MSN 1896 exists for 2 aircraft types, because each manufacturer numbers its own production. All of them are listed below.

Airbus A320-232 MSN 1896

Registration ES-SAM · SmartLynx Estonia

Scrapped

Identity

TypeAirbus A320
Variant320-232
FamilyA320
Series—
Line Number—
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorSmartLynx Estonia

Timeline

First Flight

23 Oct 2002

Delivery

26 Nov 2002

Age

24.0 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Airbus A320-232, serial number 1896, first flight 23 Oct 2002. Delivered to JetBlue Airways on 26 Nov 2002, registered N553JB. British Airways re-allocated. Leased to Blue Wings on 28 May 2008 as D-ANNJ. Owned by Gamma Stream Ltd, ceased operations Düsseldorf, Germany 31 Mar 2009, ferried to Antalya International Airport 24 Apr 2009, ferried to Châteauroux Déols airport 6 May 2009. Leased to Meridiana Fly on 12 Aug 2010 as EI-EZT. Owned by Gamma Avtn, wfsOLB 7 Mar 2013, owned by RCM Aviation and leased again 8 Oct 2013, arrived at Dublin, Ireland white colour scheme returned Richmond Airport Avtn 24 Feb 2015. Operated by SmartLynx Estonia on 2 Apr 2015 as ES-SAM. Seen at Dublin, Ireland 19 Mar 2015 full colour scheme, seen 1 Apr 2015 re-registered, ferried Dublin, Ireland to Riga International Airport 2 Apr 2015, sub-lsd to Corendon Airlines, VietJetAir leased ferried RIX--Hanoi 15-16 Jan 2017, returned to SmartLynx Est 18-19 Feb 2017, seen in service 25 Feb 2017 operated for SmartLynx Estonia, full colour scheme, withdrawn from service 3 May 2019, sub-lsd to TUI Airlines Nederland 4 May 2019, Jet2 wet-leased (operated by crew of the lessor) 1 Jun 2019, returned Transalpine Leasing Ltd 9 Jun 2019, ferried St Athan Airport, Wales to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City 15-16 Jan 2020 wet-leased (operated by crew of the lessor) to Jetstar Pacific, to Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport 12 Feb 2020, Châteauroux Déols airport 21 Dec 2020 parked, ferried Riga International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila (Pasay) 20-22 Jun 2021, Turaif Domestic Airport Netherlands wet-leased (operated by crew of the lessor), returned Larnaca, Cyprus 31 Oct 2021, ferried Châteauroux Déols airport to DSA 30 Apr 2022 TUI Airways summer wlse returned 1 Oct 2022, TUI Group (D) wet-leased (operated by crew of the lessor) 29 Apr 2023, returned 21 Oct 2023, stored Ignacy Jan Paderewski Bydgoszcz Airport 15 Jan 2025, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, Durham 20 Feb 2025, scrapping Nov 2025. Current status: scrapped.

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Airbus A330-343E MSN 1896

Registration B-303C · Hainan Airlines

In service

Identity

TypeAirbus A330-300
Variant330-343E
FamilyA330
Series—
Line Number—
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorHainan Airlines

Timeline

First Flight

27 Aug 2018

Delivery

20 Dec 2018

Age

8.2 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Airbus A330-343E, serial number 1896, first flight 27 Aug 2018. Delivered to Hainan Airlines on 20 Dec 2018, registered B-303C. Châteauroux Déols airport to Toulouse, France 17 Oct 2018 after paint, ferried TLS--Sanya 29-30 Jan 2019. Current status: in service.

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