Boeing 737-700 · 7Q8(W) MSN 30707
Registration N7853B · Southwest Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
01 Oct 2001
Delivery
17 Oct 2001
Age
25.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 737-7Q8(W), serial number 30707, line number 975, first flight 1 Oct 2001. Delivered to Virgin Blue on 17 Oct 2001, registered VH-VBD. International Lease Finance Corporation, named "Sassy Sydney", seen 1 Sep 2007 winglets. Renamed Virgin Australia Airlines on 4 May 2011. Ferried MEL-Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport, Subang 7 Sep 2011 for lease return. Leased to Aerolineas Argentinas on 25 Nov 2011 as LV-CSI. International Lease Finance Corporation 17 Oct 2011 registered in the USA, ferried Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport, Subang to Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) 20-26 Nov 2011 N-rgd. total time 30659, 22091 l, US registration cancelled 7 Dec 2011, LV-rgd 22 Dec 2011, seen at Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) 30 May 2014 “Vamos Argentina” FIFA 2014 decals, Gracias Argentina titles Jul 2014. Leased to Southwest Airlines (registered 16 Nov 2016) as N7853B. Ferried Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) to Seattle Paine Field International Airport, Everett 10-11 Nov 2016, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 16 Nov 2016, ferried Seattle Paine Field International Airport, Everett to Dallas Love Field 18 Apr 2017, final flight 19 Apr 2017, withdrawn from service 24 Feb 2025 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, one source; scrapped by Dec 2025. Current status: scrapped.
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