Boeing 727-200 · 2L8 MSN 21040

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-2L8, serial number 21040, line number 1142, first flight 18 Jun 1975. Delivered to Yugoslav Gvmt on 26 Jun 1975, registered 14302. Also YU-AKD, seen at Düsseldorf, Germany 9 Jun 1977 only as YU-AKD. Registered 74302 in Mar 1978. Also YU-AKD. Operated by Aviogenex on 4 Feb 1983 as YU-AKD. Leased to Sterling Airways on 13 Oct 1986 as OY-SBJ. Returned to Aviogenex on 15 Apr 1987 as YU-AKD. Seen 10 Jul 1987 VIP colour scheme Malta-Luqa, Malta. Leased to Avianca in Dec 1987. Returned Apr 1988. Leased to Egyptair in Nov 1988. Returned to Aviogenex in Apr 1989. Withdrawn from use 31 May 1992, in service at 95, Air Gabon leased Jul 1996, returned Aviogenex Dec 1996, seen in service Zurich 31 Dec 1996, via Trans Executive Airlines Switzerland wet-leased Air Afrique 1 Apr 1998, in service 3 Apr 1998, due returned 30 Jun 1998, seen in service Athens 27 Jul 1998 Aviog. Leased to Chanchangi Airlines in Aug 1998. Testfl 27 Feb 1999 Aviog colours, after ohl, repaint Lash 10 Mar 1999, returned 16 Mar 1999, seen in service Lagos 23 Jun 2000. Returned to Aviogenex. In service JP2002, seen Belgrade 10 Jul 2002 no titles, returned, Cameroon Airlines leased 4 Jan 2003, returned Jun 2003, seen Belgrade Lone Star Airways colours 15 Aug 2003, parked Belgrade by Sep 2003 due to technical problems, seen in service Jan 2004 operated for Jabot Airport, Ailinglapalap Atoll (Moscow/Cairo flights, Hurghada-BEG seen 30 Jan 2004), Efata Papua due Apr 2004 but Airlines went bankrupt, still Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport seen May 2004 ex Lone Star colours, parked Feb 2005 but seen in service Václav Havel Airport Prague 26 Mar 2005, still operations 2 or 3 charters doing business as week (mainly Turkey, Egypt) by Nov 2005, final 727-pax in europe, withdrawn from use by 10 Jul 2006 Belgrade, sold to Pennant Aviation Sep 2006 for scrap, seen Nov 2006 fuselage only. Current status: scrapped.