thursday early.
OY-CJV reg will be kept on the delivery flight.

Source Jetspotter board.

[Steve S... 2]

Hey...

QF 738 VH-VZY entered service today 7/3/12 as QF414 MEL to SYD.

Also...

DJ 738 VH-YFG entered service today 7/3/12 as DJ1206 BNE to CBR.

Regards,

Steve S.

[Rowan McKeever]

Haha thanks Steve! Little did I know the VA 738 that flew over me on my way to work was on its very first assignment :)

[Tim Bowrey]

Due in tomorrow morning on the EY450 is Etihad's newest 77W A6-ETJ on first visit only about a month old.

[Chris Z]

JQ A320 VH-VFF is enroute to Singapore today from Dubai/Toulouse. It is eta is approx 5pm Sing time.

It is then due in Melbourne tomorrow afternoon.

[Ian Gains]

VH-VFF A320 Jetstar has left SIN on the final leg of it's delivery to MEL. Due here around 16.00pm as JST7992.

[lloyd fox]

JetGo ERJ 135 landed at BNE a few minutes ago.

VH-JTG.:)

[Stefan Perkas]

Afternoon all,

New JQ A320 VH-VFF entered service today operating JQ506/509 MEL-SYD-MEL.

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Puget Sound ...


VH-YFI B737-8FE Virgin Australia Delivered
L/N 3963 C/N 41000
Dep Dep BFI 13:58 PDT ETA LIH ??:?? HST
VBH9080 Hex 7C7A3C Sel-Cal LP-DS


VH-YFI (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VBH9080) is currently 2hr 19min into the sector from Boeing Field to Lihue (5hr 59min total), cruising at 40,000ft and maintaining 382kts.

[lloyd fox]

VH-YFI landed BNE yesterday afternoon.

[David Heath]

According to my PlaneFinder alerts A6-EGO 1000th 777
is doing EK432 to BNE tonight. Presume that the first flight?

[Brock Little]

Yes it is David.

[David Heath]

Yep just keep it in your PlaneFinder alerts and you shouldn't miss it. However EK432/433 is not a good time for pics for BNE folks.... :)