Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 06-Mar-19.
Air LA, ceased operations 1995.
Tags: N840JX British Aerospace B.Ae Jetstream 32 Air LA aircraft airplane jetprop turboprop regional commuter
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Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a slightly better version 06-Mar-19... still a bit blurred though...
An early A320 (c/n 053), first flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWDV in Apr-89, this aircraft was originally ordered for lease to Pan American but it didn't happen.
It was stored at Toulouse and eventually delivered to the GPA Group Ltd (later to become GECAS) and leased to Braniff Airways as N902BN in Sep-89. Two months later Braniff ceased operations, the aircraft was repossessed and stored.
It was Sep-90 before it was leased to America West Airlines. The aircraft was re-registered N621AW in Feb-91. America West was merged into US Airways in Sep-05. It spent 25 years in service before being retired at Goodyear, AZ, USA in Sep-14.
Two months later it was moved to Tucson, AZ, USA and permanently retired (or not!). US Airways was merged into American Airlines in Apr-15 and the aircraft was returned to the lessor in Sep-15 and was immediately sold to Global Airways (South Africa) and transferred to the Global Aircraft Support Group LLC.
It was ferried to Johannesburg in Jul-16 and re-registered ZS-GAR with Global Aviation Operations. The aircraft remained stored at Johannesburg until it was wet-leased to Sunrise Airways in Jun-17 and returned to Global Aviation in Jul-18.
In Sep-18 the aircraft was wet-leased to Comair and operated on behalf of their subsidiary, Kulula.com. It returned to Global Aviation in Mar-19 and was wet-leased to Corendon Airlines (Turkiye) in Jun-19 for the summer season, returning to Global Aviation in Nov-19.
It was stored at Johannesburg in Mar-20. In Dec-20 the aircraft was wet-leased to a new South African 'low-cost' company, LIFT Airlines. Now 33.5 years old it's currently the oldest A320 still in service. Updated 18-Oct-22.
Tags: N621AW Airbus A320-231 America West Airlines aircraft airplane airliner jet jetliner
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Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 04-Apr-19.
MarkAir was originally an Alaska based US Airline which operated services for Alaska Airlines. In the early 1990's the partnership ended and MarkAir started operating the same routes in competition with Alaska Air. They found it tough going and ceased operations in 1996.
This aircraft was delivered to CP Air as C-FCPG in Mar-85. It was sold to The Chemical Bank Canada Leasing in Sep-85 and leased back to CP-Air. CP Air was renamed Canadian Pacific Airlines in Jan-86. In Apr-86 the aircraft was returned to the lessor, sold to the GPA Group (later to become GECAS) and leased to VASP Brasil as PP-SNQ. It was repossessed by the lessor in Dec-92, re-registered PT-WBD and stored. The aircraft was leased to MarkAir as EI-CHQ in May-93 and returned to the lessor in Apr-95. It was re-registered N946WP the following month and leased to Western Pacific Airlines in Jun-95. Western Pacific ceased operations in Feb-98 and the aircraft was repossessed by the lessor and stored. It was leased to Southwest Airlines in Jun-98 and re-registered N661SW in Oct-98. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Jul-12, sold to Contrails Capital Inc and permanently retired at Stuttgart, AZ.USA. The registration was cancelled a week later.
Tags: EI-CHQ Boeing B737-317 MarkAir aircraft airplane airliner jet jetliner
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