Virgin Australia to lease more 737s

[Bagpuss]

VH-REX is due into Melbourne tomorrow on delivery to Virgin.

Looks like takeover was aborted and returned back to a terminal ?

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[HS-TQE]

Looks like takeover was aborted and returned back to a terminal ?

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There was reported issues with the first two attempts to deliver it to VA. I think this suggests the particular aircraft still have niggling minor issues.

 

[Saab34]

No different to the rest of the Rex 737s. They really don’t like sitting around for months and months. The plus for VA is the lessor funds all these engineering blues prior to delivery.

 

[A321]

-REX nearly in Melbourne

 

[HS-TQE]

-REX now landed in WGA for repainting to Virgin colours in front of the REX HQ.

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[Saab34]

Honey I’m home….

Our heart is now with Bain Capital!

 

[Harrison_133]

VH-RQP should be following in the coming days on delivery to Virgin. Tentatively scheduled for Wed 27 Nov.

 

[henrus]

VH-RQP should be following in the coming days on delivery to Virgin. Tentatively scheduled for Wed 27 Nov.

It looks like it'll sit in Melbourne for a while before going for painting unlike VH-REX which went to Wagga the next day.

 

[markis10]

Takes a while to paint and the two local shops are a tad busy

 

[HS-TQE]

A clearer version of VH-REX entering the sheds for painting into Virgin livery in Wagga.

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[Saab34]

I wonder who gets the bill for the paint. Virgin or the lessor? It’s quite a costly job.

 

[markis10]

I wonder who gets the bill for the paint. Virgin or the lessor? It’s quite a costly job.

The lessor pays, and in the context of other costs it’s not much, $50-150k or 2 weeks of lease cost

 

[Harrison_133]

At least two more ex-Silk 737-800s are due for Virgin in the coming months.

First aircraft is VH-IJR.

 

[HS-TQE]

Was reported on other forums to be up to 4 at most. Assumedly all ex-SilkAir/Singapore as the first of the SQ 738s start to come off lease.

 

[markis10]

At least two more ex-Silk 737-800s are due for Virgin in the coming months.

First aircraft is VH-IJR.

Yep, in KUL at present, one in the shed when the latest MH arrival got a bath

 

[ben95]

VH-REX which went to Wagga the next day.

VH-REX returned to MEL as VA9926 yesterday.

 

[HS-TQE]

RQP (originally known as 'Godfrey's Jet' - BZG) has landed in MEL (after 3 prior failed attempts ex-CGK) and will be making its way to WGA for repainting tomorrow, assuming no niggling aircraft issues.

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[Saab34]

So it appear two Rex 737s, two Silkair 737s, then 6 MAX in H1 next year, then 12 further start being delivered from H2.

So another 20 odd 737s in the next few years. Would bring the fleet to nearly 120.

Add in VARA plus the remainder of the -10s or likely to be converted slots, in a few years this will be the biggest Virgin has ever been, approaching 150 aircraft.

 

[MooTime]

That's a lotta planes with less status holders...

 

[markis10]

So it appear two Rex 737s, two Silkair 737s, then 6 MAX in H1 next year, then 12 further start being delivered from H2.

So another 20 odd 737s in the next few years. Would bring the fleet to nearly 120.

Add in VARA plus the remainder of the -10s or likely to be converted slots, in a few years this will be the biggest Virgin has ever been, approaching 150 aircraft.

Let’s not mention the E190s for VARA, I would expect they will leech into mainline