Boeing 727-200F · 281 MSN 21455

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-281, serial number 21455, line number 1316, first flight 28 Oct 1978. Delivered to All Nippon Airways on 1 Feb 1978, registered JA8353. Operated by Korean Air on 21 Jan 1990 as HL7354. RDalAe 9 May 1996, seen at Stanta Barbara 9 Apr 1996 full colours. Operated by Santa Barbara Aerosp on 31 Mar 1996 as N528JS. TPLC 8 Apr 1996, converted to F Oct 1996. Leased to Pacific Air Express on 31 Oct 1996 as H4-PAE. Modified (*281F). Seen at Miami International Airport 12 Nov 1999 for hushkits (configured with - ), re-registered due VH-PEA, ntu?, seen at Miami International Airport 23 Nov 1999. Operated by FINOVA on 30 Nov 1999 as N214F. Bought ex First Union Trust Company, seen stored Opa-Locka 30 Mar 2000 Pac AE colours, seen at Tucson 9 Apr 2000, 1 May 2000 parked, departed by 23 Jun 2000, seen at Phoenix 17 Aug 2000 Pac AE colours. Leased to Pacific Air Express on 22 Aug 2000 as VH-PAE. Arrived Brisbane 22 Aug 2000, parked after maintenance, ferried to melbourne 23 Dec 2000. Leased to Transasian Air Express on 23 Dec 2000 as VH-TXE. In service 5 Feb 2001, 5 Apr 2001, re-registered 15 Jun 2001, Ansett Australia Cargo lsd/opf (when?), returned Transasian Sep 2001, sub-lsd to Australian Air Express Sep 2001, Transasia Air Express titles appl. Brisbane 27 Oct 2001, VH-VLD allocated repossessed Dec 2002 but lapsed, not taken up. Renamed Transaustralian Air Express. Re-registered Dec 2002. Returned to FCC (registered 24 Oct 2003) as N328FV. Repossessed registration VH-TXE cancelled 22 Oct 2003, departed to Cairns 25 Oct 2003, seen at Goodyear 13 Dec 2003 white/Australian AE titles, FINOVA Capital Corporation to Cara 21455 Corp 2 Feb 2004, seen at Phoenix Goodyear Airport 28 Mar 2004, ferried to Kelowna 9 Apr 2004, cancelled 3 Jun 2004 to Nigeria. Operated by Afrijet on 3 Jun 2004 as 5N-BGQ. Seen at Winnipeg 4 Jun 2004, ferried St Johns--Banjul 5 Jun 2004, seen at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport 4 Nov 2004 full colours. Leased to Eagle International (6V). Ferried Banjul-Lajes-St.Johns 16 Jul 2005, due returned Apr 2006. Operated by Cara 21455 Corp (registered 3 Aug 2005) as N455CC. Seen at Kelowna 15 Sep 2005 Afrijet colours, still as 5N-BGQ, US registration cancelled 7 Dec 2005. Operated by Flair AL, Kelowna (registered 16 Dec 2005) as C-FLHJ. Seen at Toronto International 12 Jan 2006 titles, seen at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport 22 Jun 2008 operational. Operated by Kelowna Flightcraft on 14 Apr 2009 as C-GKFJ. Seen in service Toronto Pearson International Airport 30 Apr 2009 in mostly white colour scheme without titles, London International Airport 23 Mar 2011, Halifax International 13 Jul 2012 big Purolator titles, cancelled 21 Oct 2014. Operated by IFL Group-Contract Air Cargo on 22 Oct 2014 as N281FL (2). Sold by Regency Aero Lease 22 Oct 2014 to International Trading Company, also repo/dba Gulf and Caribbean Air, ferried to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport 5 Sep 2023 for maintenance at KF Aerospace, worked has stopped by 2025. Current status: stored.