Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 30-Aug-19, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 07-Feb-25.
New livery.
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWDM, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Air 2000 as G-OOAW in May-02. Air 2000 was renamed First Choice Airways in Jan-04.
In early 2008 First Choice Holidays was about to be taken over by the TUI Travel Group so the aircraft was re-registered G-OOPW in Mar-08 to avoid duplication with Thomson Airways Boeing 757 G-BYAW.
First Choice was taken over by the TUI Travel Group in May-08 but the airline continued to operate as First Choice until the end of the summer season in Nov-08 when it officially became part of Thomson Airways.
Thomson Airways was an all Boeing operator and this aircraft wasn't repainted into Thomson livery and was returned to the lessor in May-09. It was leased to Ural Airlines (Russia) as VQ-BCZ in Jun-09.
The aircraft was withdrawn from service in Oct-21 and parked.
It was returned to the lessor in Dec-21 and permanently retired at Goodyear, AZ, USA. Updated 07-Feb-25.
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