Virgin Australia Livery

[Jack Melon]

Hello all!

Just to clear a couple of things up, these are the current planes in the new livery:
VH-YFC
VH-YFF
VH-YVA
VH-XFA
VH-XFB
2x ATR's- Yet to enter service.

And you may be asking, when is VH-YFE going to be painted? YFE is the current -800 flying around with no colours and equipped with sky interior.

VH-YFE will be painted in the new colours on the 24th July (This Month).

VH-YIA and VH-YIB are the next -800's to arrive.

And just to clear some over stuff up, ALL new 737-800's inc YFC, YFE, YFF all have sky interior, all new -800's to be delivered will have sky interior.

And some are also saying what's the go with -8FE and -81D etc, there is no difference at all, its just the code for that purchase eg. QF's is 38, so that is why we see 737-838, 747-438 etc. FE, is DJ's code for all purchases, so ones without 8FE are leased.

Hope that cleared some stuff up.

Jack

 

[antycbr]

Looks like we've found the Virgin equivalent to The Qantas Source! Perhaps a sticky with fleet movements is required at some point...

 

[notzac]

Fantastic thread! Could one of the mods please apply some sticky sauce to it? Would be great to have a handy reference as the fleet is updated..

 

[LiamR]

I had a good chat with one of the DJ 737 pilots today about the aircraft update. (We were delayed a very long time... Would you believe the flight after me was YFE... Soo close.)

He said they have a building at BNE they are trying to get certified, once it's approved they'll be able to refit/repaint 737's there. Hopefully doing two aircraft a week.

This new facility is expected to come online within the next month.

 

[Jack Melon]

Fantastic thread! Could one of the mods please apply some sticky sauce to it? Would be great to have a handy reference as the fleet is updated..

Hey, i will keep as much updated as i can, thanks for the feedback, there was just a lot of confusion going on, and with my "virgin" knowledge id thought id clear the air up a bit. Ill keep people updated as much as i can! Cheers

I had a good chat with one of the DJ 737 pilots today about the aircraft update. (We were delayed a very long time... Would you believe the flight after me was YFE... Soo close.)

He said they have a building at BNE they are trying to get certified, once it's approved they'll be able to refit/repaint 737's there. Hopefully doing two aircraft a week.

This new facility is expected to come online within the next month.

Hey Liam! Hahaha, maybe next time! I do hope it gets approved soon, because they will be rapidly re-configuring the 737 fleet, as business class fares go on sale from October, and JB said the interiors of the 737 fleet will be done by October, and by the end of the year we will see 20 Virgin planes in the new livery, including the ones already painted.

Jack

Looks like we've found the Virgin equivalent to The Qantas Source, Perhaps a sticky with fleet movements is required at some point...

Hahaha, if you say so! I will try to update frequently.

 

[connieguy]

Hahaha, if you say so! I will try to update frequently.

Always good to get news about how the race will be run, straight from the horses mouth, so to speak.

 

[Jack Melon]

Always good to get news about how the race will be run, straight from the horses mouth, so to speak.

Haha yes, i wont be posting any rumours, only definite information

 

[NM]

Fantastic thread! Could one of the mods please apply some sticky sauce to it? Would be great to have a handy reference as the fleet is updated..

Rather than filling the forum with individual Stickies, I have added a link to this thread in The Ultimate Virgin Group Guide sticky thread opening post.

 

[firefox]

H jack just FYI I am about to board new bsi aircraft. I think the codes u got maybe a little weirder they've got more then 4 as the plane I am getting on right now is Vh-Yva. I took a phot with the iPhone. Will try and post.Maybe they've got more then 4 but it was my understanding they did only have 4 sofar.

 

[markis10]

YVA is a new one, delivered 15 days ago:

[h=2]Monday, 20 June 2011[/h] [h=3]VH-YVA B737-8FE Virgin Australia Delivered[/h] L/N 3680 C/N 40995 B737-8FE VH-YVA VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Dep BFI 11:46 PDT Arr LIH 14:25 HST
Call Sign VBH9082 Hex Code 7C7C74 Sel-Cal MP-KR

Made its first revenue service MEL-OOL-MEL today

I am assuming you were at OOL, you might have missed the wedgetail that followed:

http://www.jetspotter.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=12553&p=96517&hilit=VH_YVA#p96517

 

[docjames]

Usually new deliveries are "sequential" a la the 330s but the 738s seem to be a hodge-podge of regos.

Any reason for this?

(The repaints I can understand being all over the place as they rotate through the paint shop in line with maintenace / work requirements).

 

[LiamR]

Usually new deliveries are "sequential" a la the 330s but the 738s seem to be a hodge-podge of regos.

Any reason for this?

(The repaints I can understand being all over the place as they rotate through the paint shop in line with maintenace / work requirements).

I asked this the other day, before I knew about YVA...

It will be YF series aircraft. YFC, YFE,YFF. However, YDF is registered to a random prop aircraft so they had to skip it.

I'm wondering if YVA could be a special aircraft. Considering it has the word VA in the rego? Just a thought.

 

[Jack Melon]

YVA is a new one, delivered 15 days ago:

[h=2]Monday, 20 June 2011[/h] [h=3]VH-YVA B737-8FE Virgin Australia Delivered[/h] L/N 3680 C/N 40995 B737-8FE VH-YVA VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Dep BFI 11:46 PDT Arr LIH 14:25 HST
Call Sign VBH9082 Hex Code 7C7C74 Sel-Cal MP-KR

Made its first revenue service MEL-OOL-MEL today

I am assuming you were at OOL, you might have missed the wedgetail that followed:

Jetspotter.com • View topic - OOL Today - YVA and a Wedgetail

Sweet! Added to the list! And great photo from Brock!

 

[markis10]

I asked this the other day, before I knew about YVA...

It will be YF series aircraft. YFC, YFE,YFF. However, YDF is registered to a random prop aircraft so they had to skip it.

I'm wondering if YVA could be a special aircraft. Considering it has the word VA in the rego? Just a thought.

There is probably not to many sequential blocks left, and DJ have previously not always done blocks so why not look for something that is meaningful, like Bretts Jet and (Y)es (V)irgin (A)ustralia. Perhaps we will even see Y Not Toasters

 

[Jack Melon]

Hey guys! Just an update, VH-ZPR the latest Embraer E190 that has been flying around in just white, has just came out of the Hangars in the new livery!
VB/PB livery rebranding starts. - Page 65 - Sydney Airport Message Board

Photos are in this thread provided.

Also the BSI 737-800 VH-YFE has just entered the hangars for painting.

So when she is painted we will have i nthe new livery:
VH-YFC-BSI
VH-YFE-BSI
VH-YFF-BSI
VH-YVA-BSI
VH-YIA-BSI- Dilivered shortly.
VH-XFA- A330
VH-XFB- A330
VH-ZPR- E190

The first ATR's are very close of filivery, as well as BSI VH-YIA.

 

[nlagalle]

Looks like we've found the Virgin equivalent to The Qantas Source! Perhaps a sticky with fleet movements is required at some point...

There is already such source:

The VA Source - Virgin Australia News & Information

from the makers of the Qantas Source!

 

[markis10]

New 737 fleet, note the different model numbers to represent the different customer (Leasing versus Virgin Australia):


40994 737-8FE/W Here VH-YFF
40995 737-8FE/W Here VH-YVA
40996 737-8FE/W --- VH-YFH
40997 737-8FE/W --- VH-YVC
40998 737-8FE/W --- VH-YVD
40999 737-8FE/W --- VH-YFG
41000 737-8FE/W --- VH-YFI
41004 737-8FE/W --- VH-YFK
37824 737-8FE/W (NZ) VH-YIA
37825 737-8FE/W --- VH-YIB
39413 737-81D/W Here VH-YFC
39414 737-81D/W Here VH-YFE

 

[DJ737]

New 737 fleet, note the different model numbers to represent the different customer (Virgin Blue versus Virgin Australia)

1D is a leasing company, Virgin Australia retain the FE customer code.

 

[markis10]

1D is a leasing company, Virgin Australia retain the FE customer code.

I stand corrected, thank you, I was wondering why 1D had no decode on the boeing customer list.

 

[Jack Melon]

VH-YFE is now in service in the new livery after a week getting new colours! Right now she is en-route MEL to NTL as DJ1589. NTL= :mrgreen:

So now we have in the new livery:
VH-YFC
VH-YFE
VH-YFF
VH-YVA
VH-YIA
VH-XFA
VH-XFB
VH-ZPR
2x ATR'S.

Next To come after the ATR'S:
VH-YIB
VH-YFH
VH-YVC
VH-YVD
VH-YFG
VH-YFI
VH-YFK

So by the end of the year this will be the most likely planes in the new livery:

737-800's:

VH-YFC
VH-YFE
VH-YFF
VH-YVA
VH-YIA
VH-YIB
VH-YFH
VH-YVC
VH-YVD
VH-YFG
VH-YFI
VH-YFK
VH-VUY
VH-VUZ

E190:
VH-ZPR
VH-ZPS
VH-ZPQ

2X ATR'S

737-700's

VH-VBZ
VH-VBY

A330's

VH-XFA
VH-XFB