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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 57,208
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 25 Feb 2023, 04:2425 Feb 2023 | 25 Feb 2023, 04:50 | 37,975 ft | 2,690 |
| not transmitted | route not resolved | 19 Feb 2023, 00:4219 Feb 2023 | 19 Feb 2023, 00:42 | 35,000 ft | 6 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 15 Feb 2023, 05:2815 Feb 2023 | 15 Feb 2023, 05:53 | 39,975 ft | 2,489 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 17 Jan 2023, 00:1717 Jan 2023 | 17 Jan 2023, 00:28 | 39,000 ft | 606 |
| VIR479 | FACT > EGLL | 16 Jan 2023, 19:3616 Jan 2023 | 16 Jan 2023, 20:02 | 40,000 ft | 2,274 |
| VIR478 | EGLL > FACT | 15 Jan 2023, 19:5115 Jan 2023 | 15 Jan 2023, 20:04 | 35,000 ft | 834 |
| VIR479 | FACT > EGLL | 12 Jan 2023, 21:1112 Jan 2023 | 12 Jan 2023, 21:41 | 40,000 ft | 2,123 |
| VIR478 | EGLL > FACT | 11 Jan 2023, 19:4411 Jan 2023 | 11 Jan 2023, 19:52 | 33,000 ft | 455 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 11 Jan 2023, 00:1711 Jan 2023 | 11 Jan 2023, 00:18 | 38,975 ft | 98 |
| VIR479 | FACT > EGLL | 5 Jan 2023, 19:515 Jan 2023 | 5 Jan 2023, 20:20 | 40,000 ft | 2,374 |
| VIR478 | EGLL > FACT | 4 Jan 2023, 21:314 Jan 2023 | 4 Jan 2023, 21:43 | 35,000 ft | 370 |
| VIR478 | EGLL > FACT | 31 Dec 2022, 19:4731 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2022, 20:02 | 35,000 ft | 866 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 30 Dec 2022, 04:0630 Dec 2022 | 30 Dec 2022, 04:35 | 39,975 ft | 3,052 |
| VIR479 | FACT > EGLL | 28 Dec 2022, 19:5628 Dec 2022 | 28 Dec 2022, 20:25 | 39,975 ft | 2,285 |
| VIR478 | EGLL > FACT | 27 Dec 2022, 19:5927 Dec 2022 | 27 Dec 2022, 20:09 | 35,000 ft | 494 |
| not transmitted | route not resolved | 21 Dec 2022, 10:2421 Dec 2022 | 21 Dec 2022, 10:25 | 40,000 ft | 31 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 14 Dec 2022, 04:0314 Dec 2022 | 14 Dec 2022, 04:30 | 37,975 ft | 2,814 |
| VIR479 | FACT > EGLL | 11 Dec 2022, 19:0811 Dec 2022 | 11 Dec 2022, 19:35 | 37,975 ft | 2,110 |
| VIR478 | EGLL > FACT | 10 Dec 2022, 20:0510 Dec 2022 | 10 Dec 2022, 20:17 | 35,000 ft | 660 |
| VIR479 | FACT > EGLL | 6 Dec 2022, 19:576 Dec 2022 | 6 Dec 2022, 20:28 | 40,000 ft | 2,529 |
| VIR478 | EGLL > FACT | 5 Dec 2022, 20:365 Dec 2022 | 5 Dec 2022, 20:44 | 35,000 ft | 473 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 4 Dec 2022, 04:134 Dec 2022 | 4 Dec 2022, 04:41 | 39,975 ft | 2,797 |
| VIR479 | FACT > EGLL | 30 Nov 2022, 19:3030 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2022, 19:58 | 39,975 ft | 2,319 |
| VIR478 | EGLL > FACT | 29 Nov 2022, 19:5329 Nov 2022 | 29 Nov 2022, 19:59 | 35,000 ft | 333 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 20 Nov 2022, 04:1620 Nov 2022 | 20 Nov 2022, 04:44 | 39,975 ft | 2,969 |
