VA Fleet & Operations

[Ayden H]

Schedule as follows STC:
24/12 VA309 MEL-BNE
24/12 VA702 BNE-HBA
24/12 VA705 HBA-BNE
24/12 VA342 BNE-MEL
24/12 VA291 MEL-CBR
25/12 VA1207 CBR-BNE
25/12 VA924 BNE-SYD
25/12 VA523 SYD-OOL
25/12 VA526 OOL-SYD
25/12 VA874 SYD-MEL

[Greg Hyde]

VH=REX returned to VA service this morning with VA309 MEL-BNE

[Robert.M]

Ended up doing VA1404 BNE-ADL, rather than going back to MEL. Scheduled ADL-SYD, SYD-ADL, ADL-ASP and ASP-ADL tomorrow.

[Tristan S]

RQP has now popped up in the schedule, showing as operating VA1293 - MEL CNS on 05JAN

[Greg Hyde]

RQP re-entered VA service today (04/01/2025) with VOZ827 departed MEL -> SYD

[Yusef D]

VA's growth plans are being stymied by lack of Max deliveries and low availability of 737NGs.

Now that the 2 ex-Rex 800s are flying the next two in are IJR and IXK ex Silkair, then the departure of 2 A320s and 3 VH-VU_ series 800s mid year.

Hoping for 6 Max 8 deliveries.

[Lauren J]

Thank you Yusef, can you confirm that IXK is Line Number 4926 and IJR is 4882? Do you also happen to know which VU_ registrations are likely to be culled?

[Yusef D]

I don't know which is which, Lauren, but planespotters gives IJR as 4882, so that's likely true.

As for the 800s, VUI and VUJ would have to be likely, they've missed out on a lot of mods like cabin, wifi, RAAS, they're from the same lessor and have come, gone and come again as a pair.

[Zac M]

If it’s three VU series could it possibly be the three 8KGs? VUW, VUY and VUZ?

[Lauren J]

Originally Posted by Zac M

If it’s three VU series could it possibly be the three 8KGs? VUW, VUY and VUZ?

VUZ is an 8FE, the two 8KGs (VUW/VUY) are possible but I would’ve assumed they’d start with some older aircraft. When COVID came they seemed to retire older 8FEs rather than the 8KGs/81Ds.