Ordered new by Virgin Blue Airlines
Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton with winglets - September 11, 2003
First flown as N5573L - September 19, 2003
Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B26 engines
Entered on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VOP - September 09, 2003
Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as registered operator
Accepted by Virgin Blue at Seattle in full Pacific Blue livery - October 09, 2003
Departed Seattle as DJ9081 on delivery flight to Australia - October 14, 2003
Arrived Brisbane at the conclusion of the delivery flight - October 16, 2003
Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Kahului - Noumea - Brisbane
Aircraft was named ‘Whitney Sundays’
Operated first revenue service Brisbane - Sydney as DJ342 - October 24, 2003
Operated final Virgin Blue revenue service Cairns - Brisbane as DJ876 - January 30, 2005
Ferried Brisbane - Christchurch as DJ9082 - January 30-31, 2005
Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 31, 2005
Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-PBB - January 31, 2005
Leased to Pacific Blue (N.Z.) Pty Ltd, Christchurch registered operator
Operated first Pacific Blue revenue service Christchurch - Coolangatta as DJ057 - February 05, 2005
Pacific Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) - December 2011
Aircraft repainted into new Virgin Australia livery at Christchurch - May 2012
Returned to service Christchurch - Melbourne as DJ61 - May 17, 2012
Aircraft renamed ‘Indian Head’
Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - February 10, 2015
Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VOP - February 10, 2015
Registered to Virgin Australia 2013-1 Issuer Co. Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland
Leased to Virgin Australia International Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator
Current with Virgin Australia
Site used VH-VOP Boeing 737-8FE
At request of @NZ_Aviation12