Jetstar's 1st B787

[Greg Hyde]

From Puget Sound

8/8/2014

VH-VKG B787-8 Jetstar First Flight
L/N 189 C/N 36232 B787-8 VH-VKG JETSTAR
Dep PAE 08:49 PDT Arr PAE 10:56 PDT
Call Sign BOE220 Hex Code 7C6BBE

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VKG made another 2 test flights today from Everett to Moses Lake and back

[Dennis McLean]

2 things, VKA seems to have been in SYD since 4 August according to Flight Aware ????? and VKH which was to leave on its delivery run on 11 August is still at Charleston< another delay. According to what I can find, Jetstar need 6 x 787 tomorrow for the start of CNS/NRT. Does anyone have any news??

[Brian Noldt]

Dennis,

According to Jetstar Source, VH-VKA was flown from Sydney to Melbourne for maintenance.

As you indicate, VH-VKH is still in Charleston awaiting delivery.

VH-VKG has made another test flight making a total of 4 flights.

Brian.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VKH is apparently going to be ferried from Charleston to Everett according to another forum

http://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE221

[Dennis McLean]

Thanks Brian, VKH is now 43 minutes out of KPAE, due there at 20.03 PDT or 13.03 our time. I wonder what is going to operated the first CNS/NRT tomorrow???

[JamesL]

At the moment, VKE

[Brandon Giacomin]

Looks like JQ will use 332s on some MEL-DPS/BKK and SYD-DPS flights until VKH enters service.

[Mackenzie Davis]

VH-VKH has filed a delivery flight direct to Cairns

[Brian Noldt]

VH-VKH has just departed Everett on its delivery flight to Cairns.
Call sign is JST7878.

Brian.