Southwest Airlines | 2001 Boeing 737-7Q8 | cn 30707, ln 975 | N7853B

KORF (Norfolk International Airport) - 22 APR 2018

 

"Southwest 6229" taxiing to Gate A3 after arrival from Orlando International Airport (KMCO) on RWY 5.

 

Production Site: Renton (RNT)

Rollout: 21 SEP 2001

First flight: 01 OCT 2001

Test registration: N1786B

 

Delivery to Virgin Blue Airlines: 17 OCT 2001 as VH-VBD

Leased from ILFC

Hex Code: 7C6A77

Aircraft Name: Sassy Sydney

Configuration: Y144

Engines: 2x CFMI CFM56-7B24

 

Winglets fitted in AUG 2007

 

Transferred to Virgin Australia: 04 MAY 2011 as VH-VBD

Still painted in Virgin Blue Airlines color scheme

Leased from ILFC

Hex Code: 7C6A77

Configuration: Y144

Engines: 2x CFMI CFM56-7B24

 

Returned to ILFC: 17 OCT 2011 as N331LF

 

To Aerolineas Argentinas: 07 DEC 2011 as LV-CSI

Leased from ILFC

Hex Code: E034C9

Configuration: C8Y120

Engines: 2x CFMI CFM56-7B24

Leased from AerCap in MAY 2014

Painted in "FIFA World Cup 2014" special livery JUN-OCT 2014

 

Stored at PAE on 11 NOV 2016

 

To Southwest Airlines: 16 NOV 2016 as N7853B

Leased from AerCap

Hex Code: AAA5DC

Fleet number: 7853

Configuration: Y143

Engines: 2x CFMI CFM56-7B24

Entered into service: 19 APR 2017

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