Airbus A321-231 MSN 1487

Timeline

History

Airbus A321-231, serial number 1487, first flight 6 Apr 2001. Delivered to Aero Lloyd on 8 May 2001, registered D-ALAS. Arrived Prestwick 20 Apr 2001 for demo purposes, seen in service operated for Condor 10 May 2001. Leased to Ryan Int'l Airlines on 16 Dec 2002. "Funjet Vacation" titles. Returned to Aero Lloyd on 11 May 2003. Seen at Salzburg Airport full colour scheme this date, ceased operations Vienna International Airport 16 Oct 2003, seen at Frankfurt International, Germany stored 17 Dec 2003, ferried to Maastricht-Beek, Netherlands 15 Jan 2004, ferried to Frankfurt International, Germany flyNiki full colour scheme 23 Jan 2004. Leased to Niki on 5 Feb 2004. Arrived at Salzburg Airport OE-LOS under wings this date. Re-registered with Niki on 11 Mar 2004 as OE-LOS. Withdrawn from service and ferried to Maastricht-Beek, Netherlands for paint 17 Oct 2007. Operated by Qatar Airways on 2 Nov 2007 as A7-ADK. Ferried to Vienna International Airport to Hamad International Airport, Doha 15 Nov 2007, repossessed Feb 2017 to be available for lease or sale Nov 2017, withdrawn from service 20 Oct 2017, testfl Doha 15 Nov 2017 to be returned lessor. Operated by Red Wings on 14 Dec 2017 as VP-BWS. Larnaca, Cyprus to Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, ferried Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow to Châteauroux Déols airport 9 Feb 2021 returned lessor, owned by Seraph, ferried Châteauroux Déols airport to Xiamen, China 23-26 Aug 2022 for freighter conversion. Operated by SmartLynx Airlines Malta on 6 May 2024 as 9H-CGK. Converted to freighter (Precision Conversions). Seraph Aviation ret/N-rgd 26 Oct 2022, Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, Montpellier/Méditerranée to Toulouse, France white delivered, ferried Leipzig/Halle Airport, Schkeuditz to Riga International Airport 31 Jan 2025 EAT/DHL cancelled contract. Operated by Royal Air Philippines on 8 Jul 2025 as RP-C9869. Operated for NNJT (Nanning Traffic Investment). Current status: in service.