{"id":133688,"date":"2025-03-14T20:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/airline\/hnl-rarebirds-virgin-australia-regionals-vh-vkq\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T20:29:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:29:00","slug":"hnl-rarebirds-virgin-australia-regionals-vh-vkq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=133688","title":{"rendered":"HNL RareBirds\u2122: Virgin Australia Regional’s VH-VKQ"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Virgin Australia Regional is returning VH-VKQ (msn 4053) to Avolon, its lessor. This A320-232 is making its ferry flight from PER to GYR, via CNS, APW, and KOA. It will make an overnight stop at KOA tonight.<\/p>\n

4053’s History:<\/p>\n

Oct 2009: Delivered to Tiger Airways as 9V-TAL<\/a>, under lease from GECAS.<\/div>\n
Mar 2010: Airline rebrands as Tiger Airways Australia, and re-registered as VH-VNO<\/a>.<\/div>\n

Dec 2016: Acquired by Avolon, and the lease transferred.<\/p>\n

Mar 2020: Withdrawn from service.<\/p>\n

Nov 2020: Ferried<\/a> to SBD for storage.<\/div>\n

Oct 2021: Ferried to MPL for storage as OE-INN.<\/p>\n

Mar 2022: Leased to Virgin Australia Regional as VH-VKQ<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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