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Aircraft
G-VBOW
Common
- Mode S hex
- 407131
- Type
- Boeing 787-9B789
- Manufacturer
- Boeing Company
- Serial number
- 37978
- Year built
- 20179 years oldYear announced by the registry: 2017. Yet the aircraft was already captured in 2016, before its supposed build: an unreliable year, dropped from the oldest/newest rankings.
- Operator
- Virgin Atlantic Airways (VIR)
- Country of registration
- Royaume-UniICAO address allocated by United Kingdom, aircraft registered in Royaume-Uni.
- First contact
- 12 Jul 2016, 11:52
- Last contact
- 11 Aug 2026, 20:53
- Logged visits
- 389
The station's story
- Cumulative contact time
- 122 h
- Distinct days
- 364
- Highest captured altitude
- 43,000 ft
- Discovery rank
- #15,254 of 57,240
- Longest contact
- 0 h 37 min
- Contacts on this Mode S address
- 398 contacts on the address, 389 under this registration: the address has carried several identities over time.
Observed callsigns
VIR (368 contacts, 2017-2026)
Operator as per the registry of 12 Aug 2026; observed callsigns are the freshest measurement.
Visits
| Callsign | Route | First contact | Last contact | Altitude at end of contact | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIR602 | ? > EGLL | 23 May 2021, 05:4723 May 2021 | 23 May 2021, 06:04 | 40,000 ft | 556 |
| VIR454 | LLBG > EGLL | 29 Apr 2021, 08:4329 Apr 2021 | 29 Apr 2021, 09:00 | 39,975 ft | 1,214 |
| VIR602 | ? > EGLL | 25 Apr 2021, 17:5225 Apr 2021 | 25 Apr 2021, 18:17 | 39,975 ft | 2,332 |
| VIR602 | ? > EGLL | 21 Apr 2021, 18:1021 Apr 2021 | 21 Apr 2021, 18:36 | 39,975 ft | 2,641 |
| VIR602 | ? > EGLL | 13 Apr 2021, 17:5413 Apr 2021 | 13 Apr 2021, 18:21 | 39,975 ft | 2,599 |
| VIR454 | LLBG > EGLL | 9 Apr 2021, 09:269 Apr 2021 | 9 Apr 2021, 09:54 | 43,000 ft | 2,082 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 9 Apr 2021, 00:529 Apr 2021 | 9 Apr 2021, 00:53 | 39,000 ft | 135 |
| VIR602 | ? > EGLL | 9 Mar 2021, 18:479 Mar 2021 | 9 Mar 2021, 19:10 | 40,000 ft | 1,570 |
| VIR454 | LLBG > EGLL | 18 Feb 2021, 08:4518 Feb 2021 | 18 Feb 2021, 08:55 | 40,000 ft | 277 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 17 Feb 2021, 23:1617 Feb 2021 | 17 Feb 2021, 23:17 | 41,000 ft | 95 |
| VIR454 | LLBG > EGLL | 22 Jan 2021, 08:4322 Jan 2021 | 22 Jan 2021, 08:59 | 40,000 ft | 735 |
| VIR454 | LLBG > EGLL | 11 Jan 2021, 08:3711 Jan 2021 | 11 Jan 2021, 08:56 | 40,975 ft | 991 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 10 Jan 2021, 23:0810 Jan 2021 | 10 Jan 2021, 23:24 | 41,000 ft | 991 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 6 Jan 2021, 23:306 Jan 2021 | 6 Jan 2021, 23:39 | 41,000 ft | 742 |
| VIR510 | LIMC > EGLL | 31 Dec 2020, 18:4131 Dec 2020 | 31 Dec 2020, 19:02 | 40,000 ft | 1,357 |
| VIR509 | EGLL > LIMC | 31 Dec 2020, 15:4331 Dec 2020 | 31 Dec 2020, 15:58 | 38,800 ft | 1,092 |
| VIR510 | LIMC > EGLL | 24 Dec 2020, 18:4324 Dec 2020 | 24 Dec 2020, 18:48 | 39,975 ft | 130 |
| VIR509 | EGLL > LIMC | 24 Dec 2020, 15:3824 Dec 2020 | 24 Dec 2020, 15:44 | 38,975 ft | 78 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 20 Dec 2020, 06:5320 Dec 2020 | 20 Dec 2020, 07:13 | 37,975 ft | 694 |
| VIR454 | LLBG > EGLL | 11 Dec 2020, 08:4811 Dec 2020 | 11 Dec 2020, 09:13 | 40,000 ft | 2,040 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 10 Dec 2020, 23:3310 Dec 2020 | 10 Dec 2020, 23:48 | 41,000 ft | 862 |
| VIR602 | ? > EGLL | 30 Nov 2020, 06:3530 Nov 2020 | 30 Nov 2020, 07:03 | 39,975 ft | 2,682 |
| VIR510 | LIMC > EGLL | 28 Nov 2020, 18:2428 Nov 2020 | 28 Nov 2020, 18:47 | 40,000 ft | 1,778 |
| VIR509 | EGLL > LIMC | 28 Nov 2020, 15:1628 Nov 2020 | 28 Nov 2020, 15:40 | 27,900 ft | 1,664 |
| VIR510 | LIMC > EGLL | 22 Nov 2020, 12:4022 Nov 2020 | 22 Nov 2020, 12:58 | 39,975 ft | 733 |
