Boeing 747F · *2B4BF MSN 21097
Registration N710CK · Kalitta Air
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
16 May 1975
Delivery
30 May 1975
Age
51.5 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 747-2B4B, serial number 21097, line number 262, first flight 16 May 1975. Delivered to MEA on 30 May 1975, registered OD-AGH. Leased to Saudia on 1 Jun 1977. Returned Jan 1981. Leased to Nigeria Airways in Sep 1981. Returned Oct 1981. Operated by Carter/MEA on 15 Dec 1984 as N202AE. Returned Cart Apr 1985. Leased to British Airways on 29 Apr 1985 as G-BLVE. Returned 24 Apr 1990. Re-registered with MEA on 31 May 1990 as N202AE. Leased to Air France on 1 Jun 1990. Seen full colours 16.07.91. Returned to MEA on 23 Jul 1991. Seen London-Heathrow 23 Jul 1991 FULL colours. Leased to Garuda on 10 Jan 1992. Seen at Lomé–Tokoin International Airport full Gar colours. Returned to MEA. White, big titles. Leased to Garuda. SHKong white, blue Gar titles, reversed tail logo. Returned to MEA. Full colours in service Orly. Re-registered with MEA on 27 Mar 1996 as OD-AGH. Sas 27 Apr 1996 ORY/Premiair leased 2-22.03.97/MEA sisoc Jul 1997. Operated by Kal-American Int Airways on 26 Sep 1997 as N710CK. Modified (*2B4BF). Seen 7 Sep 1998 Los Angeles International white, Alliance Municipal Airport titles. Leased to North Atlantic Airways. Seen at Ostend, seen at Los Angeles International 19 Dec 1998 white, titles (Airlines in Malta). Renamed Kitty Hawk Int on 3 Feb 1999. Seen at Ostend full colours 19.04.99, Airlines bankrupt 1 May 2000, probably ceasops, seen stored Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 3 Apr 2001, owned by Kitty Hawk Collateral Liquidating Trust 30 Sep 2002, seen 28 Jan 2003, seen in service Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands Kalitta full colour scheme 09-07-03. Operated by Kalitta Air on 7 Jul 2003. Seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands in service full colour scheme this date, ferried to Newark Liberty International Airport to Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport 24 Dec 2008, US registration cancelled 12 Dec 2011, seen 28 Jul 2012. Current status: scrapped.
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