Saturday, February 7, 2009

Delivery



On the 6. FEB Richard Branson took Delivery of V Australia's new 77W from Boeing in Everett, Washington. It looked like a beach party more than a aircraft delivery ceremony, the cabin crew attendants were in bikinis Friday amid fake palm trees before the plane took off in rainy weather for Los Angeles. Other celebrities at the ceremony were Australian actor Julian McMahon of the TV show Nip/Tuck.

That aircraft VH-VOZ was the first of seven completely new 777-300ER's that will be delivered to V Australia in the next couple of years. The 360-seat aircraft named "Didgeree Blue" with the blessing of the Yolgnu people from the Northern Territory Australia, includes in-flight bars, state-of-the-art entertainment, mood lighting and offers Business, Premium International and International Economy classes.

V Australia will use the 777's on six already announced routes (SYD-LAX, LAX-SYD, BNE-LAX, LAX-BNE, MEL-LAX, LAX-MEL), and a Sydney to Johannesburg route on a date yet to be set. V Australia will begin its Sydney-LA flights on February 27 and Brisbane-LA on April 8. Qantas and United Airlines dominated the Australia-US route in recent years but V Australia and US airline giant, Delta, plan to challenge.

I will keep you up-to-date on other updates!!

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