Boeing 737-200 · 247 MSN 20128

Registration OB-1729 · Aero Continente ret

Scrapped

Identity

TypeBoeing 737-200
Variant247
FamilyB737CL
Series—
Line Number145
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorAero Continente ret

Timeline

First Flight

13 Mar 1969

Delivery

17 Mar 1969

Age

57.6 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Boeing 737-247, serial number 20128, line number 145, first flight 13 Mar 1969. Delivered to Western Airlines on 17 Mar 1969, registered N4524W. Operated by Aloha Airlines on 13 Mar 1976 as N73718. Operated by IBL/Air Belgium on 1 Apr 1980. Sub-leased to Bahamasair on 26 Apr 1980 as C6-BEI. Returned to Air Belgium in May 1982 as OO-PLH. Sub-leased to America West on 18 Nov 1985. Returned AB 22 Apr 1986. Sub-leased to Britannia Airways on 1 May 1986. Returned AB 23 Oct 1986. Operated by ILFC on 28 Oct 1986. Operated by ASC/Challenge Air on 13 Dec 1986 as N501AV. Returned Aviation Sales Company 28 Sep 1987. Leased to Olympic Airways on 30 Dec 1988. Stored 22 Jun 1989 Hanover. Operated by Amann Aviat (VH) on 1 Oct 1989. Returned Aviation Sales Company 21 Mar 1990. Leased to TAN/SAHSA in Apr 1990 as HR-SHU. Returned Aviation Sales Company 16 Oct 1990. Operated by ASC on 16 Oct 1990 as N501AV. Withdrawn from use Tucson, seen Mar 1991, Jul 1991 basic SAHSA colours. Operated by Viscount A.S. on 23 Sep 1991. Returned Aviation Sales Company 17 Nov 1992, to PiAL 17 Nov 1992, r12.92/ seen in service white, Indiana Pacers stickers 9.91/reg cancelled Jul 1994 (owned by Pinnacle). Operated by Pinnacle Ac L as XA-STB. Leased to Magnicharters in Jul 1994. Returned less, ceased Dec 1996. Returned to Aero Continente on 3 Jan 1997 as OB-1670. Also repossessed 7 Mar 1997 ret/ International Pacific Trading Inc owned by by Apr 1997, leased to Aero Cont. Leased to Magnicharters on 12 Jul 1997. Returned to Aero Continente on 9 Oct 1997. Leased to Magnicharters on 28 Mar 1998 as XA-STB. Owned by SwIC. Returned to Aero Continente on 28 Sep 1998. Seen at Roswell NM 10 Oct 1998 as XA-STB?. Leased to Magnicharters on 19 Feb 1999. Returned to Aero Continente as OB-1729. Seen in service Lima, seen at Lima 7 Mar 2001, seen at Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima stored white colour scheme 10 Apr 2004, presum broken up at 2008. Current status: scrapped.

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