Virgin rules out returning the remaining parked 777s into service.

VPE is out of Wellcamp and its way to BNE before heading off to NAN (and onward to their US based financier/bank), assumably for longer term storage.

From casa
VPE
Aircraft manufacturer:
THE BOEING COMPANY
Aircraft model:
777-3ZGER

Registration holder:
UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
6440 S Millrock Dr Suite 400
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
United States of America

Registered operator:
DE LORE AND ASSOCIATES PTY LTD
43 Grosvenor St
BALMORAL Qld 4171
Australia
 
Wonder why not non-stop?
Maybe the ferry flight crew (US crew?) may need to clear Australian customs in BNE? May not have customs and immigration stuff at Wellcamp?

Or maybe a safety thing to make sure all landing gear and flaps etc cycle once and confirm all working okay, before heading out over the vast Pacific ocean?

Or might be a duty hours thing for the ferry crew if there are only 2 or 3 crew?
 
VPE is scheduled to leave BNE for NAN in about 35 minutes (at the time of this post). Assumably it's the ferry crew appointed by the bank/financiers of VPE.
 
Interesting to note it’s being operated by a ferrying company set up by an ex Virgin 777 Captain.
 
So do the airlines get a chance to pull things out like seats, IFE or other bits and pieces from the cabin? Or are the seats also leased?
 
So do the airlines get a chance to pull things out like seats, IFE or other bits and pieces from the cabin? Or are the seats also leased?
I do recall VA (and TT) pulled out the J and Y seats from many of the 737s that never returned from its lessors (and eventually made its way on a few of the ex-SilkAir units).
 
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