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