Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 01-Sep-20.
This is the first of three different aircraft to be registered D-ATUA.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N1786B, this aircraft was due to be delivered to Britannia Airways AB (Sweden) as SE-DZK but that wasn't taken up. Instead it was delivered to Britannia Airways (UK) as G-BYNC in Apr-00.
In Nov-01 the aircraft was briefly re-registered PH-AAV (for 24hours) before being transferred to Britannia Airways AB as SE-DZL. In May-05 it was transferred to Hapag-Lloyd Airlines (operating as Hapagfly) as D-ATUA.
The aircraft was returned to Britannia Airways (now operating as Thomsonfly) as G-CDZL in Apr-06. Britannia Airways (UK) officially became Thomson Airways in Nov-08.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in May-12 and was immediately leased to El Al Israel Airlines as 4X-EKM. Blended winglets were added in Sep-12. The aircraft was transferred to El Al's 'low-cost' subsidiary 'Up Airlines by El Al' in Feb-14.
Up Airlines operations were reintegrated into El Al in Sep-18. It was placed in temporary storage at Tel Aviv in mid Mar-20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Now 23 years old it continues in service. Updated 30-Sep-23.
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