Boeing 727-200F · 243 MSN 21663
Registration C-GXKF · Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
18 Jan 1978
Delivery
01 Feb 1979
Age
48.8 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 727-243, serial number 21663, line number 1438, first flight 18 Jan 1978. Delivered to Alitalia on 1 Feb 1979, registered I-DIRG. Operated by People Express on 17 Jul 1984 as N580PE. Owned by IAC Jul 1985, DaI Aug 1985. Merged into Continental Airlines on 1 Feb 1987. Re-registered with Continental Airlines in Feb 1994 as N17410. Returned Datamatic Jul 1999, PrL 30 Jul 1999. Leased to Express One Int on 24 Sep 1999. Modified (*243F). Freighter conversion at Eagle One, Ft Worth Aug 1999, due returned to PrL Oct 2004, seen stored Roswell 2 Feb 2003 full Express One colours, seen 4 Feb 2004, Aircorp 26 Apr 2004, ferried to Kelowna International Airport 4 May 2004 (also repossessed 3 May 2004), ITCoY 4 May 2004, cancelled 22 Jul 2004. Operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter (registered 4 Aug 2004) as C-GXKF. Purolator colours seen in service London International Airport 28 Nov 2006, donated 29 May 2015 to Fanshawe College's School of Aviation Technology, permanently withdrawn from use London ON, registration cancelled 30 Jun 2015. Current status: stored.
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