New Deliveries / First Flights etc July 2011

[David Knudsen]

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

[lloyd fox]

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

Southern Cross 1028 was the callsign.

[Michael Dawson]

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

[Brock Little]

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

[Steve S... 2]

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.

[Brock Little]

I can confirm that YVA did indeed do DJ725 today
Here she is on departure from OOL as DJ730, back to MEL.



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



No name on YFF

[Peter Agatsiotis]

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

[lloyd fox]

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

[Peter Agatsiotis]

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.

[Oliver Gigacz]

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.