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Old 15th July 2025, 06:19 AM
Lauren J Lauren J is offline
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VH-8VA has been spotted in primer.
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Old 15th July 2025, 06:43 AM
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Virgin B737-8 MAX VH-8IJ, MSN 65126/9226, had its second flight of 33 minutes from BFI on 14/7/25 as BOE226. It's all happening!
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Old 15th July 2025, 11:24 AM
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Virgin B737-8 MAX VH-8IJ, MSN 65126/9226, had its second flight of 33 minutes from BFI on 14/7/25 as BOE226. It's all happening!
The above is the longest test flight as far with VH-8IJ. First flight was only 00:21.

Normally early Boeing test flights are 1:30 to 2:30+

Don't know if this is a good of bad thing ?
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Old 16th July 2025, 08:21 PM
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8II was planned to arrive into BNE on the 23rd but has since been removed
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Old Yesterday, 09:25 AM
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A big night at Boeing last night:

Virgin B737-8 MAX VH-8II, MSN 65121/9216, had its third flight of 2 hours 35 minutes from BFI on 18/7/25 as BOE010. This is showing as its Customer Acceptance flight.

Virgin B737-8 MAX VH-8IJ, MSN 65126/9226, had its third flight of 20 minutes from BFI on 18/7/25 as BOE226.

Virgin B737-8 MAX VH-8VA, MSN 67034/9250 has been spotted in RNT in full colour scheme on 18/7/25.

Virgin B737-8 MAX VH-8V?, MSN ?/9254 has been spotted in RNT in primer on 18/7/25 according to Aviation Flights. I don't have this MSN for Virgin's B787-8 MAX's. Could this be the future VH-8VB, MSN 67035/9284? We'll see if it is corrected.

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Old Yesterday, 11:06 AM
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8II will fly BFI-MLB on the 23rd at 11am local as VA9946
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Old Yesterday, 01:23 PM
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A big night at Boeing last night:

Virgin B737-8 MAX VH-8II, MSN 65121/9216, had its third flight of 2 hours 35 minutes from BFI on 18/7/25 as BOE010. This is showing as its Customer Acceptance flight.

Virgin B737-8 MAX VH-8IJ, MSN 65126/9226, had its third flight of 20 minutes from BFI on 18/7/25 as BOE226.

Virgin B737-8 MAX VH-8VA, MSN 67034/9250 has been spotted in RNT in full colour scheme on 18/7/25.

Virgin B737-8 MAX VH-8V?, MSN ?/9254 has been spotted in RNT in primer on 18/7/25 according to Aviation Flights. I don't have this MSN for Virgin's B787-8 MAX's. Could this be the future VH-8VB, MSN 67035/9284? We'll see if it is corrected.
Big day for Virgin@Boeing

VH-8IJ has three test flights accounting to 74 mins which you would expect for a single test flight. Does this frame have a problem ?

VH-8VA has test reg N4022T

9254 now shows 9284 (may of been corrected) which should be VH-8VB from previous posts.
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