Virgin Australia fleet

A medium jetliner with an all-white body, red wingtips and a Virgin logo on the tail.
Boeing 737-800 in the airline's current livery (as at September 2015)

This is a list of aircraft operated by Virgin Australia Airlines, formerly Virgin Blue Airlines, which is Australia's second-largest airline.[1] Now based in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Virgin Australia was established in 2000 with two aircraft operating on a single route. Since then, it has grown to serve 29 cities in Australia directly from hubs in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, using a fleet of narrow-body Boeing and Embraer jets; and wide-body Airbus and Boeing jets.

Some services are operated on behalf of Virgin Australia by other operators using their own aircraft, sometimes using Virgin Australia flight numbers in a codeshare arrangement or partnership. Skywest Airlines has been using ATR 72 twin-engined turboprops to operate services for Virgin Australia since 2011.

Aircraft

The following list includes the manufacturer, model, the total quantity operated by Virgin Australia (the peak quantity may be lower), the current quantity operated as of April 2016, that does not include Tiger Airways, [2][3][4] the number of passengers (pax),[5] and the years the first aircraft entered (start) and last aircraft retired (end) from service.

List of aircraft operated by Virgin Australia
Aircraft Image Quantity Current Pax Start End Notes Ref(s).
Boeing 737-400 Medium twinjet 6 0 150 2000 2003 Virgin Australia was launched as Virgin Blue in August 2000, with two 737–400 aircraft. [6][7][8]
Boeing 737-300 Medium twinjet 1 0 120 2001 2004 Virgin Blue's sole 737-300, originally delivered to British Midland Airways in 1990, was acquired from Ansett Australia in 2001 to supplement the company's existing fleet of 737-400s. The aircraft flew in an unusual, mostly white livery modified from its previous Ansett livery. [9][10]
Boeing 737-700 Medium twinjet 16 2 144 2001 present [8]
Boeing 737–800 Medium twinjet 84 73 176 2001 present [8]
Embraer E-170 Small twinjet 6 0 80 2007 2012 In 2006, Virgin Blue ordered 20 Embraer E-Jets The order included three E-170s, and six options, three of which were later converted into orders for E-170s. The E-170s have been replaced by ATR 72s. [11][12][13]
Embraer E-190 Small twinjet 18 16 104/98 2008 present The 2006 E-Jet order included 11 firm orders for E-190s, and three of the six options in that order were later converted into orders for that type. In 2008, Virgin Blue ordered another four E-190s, bringing the total to 18. [8][11][12]
Boeing 777-300ER Large twinjet 5 5 361 2009 present In 2007, six new 777-300ERs were ordered from Boeing to operate international services. Pending their delivery, one 777-300ER was leased from ILFC from 2009. Only four of the aircraft ordered in 2007 have since entered service. [8][14][15]
Airbus A330-200 Large twinjet 7 5 278/279 2011 present The A330-200s were acquired to replace the 737s on flights between Perth and Sydney / Melbourne. The first two were ex-Emirates aircraft; the others were ordered new from Airbus. [8][16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Turbulence ahead for Virgin Australia". Sydney Morning Herald website. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Australian civil aircraft register search, using "Virgin Australia" as the search term. Search conducted 8 December 2012
  3. ↑ "Aircraft Portfolio". Avation website. Avation PLC. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Alliance Airlines Wet Lease Arrangements" (PDF). Virgin Pilot Federation website. Australian Federation of Air Pilots. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Seat Maps". Virgin Australia website. Virgin Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Moynihan, Stephen (16 November 2003). "Low-cost blueprint lets Virgin soar". The Age (Melbourne). Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Virgin Blue To Fly The Aussie Skies". Virgin Australia website. Virgin Australia. 2 February 2000. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Profile for: Virgin Australia". AeroTransport Data Bank. AeroTransport Data Bank. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "VH-CZQ". AeroTransport Data Bank. AeroTransport Data Bank. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  10. ↑ Images of the 737-300 (VH-CZQ): "VH-CZQ Photo Search Results". Airliners.net. Airliners.net. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  11. 1 2 "Virgin Blue Orders 20 Embraer". Virgin Australia website. Virgin Australia. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Australian airline’s firm orders now total 24 aircraft". Virgin Australia website. Virgin Australia. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  13. ↑ Creedy, Steve (4 March 2011). "Australia now on radar for turboprop manufacturer ATR". The Australian. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "Virgin Blue Orders Boeing 777-300ERs to Initiate Long-Haul Service". Boeing Company website. Boeing Company. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  15. ↑ "First Australian Boeing 777 goes to V Australia". Boeing Company website. Boeing Company. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "A330s, Etihad alliance for Virgin Blue as profit meets expectations". Australian Aviation website (Australian Aviation). 26 August 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2012.

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