October 2013 New Deliveries / First Flights

[Moderator]

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

[Greg Hyde]

From Puget Sound

Thursday, 3 October 2013
VH-XZI B737-838 Qantas delivered
L/N 4630 C/N 39364 B737-838 VH-XZI
Dep BFI 11:31 PDT ETA HNL 14:14 HST
Call Sign QFA6024 Hex Code 7C77FC

Also Jetstar 787 delivery details

http://www.ausbt.com.au/jetstar-s-first-boeing-787-dreamliner-touches-down-next-wednesday

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all.

Jetstar B787 VH-VKA (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHVKA) is scheduled to depart Honolulu to Melbourne in just over 2 hours. Currently scheduled to arrive into Melbourne at 1240.

[Greg Hyde]

VFT has commenced its delivery flight from France.

[James Pentland]

VH-VFT arrived into Melbourne at around 6:30 tonight for it's delivery flight from Toulouse via Abu Dhabi and Singapore.

[Greg Hyde]

From Puget Sound

VH-XZJ B737-838 Qantas First Flight
L/N 4669 C/N 39365 B737-838 VH-XZJ QANTAS
Dep RNT 15:37 PDT Arr BFI 15:42 PDT
Call Sign BOE067 Hex Code 7C77FD

[Ian Gains]

VT-ANO 787-8 Air India is finally earning an income (after being cannibalized for parts not long after delivery), so she should visit SYD & MEL in the near future.

[JamesL]

Jetstar VHVFU has commenced its delivery flight to Australia.