VH-ZPJ. Embraer 190-100IGW. c/n 19000209. Was also registered as: PT-SGS; N777UN; ZS-YAC. |
This aircraft was the tenth of eleven new aircraft ordered by Virgin Blue - November 02, 2006 Rolled off the production line at Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - July 2008 First flown as 'PT-SGS' - July 2008 Powered by General Electric GE CF34-10E5 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZPJ - September 04, 2008 Registered to VBNC9 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Blue at Sao Jose dos Campos - September 28, 2008 Departed Sao Jose dos Campos on the delivery flight to Australia as DJ9082 - September 28, 2008 Arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight from Brazil - October 02, 2008 Delivery route: Sao Jose dos Campos - Manaus - Curacao - Brownsville - San Jose - Lihue - Pago Pago - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Bambino Blue' Ferried Brisbane - Canberra as DJ9060 - October 14, 2008 Operated its first revenue service Canberra - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as DJ915 - October 14, 2008 Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 The aircraft was renamed 'Jervis Bay' It operated its final revenue service - ? Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to the United States for storage - July 29, 2016 Arrived at Nashville (Tennessee) on completion of the ferry flight from Australia - July ?, 2016 Ferry route: Brisbane - Apia - Honolulu - Van Nuys - Nashville Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 02, 2016 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N777UN - December 02, 2016 Registered to Nordic Aviation Capital Ferried Nashville - Fort Worth for preparation for lease the SA Airlink - ? Ferried Fort Worth - Nashville as JTN7084 - April 11, 2017 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-YAC - September ?, 2017 Leased to Airlink South Africa as the registered operator Current status - ? |
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VH-ZPJ. Virgin Blue - 'Bambino Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 13, 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0190-029.) |
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VH-ZPJ. Virgin Blue - 'Bambino Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 13, 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0190-030.) |
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VH-ZPJ. Virgin Blue - 'Bambino Blue' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 26, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0190-016.) |
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VH-ZPJ. Virgin Blue - 'Bambino Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 08, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-036.) |
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VH-ZPJ. Virgin Blue - 'Bambino Blue' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 19, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0190-633.) |
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VH-ZPJ. Virgin Blue - 'Bambino Blue' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 19, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0190-634.) |