Boeing 747-200 · 246B MSN 20504
Registration ST-AQL · Spirit of Africa
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
24 Feb 1972
Delivery
13 Mar 1972
Age
54.7 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 747-246B, serial number 20504, line number 181, first flight 24 Feb 1972. Delivered to Japan Airlines on 13 Mar 1972, registered JA8110. 4 Oct 1993 MiB, Super Resort colours 6 Sep 1994 yellow colours, in service 7.9/Japan Air Charter 6 Nov 1995, owned by Apr 2011, leased back to El Lencero Airport, Emiliano Zapata, El Lencero Airport, Emiliano Zapata Ways 1 Oct 1999, withdrawn from use 29 Nov 1999 returned to El Lencero Airport, Emiliano Zapata Ways Dec 1999. Operated by Air Gulf Falcon on 10 Dec 1999 as P4-GFE. Seen at Narita 13 Dec 1999, Sharjah International Airport 15 Dec 1999 seen white, seen 20 Jan 2000. Re-registered with Air Gulf Falcon on 23 Mar 2000 as 3C-GFE. Triton Aviation Service LLC Trans Air Svc sticker, Jeddah 23 Mar 2000 for Hajj pilgrim flights, Marana-Bangor 29 Jun 2000. Re-registered with Air Gulf Falcon as 5Y-GFE. Sharjah International Airport, seen 6 Jul 2000, not to 3D-GFB, identified seen 17 Dec 2000, seen 13 Jan 2001 no titles. Operated by Spirit of Africa as ST-AQL. Seen at Sharjah International Airport, seen at Jeddah 4 Mar 2001 white fuselage, dark blue tail, titles, seen at Sharjah International Airport 3 May 2001 titles being removed, last seen 29 Jul 2001 as such. Transferred to Air Gulf Falcon as 3D-PAJ. Seen at Sharjah International Airport, identified not confirmed, (ever actually worn?) see 21300 (747SP!). Re-registered with Air Gulf Falcon as 3D-PAF. Seen at Sharjah International Airport no titles, seen 19 Feb 2002 as 3D-PAJ?! (see 747SP 21300!?), seen at San Juan Del César Airport not titles or logos 5 Aug 2002. Operated by Spirit of Africa on 13 Jan 2003 as ST-AQL. Seen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta blue/white colour scheme Arabic titles this date, seen engines removed 1 Jul 2006, owned by NAT Group Aug 2006, seen 15 Sep 2013, scrapping by 2020. Current status: scrapped.
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