VA / TT Fleet departures

[Tristan S]

Second ATR to join Olympic Air?

[Greg Hyde]

Both are going to Aegean Airlines. The deal/lease for 3 was announced last year.

VH-FVR/SX-OBM has already been delivered.

[Tristan S]

Yep,

Had thought it was going to be FVQ and FVY as the remaining two for Aegean/Olympic as FVN and FVP are still listed as for sale.

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Greg Hyde

Both are going to Aegean Airlines. The deal/lease for 3 was announced last year.

VH-FVR/SX-OBM has already been delivered.

There going to Olympic which is a subsidiary of Aegean, replacing Dash 8s

[Dylan Hardie]

VOS now has new engines fitted and ferrying out later this month

[Tristan S]

The former VA AT72 VH-VPI has returned to EXT from EMA painted in Aer Lingus Regional colours.
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10503556

[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by Tristan S

Ex TT A320 VH-VNO has now been registered VH-VKQ to VARA.

Register to VAR on 07/03

[Tristan S]

On the same topic, OE-IMY (ex VNK) is about to depart CRK for DRW then MEL.
I suspect this will be the second A320 for VARA

[Greg Hyde]

Do we know why they are going to Melbourne ?

The previous VARA A320's went straight to Perth.

Also I don't think (could be wrong) that they have been painted in VARA livery as yet ?

[Tristan S]

I can see in the history of the existing VARA 320s, that they have spent a week or two here and there in MEL on what don't appear to be RPT flights, so I would guess there is some level of maintenance done in MEL?
VH-VNP PER MEL PER VA9927/26 06JAN22 12JAN22
VH-VNB PER MEL PER VA9927/26 30JAN22 20FEB22

EDIT
A quick Google and I found: https://www.aviat.com.au/aircraft-maintenance-2/ .. a maintenance company in MEL.. there is even a shot of a VARA A320 on the site.