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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
24 Sept 2026, 14:33
Logged visits
404

The station's story

Cumulative contact time
128 h
Distinct days
379
Highest captured altitude
43,000 ft
Discovery rank
#15,288 of 60,216
Longest contact
0 h 37 min
Contacts on this Mode S address
413 contacts on the address, 404 under this registration: the address has carried several identities over time.

Observed callsigns

VIR (383 contacts, 2017-2026)

Operator as per the registry of 28 Sept 2026; observed callsigns are the freshest measurement.

Visits

CallsignFirst contactAltitude at end of contact
VIR385E21 Nov 202439,975 ft
VIR384T20 Nov 202436,975 ft
VIR31719 Nov 202439,975 ft
VIR385E16 Nov 202437,975 ft
VIR384T15 Nov 202437,000 ft
VIR479F14 Nov 202438,000 ft
VIR401V13 Nov 202440,000 ft
VIR400M12 Nov 202437,000 ft
VIR385E12 Nov 202439,975 ft
VIR384T11 Nov 202435,000 ft
VIR401V11 Nov 202440,000 ft
VIR400M11 Nov 202436,975 ft
VIR3596 Nov 202437,975 ft
VIR4504 Nov 202440,000 ft
VIR479F2 Nov 202438,000 ft
VIR3551 Nov 202437,975 ft
VIR401V31 Oct 202437,975 ft
VIR400M31 Oct 202437,000 ft
VIR385E30 Oct 202440,000 ft
VIR384T29 Oct 202434,975 ft
VIR47828 Oct 202436,975 ft
VIR45012 Oct 202439,975 ft
VIR4507 Oct 202440,000 ft
VIR4503 Oct 202439,975 ft
VIR31628 Sept 202437,000 ft