Boeing 737-200 · 248C MSN 20218
Registration N218TA · Ardennes Gamma Ltd ret
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
21 Aug 1969
Delivery
09 Sept 1969
Age
57.2 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 737-248C, serial number 20218, line number 199, first flight 21 Aug 1969. Delivered to Aer Lingus on 9 Sep 1969, registered EI-ASC. Leased to Cameroon Airlines on 25 Jan 1976. Returned Aer 7 Feb 1976. Operated by GPA lsd/Nigeria Airways on 15 Aug 1985. Returned Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group 4 Dec 1985. Sub-leased to VASP on 18 Dec 1985 as PP-SNY. Returned to GPA on 31 Mar 1986 as EI-ASC. Sub-leased to Hispania on 1 May 1986 as EC-DZB. Owned by CIAEI 31 Mar 1987, returned Nov 1988. Operated by CIAEI/Aer Lingus on 5 Jan 1989 as EI-ASC. Returned CIAEI 6 Nov 1990. Operated by TAT on 20 Nov 1990 as F-GGFJ. Registered 4.04.91/seen at Dinard 24 Mar 1996 full colours stored, seen Dec 1996, seen Jun 1997 white/Ardennes Oct 1996 f.s. Operated by Ardennes Gamma Ltd on 14 Jun 1997 as N218TA. Re-registered Jun 1997 to First Security Bank. Leased to AirAsia in Aug 1997. First Security Bank US registration cancelled 23 Sep 1999. Leased to Royal Air Cambodge on 23 Sep 1999 as XU-711. Seen at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok 17 Oct 1999 full colours. Returned to Ardennes Gamma Ltd on 31 Aug 2001 as N218TA. To Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 31 Aug 2001, seen at Paya Lebar Air Base stored John H Batten Airport, Racine colour scheme 7 Sep 2003, leased to Oran Tafraoui Airport Linhas Aereas as PR-DMA never took place, seen with PR-DMA registration 20 Sep 2005. Current status: scrapped.
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