Embraer 170s VH-ZHA & - ZHB

[Rob R]

Yep, CBR - HBA is now 190.

[Kain C]

Thanks for that. So how many CBR-SYD are E90 now?

[Zac M]

Not sure, haven't been out to the airport in a while long enough to tell. Last time I went out there was two flights from Sydney, one a 170 (ZHC last day in service I believe) and the other was a 190.

There is now a daily 737 service from Sydney which then does a CBR-OOL-CBR rotation meaning there is two 737s overnighting in Canberra, one would go out to Melbourne and the other to Sydney or Brisbane.

EDIT: I stand corrected, DJ287 which used to overnight in Canberra now has a return leg to Melbourne so that 737 would go out to Melbourne the next morning. There is also one less flight to Sydney in the morning so I think that makes only three Virgin aircraft overnighting (as opposed to Qantas's 7, four of which are for Sydney) in Canberra.

[Ryan K]

Originally Posted by Rob R

Yep, CBR - HBA is now 190.

When was this from? I flew CBR-HBA on the 24th May and it was operated by a 170.

[Rob R]

I did it on the 25th in ZPI.

You find over the next few months the 190's will slowly move in on the routes that were once 170's. Over the last few weeks I have also done a lot of SY-CB-SY flights in the 190.

Until all the 170's are gone expect the aircraft type 170 or 190 on a specific route to change day to day.

[Steve S... 2]

I was just reading that ex Virgin Blue E170 VH-ZHB was written off in a hangar fire in 2018 in the USA (Republic Airlines/Delta).

[Dave J]

Originally Posted by Steve S... 2

I was just reading that ex Virgin Blue E170 VH-ZHB was written off in a hangar fire in 2018 in the USA (Republic Airlines/Delta).

Correct. Fire broke out in forward cargo hold.

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