VPI ferrying to Darwin today leaving at 10am

Following VPJ to EXT? or heading elsewhere?

Ex-Tiger A320 VH-XUH currently stored in Malta (MLA/LMML):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1762...9161/?sfnsn=mo

Ex-Tiger A320 VH-VNK due out of ASP 25th, destination unknown, so far.

Cairns is first stop suggesting she is east bound, possibly USA.

VNK is off to Majuro tomorrow, rumours are it will be scrapped in the US, though its only a 10 year old airframe, so I am not so sure.

YFE due for a test flight today out of Wellcamp

VPI has departed Darwin with first stop at DPS followed by KNO

Yes Dylan, YFE conducted a 28 minute test flight out of WTB today. Maybe she will be sent for maintenance once YFH returns from CRK.

XFC due into BNE tomorrow from MEL

Flight Aware now showing XFC will perform a MEL MEL flight today, not repositioning to BNE just yet.
Guess they want to make sure it still flies first.. :)

VNK has arrived in SBD in the USA.
VPI has arrived in HER, guessing it will soon follow VPJ to EXT.
XFC is now due to perform a MEL MEL flight today... guessing the lockdowns have thrown a spanner in the works here.

VUY - Heading to HKG in the next 10 days or so.
VUX - In the hanger in MEL. Won’t be too far away from heading off for it’s heavy check.

Thanks so much for keeping the group informed of updates and maintenance for the Virgin fleet, Dave. We really appreciate it. It is good to see movement planned for VUX and VUY.

Do you happen to know when VUR will return to service now that it has had its maintenance in SIN. Also, will YFE be sent for maintenance once YFH returns from CRK with YFJ to follow later on?

Lastly, do you know when 2-VYFI & G will be returning from the US? I see that 2-VYFG has been in Kansas City (MCI) for over two weeks now, which could be for more than planned maintenance, before it has to cross the Pacific. Thanks again for the information that you post.

VUR is currently being prepared for service. No date yet.
YFE and YFJ will also go through heavy checks. Not sure where as yet.
YQR likely to enter service on 3rd June
YQG is having its heavy check in the US before heading home.
ex YFI will also heavy check in the US before heading home.

Thanks for the information, Dave. Much appreciated.

VUX will also need a repaint before returning to service as it must still be in Tigerair livery.

Yep correct. Original seats went back into VUX in the last week

After an epic trek, ex-VA ATR72 VH-VPI has joined VPJ in EXT.

According to Flightaware, ex-VA A330 VH-XFC is leaving MEL today for DXB.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHXFC

VH-XUG was deleted from the register on 24/05 as exported to Indonesia

VH-YQR (ex VH-YFP) scheduled to re-enter service on 2nd June 2021 as VA916 BNE to SYD.

She just departed DXB, looks like a WNW heading, maybe to Lourdes Tarbes.

Have read elsewhere she is off to EHWO (WOE) in the Netherlands, for further storage.

Airbus A330 -243 1293 VH-XFC Sulaco Aircraft Leasing ferried 30-31may21 MEL-DXB-WOE ex F-WWYU
ATR 72 -212A(600) 1169 2-KCBA Camo Australia seen regd at EXT 25may21 ex VH-VPJ

ATR72-500 VH-VFU repositioned today CNS to MRG joining ATR72-600s - FVN, FVP, FVQ, FVR

Just got an email from a UK spotter, they knew XFC was going to WOE.

Actually VH-FVU

Just seeing if anyone would read it :D

Interesting https://www.facebook.com/groups/exeterspotting/

Click thru pics to see VA ATR's arriving at Exeter

2-VYFI (ex-VH-YFI, to be VH-YQH) has repositioned to MCI, joining 2-VYFG

VH-YQR was due to return to service this, operating VA328, but the flight was cancelled.
Assuming this is due to the lack of people wanting to head to the COVID hotspot.

2-VYFI (to be VH-YQH) has just flown from GYR to MCI for maintenance, arriving an hour ago. It joins 2-VYFG (to be VH-YQG) which has been there for two and a half weeks and could be finished maintenance shortly for the return to BNE.

Airbus A330 -243 1293 VH-XFC Global Knaifim Leasing ferried 30-31may21 MEL-DXB-WOE, to be regd in Malta ex F-WWYU

Tristan, it looks as though Virgin has rescheduled YQR to operate VA1396 from BNE to ADL and return this afternoon, after cancelling the flight to MEL.

Yep, so it has. She has now returned to service an is operating VA1396 BNE ADL.

VUX will be setting off to TSV soon for a repaint.

Last VA flight was 23rd Sept 2019

ATR72 VH-FVL will never take to the skies again...
https://www.facebook.com/AIRLINESECR...10479295891734

If you read the comments:

2 for going to Emerald Airlines in Ireland.

I expect it will the 2 in Exeter

Posts continue including one saying that it is under heavy maintenance.

We will have to wait and see if it is deleted off the reg

It’s in heavy maintenance with Hawker Pacific in CNS. The hangar is quite busy up there so it could have simply been towed out of the hangar to rearrange other aircraft in there.

If you’re going to scrap an aircraft, the first thing to go is the engines...