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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 57,243
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIR462M | FAOR > EGLL | 26 Sept 2019, 07:1726 Sept 2019 | 26 Sept 2019, 07:37 | 40,000 ft | 598 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 22 Sept 2019, 05:5922 Sept 2019 | 22 Sept 2019, 06:27 | 41,000 ft | 2,467 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 12 Sept 2019, 05:4912 Sept 2019 | 12 Sept 2019, 06:18 | 37,975 ft | 2,622 |
| VIR462M | FAOR > EGLL | 25 Aug 2019, 07:0425 Aug 2019 | 25 Aug 2019, 07:34 | 40,000 ft | 1,703 |
| VIR462M | FAOR > EGLL | 17 Aug 2019, 07:1717 Aug 2019 | 17 Aug 2019, 07:47 | 37,975 ft | 1,583 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 12 Aug 2019, 05:5312 Aug 2019 | 12 Aug 2019, 06:09 | 39,975 ft | 571 |
| VIR462M | FAOR > EGLL | 20 Jul 2019, 07:1220 Jul 2019 | 20 Jul 2019, 07:38 | 39,975 ft | 1,457 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 16 Jul 2019, 05:4816 Jul 2019 | 16 Jul 2019, 06:17 | 40,975 ft | 2,662 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 10 Jul 2019, 05:3410 Jul 2019 | 10 Jul 2019, 06:05 | 39,975 ft | 2,724 |
| VIR462M | FAOR > EGLL | 21 Jun 2019, 06:5521 Jun 2019 | 21 Jun 2019, 07:19 | 38,000 ft | 1,672 |
| not transmitted | route not resolved | 7 Jun 2019, 06:097 Jun 2019 | 7 Jun 2019, 06:09 | 39,975 ft | 1 |
| VIR462M | FAOR > EGLL | 4 Jun 2019, 07:214 Jun 2019 | 4 Jun 2019, 07:50 | 40,000 ft | 1,622 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 26 May 2019, 06:0526 May 2019 | 26 May 2019, 06:28 | 39,975 ft | 1,612 |
| VIR462M | FAOR > EGLL | 9 May 2019, 07:329 May 2019 | 9 May 2019, 07:47 | 39,975 ft | 230 |
| VIR462M | FAOR > EGLL | 1 May 2019, 07:171 May 2019 | 1 May 2019, 07:46 | 40,000 ft | 2,074 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 18 Apr 2019, 07:1618 Apr 2019 | 18 Apr 2019, 07:42 | 39,975 ft | 1,806 |
| VIR449 | EGLL > FAOR | 16 Apr 2019, 22:2016 Apr 2019 | 16 Apr 2019, 22:22 | 35,000 ft | 7 |
| VIR462M | FAOR > EGLL | 14 Apr 2019, 07:2014 Apr 2019 | 14 Apr 2019, 07:52 | 37,975 ft | 2,247 |
| VIR462M | FAOR > EGLL | 10 Apr 2019, 07:2110 Apr 2019 | 10 Apr 2019, 07:47 | 40,000 ft | 1,628 |
| VIR461 | EGLL > FAOR | 9 Apr 2019, 00:429 Apr 2019 | 9 Apr 2019, 00:55 | 35,000 ft | 1,185 |
| VIR449 | EGLL > FAOR | 31 Mar 2019, 22:2831 Mar 2019 | 31 Mar 2019, 22:36 | 35,000 ft | 52 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 22 Mar 2019, 06:0022 Mar 2019 | 22 Mar 2019, 06:20 | 40,000 ft | 1,380 |
| VIR301C | VIDP > EGLL | 12 Mar 2019, 19:5712 Mar 2019 | 12 Mar 2019, 20:14 | 37,975 ft | 898 |
| not transmitted | route not resolved | 6 Mar 2019, 21:286 Mar 2019 | 6 Mar 2019, 21:29 | 36,975 ft | no position received |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 4 Mar 2019, 05:514 Mar 2019 | 4 Mar 2019, 06:08 | 41,000 ft | 857 |
