Virgin Australia/Pac Blue into NZ

[AlisterC]

hi all,
Could someone who visits the major centre airport/s regularly please advise what livery Virgin Australia are flying now days on the NZ to Australia routes? Is the red Pacific Blue scheme still being used? Or or they just coming over in Virgin Australia livery now? Have tried airliners.net and jetphotos.net - neither are very up to date it would seem.

thanks

[dbcunnz]

QUOTE (AlisterC @ Nov 24 2012,10:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hi all,
Could someone who visits the major centre airport/s regularly please advise what livery Virgin Australia are flying now days on the NZ to Australia routes? Is the red Pacific Blue scheme still being used? Or or they just coming over in Virgin Australia livery now? Have tried airliners.net and jetphotos.net - neither are very up to date it would seem.

thanks

Hi Alister have you tried http://www.flightradar24.com/ you can catch most of them on there

[HamiltonWest]

All are being Progressively Painted in the Virgin Aus white scheme, Although their are still more than a few red pb's around, They have also changed their callsigns to: VELOCITY

[AlisterC]

Thanks guys. Didn't think to look on flightradar, cheers. Good to know about the callsign change too. Thanks Ham

[J7G]

I don't think I've seen the red ones at WN for a while now (work there).

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (J7G @ Nov 30 2012,6:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I don't think I've seen the red ones at WN for a while now (work there).

Bit of a pity ... when first introduce they garish but become a big thanks Great but now cripes and now lost it to the boring dull white .

[AlisterC]

Thanks J7- I'm simming in NZ and Aust for a change I'll mix it up a bit, but will use the new scheme mostly with a touch of the red one now and again. Cheers!

[J7G]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 30 2012,5:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Bit of a pity ... when first introduce they garish but become a big thanks Great but now cripes and now lost it to the boring dull white .

Yes I agree, it does make a change. We had a US Govt. Gulfstream out here the other week, the blue and white looks very very nice and they keep them in tip top condition too.

QUOTE (AlisterC @ Nov 30 2012,9:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks J7- I'm simming in NZ and Aust for a change I'll mix it up a bit, but will use the new scheme mostly with a touch of the red one now and again. Cheers!

No worries!

[HamiltonWest]

These were taken 4 & half wks ago as Far As I know up until then of the Virgin Aus ZKs PBA, PBB, PBF & PBJ were wearing the white Scheme:

[Ian Warren]

Cheers Ham , hey least we can still fly it in the Virtual skies

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 2 2012,5:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Cheers Ham , hey least we can still fly it in the Virtual skies

I reckon

[AlisterC]

Awesome, thanks for the info!