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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
#15,286 of 60,201
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
VIR45027 Sept 202440,000 ft
VIR44926 Sept 202437,000 ft
VIR45022 Sept 202437,975 ft
VIR45018 Sept 202439,975 ft
VIR35515 Sept 202437,975 ft
VIR35414 Sept 202435,000 ft
VIR31713 Sept 202437,975 ft
VIR31612 Sept 202436,975 ft
VIR3178 Sept 202436,000 ft
VIR4503 Sept 202440,000 ft
VIR35531 Aug 202438,000 ft
VIR35430 Aug 202434,975 ft
VIR35530 Aug 202437,975 ft
VIR35429 Aug 202435,000 ft
VIR35529 Aug 202437,975 ft
not transmitted27 Aug 202440,000 ft
VIR45019 Aug 202440,000 ft
VIR35517 Aug 202438,000 ft
VIR45012 Aug 202440,000 ft
VIR4507 Aug 202440,000 ft
VIR45026 Jul 202439,975 ft
VIR45013 Jul 202439,975 ft
VIR4509 Jul 202438,000 ft
VIR45027 Jun 202439,975 ft
VIR4503 Jun 202437,975 ft