Airbus A321-211 MSN 1017

Timeline

History

Airbus A321-211, serial number 1017, first flight 29 Apr 1999. Delivered to Air 2000 on 12 May 1999, registered G-OOAJ. GECAS. Renamed First Choice Airways on 13 Jan 2004. Arrived at Manchester Airport, Manchester, Greater Manchester white colour scheme prior returned GECAS 28 May 2004, ferried to Bournemouth Airport to Toulouse, France 9 Jun 2004, seen Air Ivoire full colour scheme 25 Jun 2004. Sub-leased to Air Ivoire on 28 Jun 2004 as F-OIVU. Owned by MAFS, leased to Aero Services Corporate, returned MAFS Paris-Orly, France Aigle Azur full colour scheme 28 Jan 2005, arrived at Norwich Airport, Norwich, Norfolk 20 Feb 2005 (listed stored until fate in service known). Leased to Aigle Azur on 15 Mar 2005. Seen in service at Paris-Orly, France full colour scheme this date, returned MAFS Dec 2005. Leased to Nouvelle Air Ivoire on 7 Dec 2005. Seen at Toulouse, France full colour scheme 20 Dec 2005, damaged when hit by doing business as highloader cateringtruck end 2009, ferried to Toulouse, France for repairs after incident 28 Feb 2010, ferried to Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport, Dakar to QLA 27 Feb 2011, ferried to London Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea, Essex 18 Apr 2011. Leased to Metro Batavia on 16 Feb 2012 as PK-YUF. Ceased operations Singapore-Seletar, Singapore 31 Jan 2013. Operated by R Airlines on 19 Dec 2013 as HS-RCC. MCAP Europe M-rgd 1 Mar 2013, ferried to Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok 24 Nov 2013, operated by Skyview Airways. Operated by SmartLynx Malta on 29 Sep 2021 as 9H-CGB. Converted from passenger to freighter. Owned by Plane Business Leasing/WFBN registered in the USA 14 Feb 2018, ferried Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok to Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, Montpellier/Méditerranée 18 Nov 2018 registered in the USA, UR-WRU Wind Rose Avtn 2018 not taken up, MPL-PGF-MPL airtest 10 Oct 2019, ferried Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, Montpellier/Méditerranée to Singapore-Seletar, Singapore 30.11-01.12.20 registered in the USA for F-conversion, seen 3 Jun 2021 D-rgd Lufthansa Technik, converted, ferried Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, Montpellier/Méditerranée 15-16 Aug 2021 D-rgd, Vallair.aero decals, for paint, Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, Montpellier/Méditerranée to Leipzig/Halle Airport, Schkeuditz 29 Sep 2021 DHL Partner colour scheme, ferried Leipzig/Halle Airport, Schkeuditz to Erfurt-Weimar Airport 1 Feb 2025 EAT/DHL cancelled contract, to Cologne-Bonn, Germany 2 Mar 2025, withdrawn from service Queen Alia International Airport, Amman 08.08.25, Airlines ceased Nov 2025. Current status: stored.