Boeing 727-200 · 247 MSN 20580

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-247, serial number 20580, line number 889, first flight 6 Jun 1972. Delivered to Western Airlines on 13 Jun 1972, registered N2808W. Operated by GPA/Northeastern on 14 May 1984. Returned to GPA on 4 Mar 1985 as EI-BRD. Leased to Western Airlines on 4 Apr 1985. Operated by ASC/Western Airlines on 25 Mar 1987 as N502AV. Merged into Delta Airlines on 1 Apr 1987. Returned Aviation Sales Company May 1988. Leased to Air Malta. Repossessed leased Jun 1988 but repossessed seen in Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands already 4 May 1988 ?! returned Aviation Sales Company 1 Nov 1988. Leased to Gulf Air Transport on 1 Nov 1988. Sub-leased to Air Malta on 26 Apr 1989. Returned TransOc 1 Nov 1989. Operated by Av Sales C-repo on 10 Feb 1990. Operated by Argosy Int (registered Feb 1992). Based Miami International Airport. Leased to Braniff Airways. Seen Aug 1992 Miami, roll out ALA2 Aug 1992, red orange ultra colours, seen stored 25 Sep 1992 Santo Domingo. Leased to Allegro Air on 15 Dec 1992 as XA-TCW. Arrived 3 Dec 1992 Miami for repaint, seen at Miami International Airport 11 May 1994 withdrawn from use, arrived Miami International Airport 22 Nov 1994 withdrawn from use (from?). Re-registered with IAL as N502AV. Seen at Miami International Airport partly white, International Air Leases Dec 1994. Leased to Air Vias on 17 Jan 1995 as PP-AIU. Seen at Sao Paulo 3 Jan 1995 new colours, returned International Air Leases Apr 1995, seen at Miami International Airport 3 Jul 1995. Returned to IAL on 1 Apr 1995 as N502AV. Operated by TCA-Tropical Airlines ls on 5 Aug 1995 as N580CR. Jul 1995, seen 26 Jul 1995 Miami as PP-TLN Thomas Cook Airlines not taken up, but ferried 4 Aug 1995 as N../seen at Rio-GIG 23 Apr 1996 as N, impounded at arrival Aug 1995 by Air Force Sao Paulo, ferried Rio Black Diamond/Flying R Ranch Airport Oct 1995. Operated by Argosy Int in Jun 1996. Seen at Miami International Airport 13 Nov 1997 parked white no titles, damaged Miami 2 Feb 1998, but not pres 17 May 1998, seen 15 Jul 1998 parked white colours, seen 6 May 1999 Miami, seen 16 May 1999 worked on. Operated by Laker Airways. Seen at Miami International Airport "Grand Bahama Island" full colours, International Air Leases AH to Salinas Municipal Airport of PR 27 Dec 1999, seen at Fort Lauderdale-International 23 Jun 2001 parked, seen 2 Sep 2001 Opa-Locka white, good condition, seen 22 Oct 2001 no titles. Operated by Jatayu Air as PK-JGT. Seen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta 14 Jun 2002 blue/white colours, seen Jakarta CGK 27 Jun 2004 blue colours, damaged nose no engines, seen 27 Dec 2004 gold tail logo peeling off, seen 5 Jan 2007 no engines, seen 20 Jun 2008, seen 16 Feb 2009 with only nosesection remaining on the ground, scrapped early Jul 2009. Current status: scrapped.