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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
- 15 Oct 2026, 06:13
- Logged visits
- 407
The station's story
- Cumulative contact time
- 129 h
- Distinct days
- 382
- Highest captured altitude
- 43,000 ft
- Discovery rank
- #15,318 of 60,450
- Longest contact
- 0 h 37 min
- Contacts on this Mode S address
- 416 contacts on the address, 407 under this registration: the address has carried several identities over time.
Observed callsigns
VIR (386 contacts, 2017-2026)
Operator as per the registry of 12 Oct 2026; observed callsigns are the freshest measurement.
Visits
| Callsign | Route | First contact | Last contact | Altitude at end of contact | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 5 Sept 2022, 00:015 Sept 2022 | 5 Sept 2022, 00:09 | 39,000 ft | 610 |
| not transmitted | route not resolved | 3 Sept 2022, 09:513 Sept 2022 | 3 Sept 2022, 09:52 | 40,000 ft | 4 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 3 Sept 2022, 00:353 Sept 2022 | 3 Sept 2022, 00:47 | 39,000 ft | 525 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 2 Sept 2022, 00:012 Sept 2022 | 2 Sept 2022, 00:13 | 39,000 ft | 572 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 25 Aug 2022, 01:0025 Aug 2022 | 25 Aug 2022, 01:15 | 39,000 ft | 677 |
| VIR454 | LLBG > EGLL | 6 Aug 2022, 10:536 Aug 2022 | 6 Aug 2022, 11:07 | 40,000 ft | 231 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 6 Aug 2022, 01:416 Aug 2022 | 6 Aug 2022, 01:42 | 37,000 ft | 56 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 20 Jul 2022, 23:5720 Jul 2022 | 21 Jul 2022, 00:25 | 39,000 ft | 2,235 |
| VIR364 | EGLL > OPLA | 25 Jun 2022, 00:1125 Jun 2022 | 25 Jun 2022, 00:19 | 36,975 ft | 55 |
| VIR454 | LLBG > EGLL | 20 Jun 2022, 10:3120 Jun 2022 | 20 Jun 2022, 10:44 | 39,975 ft | 666 |
| VIR300 | EGLL > VIDP | 6 Jun 2022, 21:086 Jun 2022 | 6 Jun 2022, 21:12 | 36,975 ft | 129 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 1 Jun 2022, 00:041 Jun 2022 | 1 Jun 2022, 00:08 | 38,975 ft | 75 |
| VIR454 | LLBG > EGLL | 18 May 2022, 10:0418 May 2022 | 18 May 2022, 10:34 | 37,000 ft | 1,140 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 18 May 2022, 00:3318 May 2022 | 18 May 2022, 00:37 | 39,000 ft | 348 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 16 May 2022, 23:5616 May 2022 | 17 May 2022, 00:00 | 39,000 ft | 73 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 3 May 2022, 23:573 May 2022 | 4 May 2022, 00:02 | 39,000 ft | 373 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 23 Mar 2022, 23:1823 Mar 2022 | 23 Mar 2022, 23:22 | 40,975 ft | 289 |
| VIR454 | LLBG > EGLL | 16 Mar 2022, 08:5316 Mar 2022 | 16 Mar 2022, 09:12 | 41,000 ft | 1,305 |
| VIR453 | EGLL > LLBG | 15 Mar 2022, 23:0615 Mar 2022 | 15 Mar 2022, 23:10 | 38,975 ft | 387 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 22 Feb 2022, 04:5322 Feb 2022 | 22 Feb 2022, 05:08 | 38,000 ft | 109 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 9 Feb 2022, 04:399 Feb 2022 | 9 Feb 2022, 05:03 | 40,000 ft | 2,249 |
| VIR449 | EGLL > FAOR | 7 Feb 2022, 22:027 Feb 2022 | 7 Feb 2022, 22:08 | 35,000 ft | 89 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 25 Jan 2022, 18:2725 Jan 2022 | 25 Jan 2022, 18:53 | 39,975 ft | 2,154 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 22 Jan 2022, 18:4422 Jan 2022 | 22 Jan 2022, 19:07 | 40,000 ft | 1,799 |
| VIR450 | FAOR > EGLL | 18 Dec 2021, 18:5518 Dec 2021 | 18 Dec 2021, 19:24 | 40,000 ft | 2,395 |
