Repainting our Virgin Australia Boeing 737

Who remembers our red aircraft? To celebrate the repainting of our fleet in our new white and red livery, the 11 day process of repainting a Virgin Australia aircraft can be seen in just two minutes!

[@Captain_Bozo]

I loved the 2016-2019 era of virgin Australia and when they were thriving and had the 777 and a330 man I wish I could go back in time

[@flyus747]

Aww man this was so beautiful to watch. I mean the virgin blue was a fantastic livery but VA's livery just feels more modern simpler and cleaner. I'd love to fly this airline one day while it still bares this livery

[@michellemiller253]

I love the old livery it has a bit more colour

[@Lee247Jamaica]

The knew one looks like another airline althoug it changed to another airline with one name

[@madamebkrt]

Agreed, the old one was more unique.

[@MG101]

I didn’t like the old one very much but that’s just my opinion

[@wendyrobbins7927]

reeli? vat is reeli cul. INGRISH 101@@Lee247Jamaica

[@bobbypaluga4346]

I loved the red, but I love the fact that you fly 737-800s on domestic runs a bit more.. I have wanted to visit Australia my whole life, maybe sometime in the next few years. That means I follow Virgin Australia's flights around on flight tracking apps, when I'm stuck in bed with back pain, or in my free time. I pretend to on on every flight wondering what great place to visit when we land. I love the white with red also. You might think I'm a 12-16 year old kid writing this, but in reality, I'll be 65 in July. I have had a long career in working with doctors and college degrees, but when the topic is flight we are all 12 year olds amazed at the miracle of flight. Be well Virgin Australia and employees, great success and happiness to my adopted airline and the beautiful country it represents. From Arizona in the US, Best Wishes, thanks for the video!

[@rais1953]

There are other interesting airlines in Australia if you want to follow them too Bobby. Of course most people have heard of Qantas but then there's its regional line Qantaslink. Qantas has its low cost airline Jetstar. Then there's Regional Express, known as Rex, there's a small regional airline called Air North that also has one international flight from Darwin to Dili in Timor-Leste and there are various other small local airlines. All worth a look.

[@MG101]

@@rais1953 you mention air north but not alliance?? Ok lol..

[@rais1953]

Yes I forgot about Alliance. I haven't seen any reference to scheduled routes flown by Alliance in its own name though. They fly a lot of routes for other airlines plus mining flights as far as I know.

[@aerohk]

I believe a good paint job makes the plane fly better.

[@AJlion]

isnt it less air drag that makes it better?

[@tyleranimated2334]

Aerohk LOL

[@julians9362]

Aerohk it adds 200hp minimum

[@rogediy5302]

Aerohk lol

[@TheGleely]

Actually it's been found that aerodynamic stability, drag, and maximum speed can be increased by painting flames on the side

[@fluffyres6107]

I LOVE "VIRGIN AUSTRALIA". It's the most caring airline company I have ever witnessed.I can't wait to fly to Australia with it again🇦🇺😜

[@KreatandZonalwolf2]

the after Covid it went downhill well Covid does that not only virgin was effected that badly

[@robinhinson606]

Looked better in the original colour

[@rockm1470]

I love this airline and I like this video it's cool😀

[@liamtrucks9256]

virgin blue is a beautiful plane i love the old livery:)

[@jasoncheung9714]

I missed the old aircraft the last time I flew with it it was like sydeny to Melbourne when I moved to Melbourne I was from shanghai to sydeny to Melbourne

[@CJetsPlanespotting]

The Virgin Australia livery looks very neat, but I prefer the Virgin Blue livery. :)

[@EamonMYT]

CJets Planespotting™ at YYC Me to

[@belindadavidson9212]

+Eamon Shark same

[@rivvur]

yuckkk virgin blue

[@michellemiller253]

Same

[@tinyelephant1533]

Who else thinks the paint melting is so satisfying? I've actually tried finding videos of just that.

[@faithdenelzen8808]

I have a snap together plastic model of the red version. Love it and all things to do with aircraft, airports and airlines

[@MrSpartan17]

Looks brand new!

[@RabidLeroy]

Definitely remember the planes in their virgin•blue livery back in 2006... those were the days. Probably wishing the designs had a red belly to go with their white shell though...

[@dshdebu]

I flew from Melbourne back home to Adelaide. I cried the drive home because there is so much more to explore on this earth that when we die we haven’t explored every bit of the world

[@nathanrobinson7086]

THAT IS SO COOL FROM OLD TO NEW

[@ZeeshanMuhammadX]

0:40 ... for those curious what "livery" means in the context of this video: "a special design and colour scheme used on the vehicles, aircraft, or products of a particular company."

[@masonmckeown3955]

RIP virgin blue

[@15Eagle22Raptor35JSF]

Never seen paint stripped from an aircraft before. That was interesting. By any chance could I have the name of the music?

[@treypohe4593]

www.musicbed.com/songs/louder/6795

[@issabarry5590]

@@treypohe4593 thanks for that music

[@treypohe4593]

ISSAGOGO no problem at all 👍

[@deanrodgers590]

found the music, "Louder" by Night Fever www.musicbed.com/songs/louder/6795

[@justanaturalcarguy4031]

I love you guys! And jeez this is also really satisfying

[@Altenholz]

Really fascinating to see- thanks!!!

[@Shirojm]

This video is amazing!

[@jasoncheung9714]

i missed the red plane i mean it was a couples years ago

[@sharko4093]

I like these newer liveries airlines are doing around Oceania. Older ones like the more square Qantas, red virgin and blue Air New Zealand all scream early 2000s to me. Black Air NZ, new sleek font for Qantas as well as modified tail designs along with of course this new Virgin livery all look gorgeous!

[@sharko4093]

I liked it in some areas, it really depends on the aircraft. I hated the A320s until the new livery but I loved the 737s and I still love the Q300s in the Pacific wave

[@jennifernguyen7573]

Amazing job guys/girls! Hope the airline comes out even stronger and eventually flies to Tokyo ( my home city ) So I can fly them because I just love the hospitality and the flight crew and cabin crew are amazing I flew them from Hong Kong to Sydney and it was amazing!

[@majahsty5564]

I like the music and the beat cause it is cool and the plane getting repainting plus I'm a Australian

[@treypohe4593]

Well isn't that satisfyingly disgusting at 0:46! Still, love the video!

[@c_walker2333]

Trey Pohe yea it weird

[@natalie2613]

They actually poured special acid to melt the paint of the 737 then paint that is why it is green

[@thesquiz99]

@@natalie2613 its called "formic acid" :D

[@Sixflagsparksrx]

I agree

[@mariogalanos4101]

Wish we could have kept Blue in the name....but nice work!!!!

[@geoffreyhansen8543]

I still prefer the old red colour scheme.

[@mattlindsay6974]

+Geoffrey Hansen I call the old red colour scheme the shit colour scheme cause it looks shit. The new one is so much better.

[@Chickasaw88]

Beautiful job... love the new paint scheme!

[@TikhonGlum]

Amazing!

[@officialknife6545]

Love virgin

[@sarah_sakuragamer_au6549]

Wow!!!!!! Nice airline I can't wait to see my friends 😍

[@HDCairnsAviation]

Should make all the rest red tbh, looks so much better

[@mossimodog]

Awesome job.!!!

[@juliangryga3418]

My favourite Livery!

[@LokiHiddlestone13]

amazing precision :D

[@jennythompson2563]

Goodbye virgin blue, Hello virgin australia!

[@bombardiercrjusa3112]

When the paint went off I have goosebumps

[@hreevan]

Good airline love virgin Australia 🇦🇺

[@mregonato]

I also work with 737-800 in maintenance, a fantastic machine the best in the world

[@YukiSorrelwood]

That was some hardcore paint stripper

[@gildoferrucio]

[OFF-TOPIC] that soundtrack is nice!! =D

[@Suuuub_]

Really cool :D

[@LachlanBritcliffe]

Love the video, can't stop watching it! Favourite airline of all time!

[@tiocfaidh6]

Cool!

[@graemewilliams1308]

35 years ago a bean counter worked out that it cost one dollar extra in fuel to carry an extra pound of paint weight for 12 months.

[@antonsotin2986]

cool vid

[@electro_sykes]

Rip Virgin Blue: We will miss you. Hello Virgin Australia.

[@TuffBurnOutTeam]

Lot of work ? Beautiful job ? We'll done fellas

[@TemiKnightYT]

They forgot to add some flame strikers. Makes it faster.

[@lachlanpurvis5035]

Rest In Peace Virgin Blue Hello Virgin Australia

[@adelejellybelly2010]

The new livery needed a bit more red and it would have been complete,bit of a shock to see all that red gone but still quite classy.

[@mattromanes]

Sweet Something - Night Fever

[@Singleniedski]

Cool

[@mattlindsay6974]

Virgin Australia - Was VH-VUE the last aircraft to be painted into the Virgin Australia Livery? Cause I know this video was put up to celebrate Virgin Australia having the entire fleet in the Virgin Australia Livery.

[@JarodGould]

+Matt Lindsay It was VH-VUL that was the last aircraft to painted in the VA livery

[@HyperGam3z]

VH-VUE In 2021 is now rex airlines

[@sjbobkins9442]

I like the new colors, very fresh, classy and clean

[@IesApac]

Missed a spot!, i like your planes, but miss your megastores

[@lachlantrainvideos]

Yeah I miss Virgin blue

[@lachlantrainvideos]

yeah, once in 2009 i wnt on one. i saw on about 2 months ago in melbourne

[@endipriadi6357]

i think it is good job i like it may i know what type paint stripper used because i see to remove paint so easy

[@andreairvin7956]

i flow on a BNE-CNS route in a 737 business class its amazing u should try it

[@messin1000]

They should paint the whole of the engines red :)

[@duskedradiance4165]

YES

[@MBLRStudios]

That would have looked much better.

[@JoeConcerned]

Does this make you want to fly VA

[@rivvur]

nah mate malaysian all the way

[@mikeuchiha5972]

PuddingSimulations you know how good their safety is. it's non existing

[@rorymcnicol5023]

Sure does

[@benjaminhawkins1026]

Rivva I’m worried about another narcissistic pilot reenacting MH370 where he pulled the pin on the transponder without warning so I’d steer clear of Malaysian

[@Adamcringe09]

I miss virgin austrillia

[@nankervisj]

Awesome video +Virgin Australia I love the new livery but also liked the old one. On another topic, 2 questions: was the A330 ordered after the name change (personally I think it was but I am not sure) and secondly is the changeover to the new livery complete?

[@poorpatrician9488]

Virgin blue ordered the A330 well before the name change and yes, this was the last aircraft wearing the DJ livery

[@nankervisj]

+PoorPatrician thanks

[@hoshikun013]

Whilst the new colour scheme is modern and sleek, it's too simple. Gone were the days you could spot an aircraft from afar and recognize its a Virgin Australia / Virgin Blue for its distinctive red fuselage. Now, Virgin Australia blends in with 90% of other airlines with a white fuselage - normal and nothing special.

[@KingHarlaus1]

+Hoshi Kun Modern simplicity attracts economic attention, that's all I can say.

[@meltonio6709]

I can tell.

[@spook9780]

Hoshi Kun very true, also there were tv monitors in the seats. But now on the white ones, u have to rely on the shitty in-flight entertainment app

[@RabidLeroy]

Hoshi Kun as with LATAM airways (again, similar problem), in which I wonder if an inverted navy blue would suit their planes better. Good point though.

[@Miku-uw2sl]

A lot of airlines will have a livery that has a white/light grey base layer because they are reflective of heat which is important due to the temperature difference that a plane goes through during a flight

[@penitent2401]

it takes 9 days for Boeing to build the 737, it takes 11 days to paint it.

[@DiegoSantos-vq3lp]

nice

[@coolpenguin1]

I’ve been flying with ever since I started flying

[@SPRVKG]

when that paint falls off :O, whats the soundtrack?

[@marylynnleasiolagi2974]

I’m going back past and down in a little Cook Road

[@carterbrah9356]

Is the Plane taking off from Townsville in Queensland? If so was the plane painted here?

[@poorpatrician9488]

Yes

[@liamgibson4018]

VH-VUE

[@meltherest1019]

The plane VH-VUE (repaint) was in the flying colours hangar at Townsville, aircraft taking off was a normal in revenue service with VH-VOL

[@faithdenelzen8808]

The paint just melts off Where can I get a diecast model of the new plane from

[@rubik777]

is this solution damaging fuselage? shortening it's strength?

[@Jay-kb8sg]

I’m flying you guys brisbane-port vila in 9 days

[@RomanZerstoren]

I think repainting costs much money for company. Because aircraft is not flying these 11 days, so it does not generate income, but company pays lease payments for aircraft non-stop.

[@minecraftperson999]

+Roman Zerstoren They don't pay Lease payments for the aircraft. Virgin Australia owns both the Aircraft and the Hangar it is being painted in. Yes, they are losing money in fares because the aircraft is not in service for 11 days, but they aren't losing money otherwise.

[@rocketracing3852]

It would be cool if you kept some the old livery

[@devilthao5458]

where an we find dis kinda of job in australia ?

[@romanabramovich2784]

Красота!

[@andrewanane9715]

Who is that woman holding the flag?? I like that art.

[@karpig8939]

I remember some of the aircraft had red noses, why was this?

[@julians9362]

Hank The pilot swag

[@evanhough5187]

Its funny because the paint job takes longer then the whole airplane took to make ;)

[@robobobo2320]

How much does it take for a A380?

[@finupham2940]

Mihai Virgin Australia do not operate a380's

[@YbsuPlaneSpotting]

it was done in Townsville

[@andycheng9066]

At 0:47, does anybody know why the paint sort of melts off?

[@devedsmith]

The Virgin logo has a drop shadow? Who got that gig, VistaPrint?

[@karpig8939]

Will you be trading the 737-800 for the new 737 max? If so will they be going to Canberra

[@poorpatrician9488]

Yes Virgin will get the 737Max, not sure if it will go to Canberra tho, I CBR will just get ATRs for the time beinv

[@devilthao5458]

can i get into this aircraft spray painter if im qualify vehicle painter??

[@iappreview386]

What was the rego???

[@tbaker4736]

How do I get involved in aircraft painting like that?

[@Attomicc076]

I miss virgin blue why did you even change it

[@aviation_747]

i miss virgin blue…

[@Lee247Jamaica]

Im confused if this is a 737 800 or 700 or the camera angles

[@mihaySCS]

What's the name of the music?

[@mihaySCS]

Ok,the music is "Louder" by Night Fever,thanks Dean Rodgers!

[@ross123540]

mihaySCS Do you have a link to the song, i cant seem to find it when i search for it.

[@GReeXeeN]

Ross Harrison Link www.musicbed.com/songs/louder-instrumental/6794

[@mattlindsay6974]

Does anyone know where these aircraft were repainted? And where was the aircraft taking off at cause it doesnt look like Brisbane Airport?

[@duskedradiance4165]

Maybe they send them back to boeing field seattle

[@pcorf]

Virgin repainted their aircraft at Flying Colours Aviation, Townsville QLD

[@mattlindsay6974]

Oh wow thanks for the info on that. Theyre gonna be painting them into Tigerair colours in a few years when Virgin get their 737 MAXs and they start transferring some of the 737-800s to Tigerair.

[@christiaanwoudstra946]

tigerair wil merge whit scoot so they would be repainted in scoot colors

[@liamcritchlow7447]

Tigerair Australia is not being merged, that is Tigerair Singapore.

[@dustincariaga6468]

What song?

[@blackberyy3450]

i like virgin blue airlines

[@xwinger15]

So that's what Aircraft Remover is for!