Boeing 727-200 · 2J4 MSN 20766

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-2J4, serial number 20766, line number 993, first flight 16 Nov 1973. Delivered to Sterling Airways on 3 Dec 1973, registered OY-SAT. Operated by Boeing on 15 May 1984 as N729BE. Operated by Fed Ex Av Services on 11 Feb 1986 as N223FE. Operated by Sterling Airways on 11 Feb 1986 as OY-SAT. Withdrawn from use 22 Sep 1993 (ceased). Operated by Royal Airlines on 2 Feb 1994 as C-GRYP. Lse/purch/r22.2. Operated by Riverhorse Investments on 23 Jun 1998 as N211DB. Bought ex FINOVA Capital Corporation (to FINOVA Capital Corporation when?) 29 Jun 1998, seen at Wilmington DE 4 Aug 1998 white, seen at Kelowna 16 Oct 1998 white, no engines, due Blue Airlines leased, seen at Phoe 9 Feb 1999 'operated by Laker Airways' titles. Leased to Laker Airways. Seen at Phoe, titl. Riverhorse Inv sold to Riverhorse Avtn Group 18 Jun 1999, still operated by LB=Laker. Leased to Star Air Tours on 1 Sep 1999. Owned by Riverh, ceased operations 5 Nov 1999. Leased to Sky Trek Int Airlines on 31 Jan 2000. (first repossessed leased 18 Jan 2000) owned by Riverh, due returned Jan 2003. Leased to Sun Country Airlines on 17 Jul 2000. Seen at Minneapolis 12 Oct 2001, Riverhorse Avtn Group. seen at Miami International Airport 8 Dec 2001 being worked on, seen 27 Dec 2001 stored. Operated by DB Air on 1 May 2002. Riverhorse Avtn, to DB Air 1 May 2002, Seven Two Capital Partners Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 14 May 2002 (i.s.?), 7 Aug 2002, seen at Miami 13 Aug 2002 blue/gold colours no titles. Leased to Miami Air. Seen in service Miami operated for, no titles, seen at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 21 Jul 2003 at Swift FBO ramp, seen at Tokyo 23 Jul 2003 with wrestlers, still with Miami Air?. Operated by Sun World. SPHX. "operated by Sunworld" on nose gear doors, for sports charters, not longer operated by Miami Air. Operated by Falcon Air Express. In service Gander-SNN-LIN 2 Jun 2004, seen at Manchester Airport, Manchester, Greater Manchester 21 Jul 2004, seen at Düsseldorf, Germany 8 Nov 2004, Seen at Taba International Airport Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo to Oneida Leasing 11 Apr 2005, seen 22 Apr 2005 Sint Maarten-Juliana, Netherlands Antilles new Braniff style colours. Operated by Sky One (registered 6 May 2005). Oneida 6 May 2005, seen at Long Beach 6 May 2005 operated by Falcon Air, black colours, Sky One titles, Oneida EqL 18 Jul 2005, seen at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 5 Aug 2005, reposs by Riverhorse Inv 11 May 2006 (ex Oneida), seen stored Victorville 15 Jun 2006, seen 24 Nov 2006 no engines, seen 24 Oct 2007 in 'scrap corner', Riverhorse to Victorville Aerospace Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 28 Dec 2007, OK Consultants Inc 19 May 2008, seen 5 Jan 2009 in SkyOne colour scheme, seen 15 Oct 2009, cancelled 12 Apr 2010, to B-. Operated by China Lantian Trade Co on 9 Apr 2010. Scrapped at Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, fuselage trucked to El Mirage Aug 2011, seen 5 Feb 2015 Beijing inside shopping mall as children play thing, Air China colour scheme. Current status: stored.