Virgin Australia to lease more 737s

[Harrison_133]

I believe VA have stated they are receiving another 2 ex MI planes. This was before today, so possibly a few more I guess?

It was rumoured they were getting some more but the quantity wasn't specified and VA haven't publicly commented about this.

 

[MarkD]

Heard on the grapevine this morning that 3 rex 737 going to virgin. No idea on regos but assume will be the ex sq

 

[henrus]

Heard on the grapevine this morning that 3 rex 737 going to virgin. No idea on regos but assume will be the ex sq

Not really a grapevine, last night VA said they're in the process of securing the lease for 3 rex aircraft:

 

[MarkD]

Not really a grapevine, last night VA said they're in the process of securing the lease for 3 rex aircraft:
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Was on my grapevine. So i guess its on my grapevine so yeah. Its on the grapevine for me. Appears to be factual which is good. Hope the crews get a crack as well

 

[openseat]

There's a good 10 years of life on those aircraft, so not a bad way to increase the fleet and/or get rid of the older planes in the fleet.

 

[HS-TQE]

There's a good 10 years of life on those aircraft, so not a bad way to increase the fleet and/or get rid of the older planes in the fleet.

7 of the 9 737 aircraft at REX range between 9 to 15 years old.

The ex SQ and ex Jet are the youngest. Whilst the "youngest" ex-VA 1.0 has at least 5 maybe 6 years of RPT left at most of these x3 ex-VA were to return to VA 2.0

 

[openseat]

7 of the 9 aircraft at REX range between 9 to 15 years old. The ex SQ and ex Jet are the youngest. Whilst the "youngest" ex-VA 1.0 has at least 5 maybe 6 years of RPT left if a few of these were to return to VA 2.0

Thanks. My apologies for not be clearer, I meant the SQ lease aircraft. Weren't some of the REX aircraft (ex VA) often in the shop - or was that just a perception problem?

 

[HS-TQE]

Thanks. My apologies for not be clearer, I meant the SQ lease aircraft. Weren't some of the REX aircraft (ex VA) often in the shop - or was that just a perception problem?

It was reported the pair of 20 year old ex-VA 1.0 were the culprits, considering they were in the shop in their.final years at VA.