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
Identity
Operators
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to SmartLynx Est 18-19 Feb 2017, seen in service 25 Feb 2017 operated for SmartLynx Estonia, full colour scheme, withdrawn from service 3 May 2019, sub-lsd to TUI Airlines Nederland 4 May 2019, Jet2 wet-leased (operated by crew of the lessor) 1 Jun 2019, returned Transalpine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
Identity
Operators
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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