Boeing 737-700 · 7Q8(W) MSN 30647

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-7Q8(W), serial number 30647, line number 1159, first flight 6 Jun 2002. Delivered to Virgin Blue on 21 Jun 2002, registered VH-VBJ. International Lease Finance Corporation, mistakenly repossessed to be VH-VBK, see 30648, seen in service Jun 2006 no winglets, seen 14 Oct 2007 winglets. Renamed Virgin Australia Airlines on 4 May 2011. Ferried Melbourne Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport, Subang 10 May 2012 for lease return, International Lease Finance Corporation Australia cancelled 21 Jun 2012. Operated by Aerolineas Argentinas on 23 Jul 2012 as LV-CYJ. International Lease Finance Corporation bt/N-rgd 22 Jun 2012, cancelled 23 Jul 2012, ferried Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) 03-7 Aug 2012, ferried Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) to Seattle Paine Field International Airport, Everett 15-17 Aug 2017 lease return. Operated by Southwest Airlines (registered 23 Aug 2017) as N7865A. Wilmington Trust Company 23 Aug 2017, ferried Seattle Paine Field International Airport, Everett to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 8 Jan 2018, ferried to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 16 Oct 2019 (repossessed returned lessor), seen in service with WN 2023, withdrawn from service 2 Dec 2025 P08 9 Dec 2025, Unical Avtn 23 Dec 2025 for spares. Current status: stored.