Operating a 'just-in-time' cargo charter carrying car parts from Cologne, Germany.
Named: "Patricia".
First flown as G-OLBA in early Mar-88, this aircraft was re-registered with Short Brothers as G-BOFG for some test flights before being leased to Capital Airlines as G-OLBA in mid Mar-88.
It was repossessed by Shorts Aircraft Financing Ltd in Oct-90 and stored at Belfast Harbour Airport. It was sold to AL Aviation Leasing GmbH in Jan-93 as D-CCAS and leased to Rhineland Air Service. Rhineland Air Service was renamed RAS Fluggesellschaft in Mar-96.
In Dec-96 AL Aviation Leasing sold the aircraft to Nightexpress GmbH while the lease to RAS continued. It was returned to Nightexpress GmbH in 2002. Nightexpress was bought by BDA Bespoke Distribution Aviation in Mar-16.
In Jul-17 the aircraft was sold to Alliance Air Charter (USA) as N970AA. It was sold to Air Cargo Carriers (USA) in Mar-21. Now 34 years old the aircraft continues in service. Updated 31-Mar-22.
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