On September sixth, Virgin Group achieved a major milestone: its regional subsidiary in Oceania, Virgin Australia Regional, added its first Embraer E190-E2 to its fleet.
At 10:52 native time on September third, Virgin Australia’s latest addition departed from São José dos Campos, the place Embraer’s essential manufacturing unit in Brazil is situated. The plane in query, with registration VH-E2A, thus started its lengthy supply flight to Australia, which lasted nearly every week.
São José dos Campos (SJK/SBSJ) – Willemstad (CUR/TNCC), in Curaçao, marked the first leg of the flight, flying over Brazil and Venezuela. It was simply over a six-hour flight, following an hour later to Brownsville (BRO/KBRO), United States.
Contemplating the 2 legs of the primary day, SJK – CUR and CUR – BRO, the E190-E2 lined a complete distance of 8,000 kilometers, about 5,000 miles, exceeding 10 hours of flight time, and 11 hours together with the stopover within the capital of Curaçao.
The subsequent day, the brand-new Embraer E190-E2 continued its supply flight to Australia, departing Brownsville at 10:58 native time for Ontario (ONT/KONT), the shortest leg of the journey. After a brief stopover, it took off within the early afternoon for Hawaii, extra exactly Kailua-Kona (KOA/PHKO), the place it landed at 15:47 native time.
Brownsville – Ontario – Kailua-Kona was the flight operated on September 4th, lasting 8 hours and 40 minutes, and touring roughly 6,250 kilometers. This flight, together with the visit ONT, surpassed 10 hours.
On Friday, September fifth, at 10:53 native time, it left Kailua-Kona certain for Nadi (NAN/NFFN), this being the longest flight of the journey between Brazil and Australia. It was a 6-hour and 34-minute flight, overlaying greater than 5,000 kilometers, touchdown within the Fijian capital at 15:27 native time on Saturday, September sixth. On the time of publication, there’s a 22-hour time distinction between Hawaii and Fiji.
This E190-E2 stepped onto Australian soil on September sixth at 20:03 native time, after its arrival from Nadi following a 4-hour and 45-minute flight. On September seventh, it was unveiled within the Australian capital, and on the eighth, it accomplished the ultimate leg of its lengthy journey, flying from Canberra to Perth.
Lastly, at 13:50 native time on September eighth, Virgin Australia’s new acquisition landed at Perth Worldwide Airport from São José dos Campos by way of Willemstad, Brownsville, Ontario, Kailua-Kona, Nadi, and Canberra, after a five-day flight.
Based on our database, the supply flight of the Embraer E190-E2 lined greater than 25,000 kilometers and exceeded 35 hours of flight time.
DateFromToFlight timeDistance
03SEP25São José dos CamposWillemstad6h5m4,656km
03SEP25WillemstadBrownsville4h25m3,347km
04SEP25BrownsvilleOntario2h59m2,141km
04SEP25OntarioKailua-Kona5h40m4,105km
05SEP25Kailua-KonaNadi6h34m5,059km
06SEP25NadiCanberra4h45m3,401km
08SEP25CanberraPerth4h53m3,091km
—35h21m25,800km
The plane, named Coral Bay, was launched at Virgin Australia Regional Airways’ (VARA) new state-of-the-art hangar at Perth Airport, the place the airline’s Embraer E190-E2s will endure upkeep.
As introduced by Virgin Australia via a press launch, the E190-E2s will primarily be used for constitution flights in Western Australia, though they may function scheduled flights when demand for constitution flights is quiet. Virgin has a agency order for eight Embraer E190-E2 plane.
At current, Virgin has 4 main bases in Australia, along with Perth (PER/YPPH), being Brisbane Airport (BNE/YBBN), Melbourne Airport (MEL/YMML), and Sydney Airport (SYD/YSSY).
CountryCityFlightsAircraft
AustraliaAdelaide (ADL)9 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Adelaide (ADL)15 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Adelaide (ADL)1 weeklyFokker 70
Adelaide (ADL)2 weeklyFokker 100
Alice Springs (ASP)3 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Ayers Rock (AYQ)3 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Cairns (CNS)11 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Cairns (CNS)16 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Cairns (CNS)13 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Canberra (CBR)11 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Canberra (CBR)4 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Canberra (CBR)5 weeklyFokker 100
Darwin (DRW)4 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Darwin (DRW)3 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Emerald (EMD)6 weeklyFokker 70
Gladstone (GLT)8 weeklyFokker 70
Hamilton Island (HTI)5 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Hamilton Island (HTI)4 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Hobart (HBA)11 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Karratha (KTA)1 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Launceston (LST)2 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Mackay (MKY)2 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Mackay (MKY)21 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Mackay (MKY)7 weeklyFokker 100
Melbourne (MEL)2 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Melbourne (MEL)88 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Melbourne (MEL)8 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Mount Isa (ISA)2 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Mount Isa (ISA)2 weeklyFokker 70
Newcastle (NTL)20 weeklyFokker 100
Perth (PER)5 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Perth (PER)13 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Perth (PER)13 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Proserpine (PPP)9 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Rockhampton (ROK)1 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Rockhampton (ROK)4 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Rockhampton (ROK)7 weeklyFokker 70
Rockhampton (ROK)26 weeklyFokker 100
Sydney (SYD)5 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Sydney (SYD)91 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Sydney (SYD)12 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Townsville (TSV)7 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Townsville (TSV)12 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Townsville (TSV)13 weeklyFokker 100
FijiNadi (NAN)1 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Nadi (NAN)9 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
IndonesiaDenpasar (DPS)7 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
New ZealandQueenstown (ZQN)13 weeklyBoeing 737-800
QatarDoha (DOH)7 weeklyBoeing 777-300
SamoaApia (APW)5 weeklyBoeing 737-800
VanuatuPort Vila (VLI)8 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Virgin Australia has Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Fokker 70, and Fokker 100 plane based mostly in Brisbane. The Fokker plane are owned by Alliance Airways, one other Australian service.
Alliance Airways wet-leases Fokker plane to Virgin Australia, in addition to Embraer 190 plane for Qantas.
CountryCityFlightsAircraft
AustraliaAdelaide (ADL)52 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Adelaide (ADL)8 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Ayers Rock (AYQ)2 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Ayers Rock (AYQ)1 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Brisbane (BNE)2 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Brisbane (BNE)88 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Brisbane (BNE)8 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Cairns (CNS)1 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Cairns (CNS)16 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Cairns (CNS)4 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Canberra (CBR)29 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Darwin (DRW)2 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Darwin (DRW)4 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Gold Coast (OOL)1 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Gold Coast (OOL)60 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Gold Coast (OOL)7 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Hamilton Island (HTI)3 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Hobart (HBA)1 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Hobart (HBA)29 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Launceston (LST)22 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Launceston (LST)1 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Newcastle (NTL)1 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Newcastle (NTL)8 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Newcastle (NTL)1 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Perth (PER)1 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Perth (PER)47 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Perth (PER)9 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Sunshine Coast (MCY)19 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Sydney (SYD)6 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Sydney (SYD)154 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Sydney (SYD)16 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
FijiNadi (NAN)5 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Nadi (NAN)1 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
IndonesiaDenpasar (DPS)13 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
New ZealandQueenstown (ZQN)7 weeklyBoeing 737-800
At publication time, Melbourne is the one of the 4 bases to not have flights to/from Doha, operated by Qatar Airways’ Boeing 777-300(ER).
In accordance to Virgin’s web site, companies between Doha and Melbourne will begin on December 1st, and shall be performed every day with the identical plane.
CountryCityFlightsAircraft
AustraliaAdelaide (ADL)2 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Adelaide (ADL)15 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Albany (ALH)2 weeklyFokker 100
Argyle (GYL)1 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Barimunya (BYP)6 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Barimunya (BYP)8 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Boolgeeda (OCM)3 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Boolgeeda (OCM)15 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Boolgeeda (OCM)2 weeklyEmbraer 190
Boolgeeda (OCM)1 weeklyFokker 100
Brisbane (BNE)5 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Brisbane (BNE)13 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Brisbane (BNE)13 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Broome (BME)2 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Broome (BME)2 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Broome (BME)8 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Busselton (BQB)3 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Busselton (BQB)2 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Busselton (BQB)2 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Christmas Island (XCH)1 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Coondewanna (CJF)10 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Coondewanna (CJF)4 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Darwin (DRW)3 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Darwin (DRW)3 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Geraldton (GET)3 weeklyFokker 100
Gruyere (GYZ)4 weeklyEmbraer 190
Gruyere (GYZ)3 weeklyFokker 100
Hobart (HBA)3 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Kalgoorlie (KGI)5 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Kalgoorlie (KGI)5 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Kalgoorlie (KGI)15 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Karratha (KTA)1 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Karratha (KTA)2 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Karratha (KTA)19 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Koodaideri Mine (OOD)3 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Koodaideri Mine (OOD)5 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Kununurra (KNX)3 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Learmonth (LEA)1 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Leonora (LNO)3 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Melbourne (MEL)1 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Melbourne (MEL)47 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Melbourne (MEL)9 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Newman (ZNE)2 weeklyAirbus A320-200
Newman (ZNE)2 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Newman (ZNE)9 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Onslow (ONS)4 weeklyFokker 100
Port Hedland (PHE)7 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Port Hedland (PHE)7 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Sydney (SYD)3 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Sydney (SYD)25 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Sydney (SYD)14 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
West Angelas (WLP)10 weeklyAirbus A320-200
West Angelas (WLP)2 weeklyBoeing 737-700
West Angelas (WLP)2 weeklyBoeing 737-800
West Angelas (WLP)2 weeklyFokker 100
Cocos IslandsCocos Islands (CCK)1 weeklyAirbus A320-200
QatarDoha (DOH)7 weeklyBoeing 777-300
The plane based mostly in Perth are additionally numerous, together with the Airbus A320-200, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Embraer 190, and Fokker 100. As with the Fokkers, the Embraer 190s, which cowl the Perth-Boolgeeda and Perth-Gruyere routes, are a part of Alliance Airways.
Its Airbus A320-200s are based mostly solely in Perth, having 5 on the time of publication (VH-VNB, VH-VND, VH-VNF, VH-VNJ, and VH-VNP). As well as, many of the Fokker 100s belong to Alliance Airways, however Virgin Australia at the moment operates two F100s, registered as VH-FNR and VH-FSQ.
CountryCityFlightsAircraft
AustraliaAdelaide (ADL)4 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Adelaide (ADL)40 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Adelaide (ADL)1 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Ballina (BNK)7 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Brisbane (BNE)5 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Brisbane (BNE)91 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Brisbane (BNE)12 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Cairns (CNS)1 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Cairns (CNS)16 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Cairns (CNS)1 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Canberra (CBR)58 weeklySaab 340
Gold Coast (OOL)3 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Gold Coast (OOL)73 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Gold Coast (OOL)4 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Hamilton Island (HTI)7 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Hobart (HBA)1 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Hobart (HBA)13 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Launceston (LST)7 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Melbourne (MEL)6 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Melbourne (MEL)154 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Melbourne (MEL)16 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Perth (PER)3 weeklyBoeing 737-700
Perth (PER)25 weeklyBoeing 737-800
Perth (PER)14 weeklyBoeing 737 MAX 8
Sunshine Coast (MCY)16 weeklyBoeing 737-800
IndonesiaDenpasar (DPS)7 weeklyBoeing 737-800
New ZealandQueenstown (ZQN)9 weeklyBoeing 737-800
QatarDoha (DOH)7 weeklyBoeing 777-300
Sydney and Melbourne are its solely hubs with Boeing plane, however at Kingsford Smith Airport it additionally operates Saab 340 plane belonging to Hyperlink Airways, one other Australian airline.
These plane function all Virgin flights between Sydney and Canberra, the nation’s capital. At current, Virgin has 58 weekly frequencies on this route, leading to practically 2,000 seats per week supplied on every leg.
Hyperlink Airways has 11 Saab 340s in its fleet, that are on common 28 years previous. Its essential base is Canberra Worldwide Airport, and it additionally serves its personal routes with its Saab 340 and Metro 23 plane.
For its half, Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, and Sydney are a part of Virgin Australia’s route community in Canberra.
Along with Alliance Airways and Hyperlink Airways, Qatar Airways additionally operates flights for Virgin Australia, with these three routes between Doha and Australia, which is able to turn into 4 beginning in December.
As you’ll be able to see in our database, Doha-Brisbane, Doha-Perth, and Doha-Sydney, have a each day frequency on Boeing 777-300(ER) plane configured for 354 passengers in two lessons (42 seats in Enterprise and 312 seats in Economic system).
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Efficient December, Virgin Australia will function 28 weekly flights between Australia and Qatar with Qatar Airways’ Boeing 777-300(ER) plane.
Cowl picture: © Roger Cannegieter – JetPhotos (Willemstad, Curaçao)
