This aircraft was ordered new by RBS Aviation Pty Ltd

Rolled off the Airbus production line at Toulouse (France) - September 2007

First flown as 'F-WWDX' - October 16, 2007

Powered by International Aero Engines IAE V2527-A5 engines

Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Germany, Finkenwerder) as AIB296A for interior fit-out - October 17, 2007

Ferried Hamburg (Germany, Finkenwerder) - Toulouse as AIB296B on completion of fit-out - October 25, 2007

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VND - November 07, 2007

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest (WFBN) National Associates

Leased to Tiger Airways (Australia) Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Accepted by RBS Aviation Pty Ltd at Toulouse - November 07, 2007

Leased to Tiger Airways (Australia) Pty Ltd - November 07, 2007

Departed Toulouse (France) on the delivery flight to Australia - November 08, 2007

Arrived Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight from France - November 10, 2007

Delivery route: Toulouse (France) - Muscat (Oman) - Singapore - Melbourne (Tullamarine)

It was used for promotional and training flights prior to launching commercial services - November 23, 2007

Operated the first Tiger Airways (Australia) commercial service - November 23, 2007

Operated the inaugural Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Coolangatta (Gold Coast) service as TT7402 - November 23, 2007

Virgin Australia announced that it intended to acquire 60% of Tigerair Australia - October 30, 2012

Tigerair would continue to operate as a low cost subsidary of Virgin Australia Airlines

The acquisition was given the approved by the ACCC - April 23, 2013

It was withdrawn from service by Tigerair and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - March 27, 2020

Tigerair ceased all operations - September 10, 2020

It was returned to the owners (Macquarie AirFinance, Australia) - October 27, 2020

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Alice Springs (Northern Territory) for storage - December 10, 2020

It was stored in the 'Tigerair' livery with all windows taped over

Registered to UMB Bank, National Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - January 25, 2020

Ferried Alice Springs (Northern Territory) - Jakarta (Indonesia) for maintenance - ?

Test flown Jakarta - Jakarta as 'VHVND' - February 17, 2023

Departed Jakarta (Indonesia) on the ferry flight to Australia - March 03, 2023

Arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its ferry flight from Indonesia - March 04, 2023

Leased to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, Perth as the registered operator - March 16, 2023

Handed over to Virgin Australia at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - April 05, 2023

Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth (Western Australia) as VA9093 - April 05, 2023

Entered service operating Perth - Barimunya (Western Australia) as VA9093 - April 07, 2023

It was observed in the standard 'Virgin Australia' livery - April 16, 2023

Operated its last revenue service West Angelas - Perth (Western Australia) as VA9278 - June 12, 2026

Withdrawn from use and stored at Perth (Western Australia) - June 12, 2026

Current status - ?