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User currently offlineDwightm From United States, joined Nov 2007, 27 posts, RR: 0
Posted (1 year 1 month 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1092 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Did any spotters get any photos of a Virgin Blue B737 at San Jose International (KSJC)? I was driving by the airport on southbound Interstate 880 at approximately 1100 hrs (PDT) today when I saw a Virgin Blue 737 turning on to Rwy 30R. I couldn't safely stop to get the registration number or take any pictures. I am hoping one of the regular SJC spotters was there. Could it be a ferry flight to or from Australia?

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User currently offlineFalcon flyer From United States, joined Jul 2000, 1164 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (1 year 1 month 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1053 times:

Is it possible you actually saw a Virgin Blue E-190 ? Looks like one ferried in from Brownsville on its way to Hawaii.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHZPJ


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User currently offlineWesternDC1010 From United States, joined Jul 2003, 310 posts, RR: 5
Reply 2, posted (1 year 1 month 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1026 times:

I'd also seen a Virgin Blue E-190 at LIH on September 09, 2008. I'm sure it was a ferry flight.

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User currently offlineDwightm From United States, joined Nov 2007, 27 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (1 year 1 month 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 952 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Thanks Falcon & Western 10-10! I am sure you are both right. I never thought about that! I was driving by the airport at 65 MPH and started to slow down as I saw a bright red two engined aircraft turning on to Rwy 30R. I am used to seeing WN at KSJC so I automatically thought 737. I saw the aircraft as it was turning and mainly saw the port side and aft section. I thought, when did Virgin start flying to KSJC? Until it flashed on me that it was Virgin Blue. Then I realized it must be a ferry flight. I would still love to see some photos from any KSJC spotters if anyone got that lucky!

User currently offlineWhosee From United States, joined Apr 2007, 45 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (1 year 1 month 1 week 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 847 times:

These ferries have been going on for a while now. There are some several pictures in the the photo database. More pictures click here


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User currently offlineDwightm From United States, joined Nov 2007, 27 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (1 year 1 month 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 569 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Thanks Whosee! I live in the outbound flightpath and work near the incoming flightpath (for normal ops), and often eat lunch near the airport so I can watch incoming aircraft, but I have not been fortunate to see these aircraft before. Thanks also to Ben Wang for catching them!!!
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