February 2013 - New Deliveries / First Flights etc

[Moderator]

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

[Andrew Coggan]

Another A320 for Jetstar VH-VFL ferried to Hamburg from Toulouse today so will be delivered in the near future. This aircraft has Sharklets.

[Steve S... 2]

Hi,

New VA ATR72 VH-FVR is ferrying from Perth to Brisbane via Kalgoorlie today.

Does anyone know the date when it arrived on delivery into Perth please?

Thanks,

Steve S

[Greg Hyde]

Arrived in Perth on 07/01/2013 after ferry from Tolouse

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Skyliners is reporting that new Jetstar A320 VH-VFL (with Sharklets) began its delivery flight to Australia today 16/2/13. It should arrive in the country (presumably Melbourne) in the next few days.

[Brian Noldt]

Hi,

Jetstar, VH-VFL (JST7992) has just departed Changi Airport bound for Melbourne according to Flight Radar 24 and Flightaware.

Brian

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Skyliners is reporting that new Jetstar A320 VH-VFL (with Sharklets) began its delivery flight to Australia today 16/2/13. It should arrive in the country (presumably Melbourne) in the next few days.

VH-VFL I believe does not have Sharklets on it.

[Grahame Hutchison]

No Sharklets http://www.flickr.com/photos/florent_peraudeau/8190455614/

[Brock Little]

Grahame I believe that frame is now 9V-JSQ with Jetstar Asia as Planespotters.net has 9V-JSQ with test rego F-WWIZ and cn 5390. VH-VFL on the other hand has test rego F-WWDF and cn 5489. This photo is not of VFL (must be a typo), therefore there still isn't any confirmation of whether or not Sharklets are present.

Plus it generally wouldn't make sense for an A320 out of the production line taxiing in its full scheme on November 15 2012 (when this photo was taken) to only have just been delivered now, would it?

I guess we'll have to wait and see what news the MEL spotters bring us :D

[Andrew Coggan]

Grahame I believe that frame is now 9V-JSQ with Jetstar Asia as Planespotters.net has 9V-JSQ with test rego F-WWIZ and cn 5390. VH-VFL on the other hand has test rego F-WWDF and cn 5489. This photo is not of VFL (must be a typo), therefore there still isn't any confirmation of whether or not Sharklets are present.

Plus it generally wouldn't make sense for an A320 out of the production line taxiing in its full scheme on November 15 2012 (when this photo was taken) to only have just been delivered now, would it?

I guess we'll have to wait and see what news the MEL spotters bring us :D

Brock, Tim Bowrey confirmed that it has no sharklets when he saw it in Dubai. Hopefully the next one will have them.

[Rory Delaney]

Brock, JA08JJ for Jetstar Japan also has the sharklets. We might be getting confused with that as well. It had it's first flight on the 31st of January this year.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Malaysia Airlines A330-300 9M-MTK is currently on its delivery flight to Kuala Lumpur. This will no doubt visit aussie ports real soon.

[Brock Little]

Brock, Tim Bowrey confirmed that it has no sharklets when he saw it in Dubai. Hopefully the next one will have them.

Bummer :(

[Zac M]

This one appears to have been missed completely, delivered Jan 30!!
http://fnqskies.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/qantas-link-q400-now-vh-lqh.html

EDIT: Did find a post on it, delivery flight terminated in Cairns however

[Matthew Ayto]

Found a picture of VH-VFL arriving at Melbourne:

http://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/photo.show?id=359404

[Rowan McKeever]

Wasn't there a Q400 delivered to CBR as well in the last couple of weeks??

[Max C]

VH-LQH is currently in CNS

[Zac M]

Just found out by coincidence whilst browsing the web that LQH is not new, it is actually the frame built directly before LQJ and it has been in service with Jazz Air (Canada) until last month.

Australian Aviation reported that there was a Q400 on the production line for Qflink with the production number of 4431, so far 4430 is the most recent delivered so you could possibly expect another one in the next few weeks.

Source: http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-dh8-4413.htm

[Steve S... 2]

Hi,

The CASA website shows VH-LQH as being msn 4431.

The planespotters website shows msn 4413 as being active with Jazz Air.

[Steve S... 2]

Hi,

It appears (CASA website) that the next A330-200 for Virgin Australia msn 1407 will be registered as VH-XFG.

Regards,

Steve S

[Zac M]

Yeah, that is a very obscure error with airfleets...

[lloyd fox]

Alliance Airlines 6th Fokker 70 due bne later today.

YR-KMC will become VH-QQW.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Malaysia Airlines A330-300 9M-MTK is currently on its delivery flight to Kuala Lumpur. This will no doubt visit aussie ports real soon.

9M-MTK is making its 1st visit to Australia tonight operating MH135/134 to Brisbane.

Also...

Cathay Pacific new A330-300 B-LAZ began its delivery flight to Hong Kong early this morning. We should see this in Australia soon.

[Andrew Coggan]

Cathay Pacific new A330-300 B-LAZ began its delivery flight to Hong Kong early this morning. We should see this in Australia soon.


Stefan, B-LAZ is still in Toulouse but should be delivered soon. News from Tim is that it is still sitting outside the delivery centre as of a few hours ago.

[Stefan Perkas]

Stefan, B-LAZ is still in Toulouse but should be delivered soon. News from Tim is that it is still sitting outside the delivery centre as of a few hours ago.

Thanks Andrew, Skyliners reported it as starting its delivery flight on Friday.

Also Singapore Airlines new A330-300 9V-STT is not far away from being delivered.

[Dom Fortey]

Evening Everyone,

The next Virgin Australia/Skywest atr72-600 VH-FVY (msn1073) looks like its due anytime,

Pic on a test flight
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68329536@N04/8500690255/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Dom,

[Zac M]

I'm not sure if anyone else knows but what is the deal with the other two (FVQ/FVR), neither have entered service.

[Max C]

Q400 VH-LQH ferried CNS-SYD on Sat night and due to enter service today as QF1473 SYD-CBR

[Ian Gains]

A6-ENG 777-300ER Emirates has entered service, & appears to be in the lower density config, so she should visit MEL, PER & BNE in the foreseeable future.

[Steve S... 2]

Hi,

Jetstar A320-200 VH-VFL entered service on 2/3/13 as JQ596 MEL-SYD.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Cathay Pacific A330-300 B-LAZ which was delivered late February is due to operate CX103/146 HKG-BNE-CNS-HKG tomorrow. This will be its 1st visit to Brisbane and to Australia.