August 2013 New Deliveries / First Flights

[Kurt A]

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

[Zac M]

Brindabella Airlines just took delivery of J41 ZS-NRL at CBR, photos later, pure coincidence to get it!

[Tom PER]

Air Asia X's first of 7 second hand leased A333's 9M-XXL currently enroute to MEL just airborne from KL.

Aircraft is ex KA/CX group leased from ILFC so will no doubt show up in Sydney.

[Greg Hyde]

From Puget Sound

Friday, 2 August 2013
VH-YIV B737-8FE Virgin Australia First Flight
L/N 4571 C/N 40698 B737-8FE VH-YIV VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Dep RNT 12:41 PDT Arr BFI 14:58 PDT via MWH
Call Sign BOE847 Hex Code 7C7AB5

[Dom Fortey]

VH-YIU has departed Seattle on its delivery flight to Australia, currently overnighting in Lihue. Flight number is voz9506

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHYIU

Edit: VA website showing a 1535 arrival into BNE 11/8/13

http://flights.virginaustralia.com/flight-status/flightnumber/VA9506/Tomorrow/

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Air Asia X looks like it is taking delivery of 9M-XXM soon. The aircraft is appears to be ex. B-HWJ of Dragon Air, it flew Xiamen-Singapore today, in an all white scheme to get painted as well as a cabin fitted out.

[Mark T]

I flew on VH-YIU's first Sydney service yesterday (BNE-SYD VA962). It was the first day of revenue service and aircraft had earlier done a BNE-HTI return.

VH-YIU has departed Seattle on its delivery flight to Australia, currently overnighting in Lihue. Flight number is voz9506

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHYIU

Edit: VA website showing a 1535 arrival into BNE 11/8/13

http://flights.virginaustralia.com/flight-status/flightnumber/VA9506/Tomorrow/

[Zac M]

YIV is on delivery, second time lucky maybe?? (She began delivery yesterday but returned to BFI)