November 2013 Deliveries / First Flights

[Ian Gains]

Please put new additions here.

[Ian Gains]

RP-C3438 A340-300 Philippines made it's 1st visit to MEL today, & is currently in full Iberia colours minus titles. The registration is large & properly done - it doesn't look like it was scribbled on by a 3 year old like 37 did when it first visited.

[JamesL]

Skyliners is reporting 9VOTF has been delivered to scoot in an all white livery.

[Brandon Giacomin]

Fiji Airways have taken delivery of their third Airbus A330-200 (DQ-FJV). She is due to arrive in Nadi on Wednesday apparently. The airlines final Boeing 747-400 DQ-FJK will be retired next month. Her last visit to Sydney is on Thursday operating FJ911/910.

[Rowan McKeever]

www.thebasource.com is reporting BA's latest B777-300ER G-STBH has positioned from Cardiff to Heathrow and will enter service as BA15 LHR-SIN-SYD departing 5 Nov. London time... this would put it in SYD tomorrow (Thursday) morning assuming no changes

Edit: Flightaware has finally caught up, G-STBH showing as having entered revenue service on BA15... http://flightaware.com/live/flight/GSTBH

[Greg Hyde]

from Jetstar source:


JetStar Hong Kong A320 B-KJG Transferred to JetStar as VH-XHI.
04/11/2013
JetStar Hong Kong A320SL B-KJG, still wearing test registration F-WWBX, positioned Finkenwerder – Toulouse today and is now intended to be delivered to JetStar as VH-XHI.

[Greg Hyde]

Wednesday, 6 November 2013
N1015X (VH-VKB) Jetstar First Flight
L/N 134 C/N 36228 B787-8 N1015X (VH-VKB) JETSTAR
Dep PAE 11:16 PST Arr PAE ??:?? PST
Call Sign BOE216 Hex Code A00B88

[Greg Hyde]

From Jetstar source

JetStar A320 VH-VFV First Flight.
06/11/2013
JetStar A320SL VH-VFV made its first flight from Toulouse today wearing test registration F-WWDE.

[Ian Gains]

VT-ANG 787-8 Air India has been delivered to Delhi. I believe that this is the 1st aircraft that has been delivered after being re-worked.
It should visit SYD & MEL soon on AIC302/1.

[Ian Gains]

VT-ANG 787-8 Air India entered service today, flying DEL-CDG.

[lloyd fox]

ZK-MVD Air New Zealand link ATR72-600 arrived BNE yesterday on delivery to NZ.

[Rowan McKeever]

VH-XZJ in service this morning as QF604 MEL-BNE, currently returning to MEL as QF613. Can't wait to see her for myself :)

[Greg Hyde]

From Jetstar source:

JetStar A320 VH-VFX First Flight.
14/11/2013
JetStar A320SL VH-VFX made its first flight from Toulouse today as F-WWDM and positioned Toulouse – Finkenwerder.

[Rowan McKeever]

I guess it qualifies as a first flight: QantasLink 2-class B717 VH-YQS entered revenue service this morning as QF1545 BNE-CBR

[Rowan McKeever]

Did LQM also go EIS today?

[Zac M]

She's been doing the rounds up north for close to a month, made her first trek south of Brisbane yesterday.

[Greg Hyde]

From Puget Sound

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

VH-XZK B737-838 Qantas First Flight
L/N 4705 C/N 39366 B737-838 VH-XZK QANTAS
Dep RNT 10:14 PST Arr BFI ??:?? PST via MWH
Call Sign BOE068 Hex Code 7C77FE

[lloyd fox]

Alliance Fokker 70 VH-QQV msn 11565 finally did a test flight today after arriving BNE in January.

[Ian Gains]

A6-EEM A380 Emirates entered service today as UAE434 to BNE & AKL.

She should visit SYD & MEL soon.

Thanks to VJ in Auckland for the info.

[Grahame Hutchison]

Like today ...

A6-EEM EK0413 23/11/2013 19:07 Emirates A380-861 Auckland-Sydney-Dubai

[Stefan Perkas]

Brand new Jetstar A320 VH-VFV (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHVFV) has just departed Toulouse for Abu Dhabi as 'JQ7992' beginning its delivery flight to Melbourne. I suspect it will most probably will arrive Sunday afternoon.

[David C]

New Jetstar A320 , VH-VFX is on approach to SIN at the moment enroute from TLS on it's delivery flight . It is using c/s " Jetstar 6994 " and I guess will land MEL tomorrow morning some time ..

Dave C

[Ian Gains]

Hi David. It's callsign is JST7994, & it's scheduled into MEL around 18.00 tonight.

[David C]

Ian ... Should have gone to " specsavers " ...

Dave C

[Ian Gains]

Good one David !