New Deliveries / First Flights etc July 2011
 

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

Alliance first F70 Arrived BNE last night.
First Fokker 70 for a Australian carrier.

Southern Cross 1028 was the callsign.

According to my SBS logs, it looks like Virgin Australia VH-YVA may have come into Brisbane very late on the 30 June from Christchurch. I would imagine it is still to enter service.

Michael

YVA is repositioning from BNE now as VOZ9064, looks to be headed to MEL.

Hi...

Apparently YVA entered service today as DJ725 MEL to OOL.

Regards,

Steve S

p.s. Not sure what they named YVA ?? ... but YFF is named Wineglass Bay.

I can confirm that YVA did indeed do DJ725 today :)
Here she is on departure from OOL as DJ730, back to MEL.
http://i56.tinypic.com/122ep1v.jpg


There isn't a name underneath the maiden on YVA, and there isn't 'Wineglass Bay' written under the maiden on YFF either:

http://i55.tinypic.com/2dcdco9.jpg

No name on YFF :confused:

The 2nd Fokker 70 for Alliance, 9H-AFZ, has started its ferry flight according to Skyliner news. Due BNE on the 9th.

The first one was having it's Maltese reg being removed this morning Peter.

Thanks LLoyd.

Was hoping to see these as Malev on my last 2 European trips. Budapest was on our prelim itinery but a lot of mucking about to get there on a oneworld booking.

Qantas' newest B738 (VH-VZP) has rolled out on the Renton flightline, in full colours.

Also, Virgin Australia's newest B738 (VH-YIA) has rolled out, but has yet to be painted.

VH-VZO Delivered
 

http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot....delivered.html

9H-AFZ Alliance F70 at BNE today

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xuT81Z4uw9...0/IMGP7948.JPG

VH-VZO has not long crossed the coast of Australia, due into MEL at 17:45.

Cheers

Michael

Hi

VH-VZO is currently on descent to melbourne at 7200ft traveling at about 280 knots

VH-VZO has touch down in Melbourne

VH-VZO QF6024 11/07/2011 16:05 Qantas B737-838 Sydney-Melbourne

Grahame just to slightly adjust your 16Right data. I beleive it, as well as the rest of the new deliverys, ferry NAN-MEL and not into SYD.

Does anyone know what VH-VZO first revenue flight is?

Thanks

Thanks Tim, Qantas reuse the 6000s Flight Numbers all the time for different sectors, so this would have been from a previous flight.

What scheme is XWS in please.

Raymond .Germania.

Thanks Lloyd.

VH-VZP & VH-YIA First Flights
 

VH-VZP & VH-YIA have made their first flights.

http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot....st-flight.html

http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot....lia-first.html

New Decal...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6030/...c8d98f4e_z.jpg

The 1st Boeing 777-300ER for Air China

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theboei...ny/5956543162/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theboei...n/photostream/

VH-YIA
 

VH-YIA has started test flying, video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fjcnTjhBi8

Qantas' latest B738 (VH-VZP) has been delivered, and is currently en route to Melbourne. She will have to stop in HNL and NAN.

0910L VZP landed in Honolulu 58 minutes ago, after a 5hr 32min flight from Boeing Field (4446km).

1036EST VZP landed in Nadi 7hr 16min ago (0520FJT), after a 6hr 20min flight from Hololulu (5112km).

VH-VZP currently showing SE of Sydney at FL360 en route to Melbourne.

Cheers
Mark

VH-VZP QF6024 25/07/2011 14:50 Qantas B737-838 Seattle-PHNL-NFFN-Melbourne

1615L VZP is tracking 271 and 267kts for Final at Tullamarine.
1618L Turning left onto Final for Runway16.
1624L Delivery touchdown on Runway 16

Anyone know what VZP will be named?

According to http://hnlrarebirds.blogspot.com/201...as-vh-vzp.html it is named "Whyalla"

The latest Dash 8-400 for Sunstate/Qantaslink, VH-LQE (4371), has begun its delivery flight. Two more are mentioned in Skyliner News, (4375 & 4376), so they will probably follow soon.

VH-YIA has also begun its delivery flight, it landed in HNL just over three hours ago. No name on her too.

Photo: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TP-UHDCdrh...BAustralia.jpg

http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot....australia.html

VH-VZP did its first commercial flight yesterday.

VH-VZP first commercial was today.

Is LQE going to Canberra? If so, when should it be arriving?

It left Downview on the 26th (Tuesday) heading west so should be here this weekend I'd imagine Zac.