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Aircraft Type

Virgin Blue operates a fleet of 53 Next Generation Boeing 737 and Embraer aircraft. Below is technical information on all of the aircraft flown by Virgin Blue, Pacific Blue and Polynesian Blue.

Boeing 737-800
Passengers - Typical 1-class configuration	177/180
Cargo	1,555 cu ft (44 cu m)
Engines - maximum thrust	CFMI CFM56-7B 27,300 lb (12,394 kg)
Maximum Fuel Capacity	6,875 U.S. gal (26,035 L)
Maximum Takeoff Weight	174,200 lb (78,240 kg)
Maximum Range	3,383 statute miles (5,449 km)
Typical Cruise Speed at 35,000 feet	0.785 Mach (530 mph)
Basic Dimensions Wing Span (with winglets)	112 ft 7 in
Overall Length	129 ft 6 in (39.5 m)
Tail Height	41 ft 2 in (12.5 m)
Interior Cabin Width	11 ft 7 in (3.4 m)

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Boeing 737-700
Passengers - Typical 1-class configuration	144
Cargo	966 cu ft (27.3 cu m)
Engines - maximum thrust	CFMI CFM56-7B 24,200 lb (10,977 kg)
Maximum Fuel Capacity	6,875 U.S. gal (26,035 L)
Maximum Takeoff Weight	154,500 lb (70,143 kg)
Maximum Range	3,752 statute mile (6,038 km)
Typical Cruise Speed at 35,000 feet	0.785 Mach (530 mph)
Basic Dimensions Wing Span (with winglets)	112 ft 7 in (34.3 m)
Overall Length	110 ft 4 in (33.6 m)
Tail Height	41 ft 2 in (12.5 m)
Interior Cabin Width	11 ft 7 in (3.4 m)

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Embraer 190
Passengers - Typical 1-class configuration	104
Cargo	3500 kg
Engines - maximum thrust	CF34-10 18,500 lb (8390 kg)
Maximum fuel capacity	4,267 gal (16,153 L)
Maximum takeoff weight	114,199 lb (51,800 kg)
Maximum range	2647 statute miles (4,260 km)
Typical cruise speed at 35,000 feet	Mach 0.80 (840 km/hr)
Basic Dimensions Wing Span (with winglets)	94 ft 3 in (28.72 m)
Overall length	118 ft 11 in (36.25 m)
Tail height	34 ft 8 in (10.57 m)
Interior cabin width	2.74 m

Embraer 170
Passengers - Typical 1-class configuration	78
Cargo	2400 kg
Engines - maximum thrust	CF34-8 14,200 lb (6440 kg)
Maximum fuel capacity	3,063 gal (11, 596 L)
Maximum takeoff weight	82,011 lb (37,200 kg)
Maximum range	2301 statute miles (3,704 km)
Typical cruise speed at 35,000 feet	Mach 0.80 (840 km/hr)
Basic Dimensions Wing Span (with winglets)	84 ft 4 in (26.0 m)
Overall length	98 ft 1 in (29.9 m)
Tail height	32 ft 3 in (9.82 m)
Interior cabin width	2.74 m

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