Boeing 737-8FE ZK-PBK flew her final flights as VA171/170 BNE-VLI-BNE on Monday 09-March-2015 before entering the Virgin Australia hanger. She was struck from the New Zealand register today Tuesday 10-March-2015 and will enter the Australian register as VH-VUP.
VH-VOR ex PBF at time of writing has not entered service but will no longer carry the Virgin Samoa titles. ***UPDATE*** VH-VOR operated her first flight as VA1384 BNE-ADL today Tuesday 10-March-2015
VH-YID flew from Brisbane to Townsville on Tuesday 03-March-2015 as VA9939 where she entered the paint hanger and was given the Virgin Samoa titles and Tupu'itea name. Unlike PBF she does not sport the tribal colour band on the engines. She returned to Brisbane as VA9938 on Sunday 08-March-2015 and at time of writing has not flown since.
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| VH-VOR/ZK-PBF arriving at AKL in the old Polynesian Blue colour scheme ©nzompilot |
Another first for Virgin Australia goes to VH-VUB ex ZK-PBJ which takes the honour of the first ex ZK bird to return to New Zealand. VH-VUB operated VA160 BNE-AKL on Monday 09-March-2015
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