New Deliveries / First Flights etc June 2012
Please post any information/questions about new deliveries (and new aircraft movements), first flights etc in our region in this thread.
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Morning all,
New Virgin B737-800 VH-YFL entered service this morning operating DJ912 BNE-SYD. It has sine departed to Adelaide as DJ408. |
Evening all,
New Malaysia Airlines A330-300 9M-MTG entered service today. Its 1st flight is down to Melbourne operating MH129/128. |
From boeing test flights blog:
Friday, 15 June 2012 VH-YFJ B737-8FE Virgin Australia First Flight L/N 4089 C/N 41001 B737-8FE VH-YFJ VIRGIN AUSTRALIA Dep RNT 18:09 PDT Arr BFI 19:29 PDT via MWH Call Sign BOE812 Hex Code 7C7A3D |
Evening all,
Cathay Pacific has taken delivery A330-300 B-LAO. This will most definately visit Australia in due course. |
Is it equipped with Y+ like B-LAN?
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3rd PAL 77W
International delivery but relevant for us..
B777-3F6ER RP-C7775 scheduled to be delivered to Philippine Airlines on 20th June local time. With the addition of this aircraft PAL will return to Australia with the B77W as mentioned in another thread at the end of the month. |
From Boeing Test flights blog
VH-YIH B737-8FE Virgin Australia Delivered L/N 4070 C/N 38712 B737-8FE VH-YIH VIRGIN AUSTRALIA Dep BFI 11:18 PDT ETA HNL 13:47 HST Call Sign VBH9080 Hex Code 7C7AA7 SELCAL MQ-DS and from HNL rare birds: 4070 | VH-YIH | 38712 | Virgin Australia | -8FE "Hastings Point" |
VH-XFE is due in MEL at about 2215 this evening (apparently direct from TLS according to FlightAware). It is currently cruising at FL410 near the border of SA and NSW.
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A6-EGS 777-300ER Emirates is shown by Libhomeradar as operating UAE408/9 to MEL via KUL tonight. This will be it's 1st visit to Australia, only having been delivered on 11th June.
A6-EGT 777-300ER Emirates has already flown, so she should be around soon too. |
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