Boeing 737-200 · 248 MSN 21715

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-248, serial number 21715, line number 579, first flight 30 May 1979. Delivered to Aer Lingus on 8 Jun 1979, registered EI-BEC. Operated by Eagle lsd/Britannia on 2 Apr 1982 as TF-VLM. Returned Eagle Oct 1982. Sub-leased to Britannia on 22 Dec 1982. Returned to Aer Lingus on 31 Mar 1983 as EI-BEC. Still Dubin parked 31 Dec 1992. Leased to East West Airlines on 8 Jan 1993 as VT-EWI. Seen at Mumbai 8.96/ due returned 97, repossessed AeL, ferried Dublin 26 Mar 1997, returned AeL basic EW, parked, seen Jul 1997. Returned to Aer Lingus on 26 Mar 1997 as EI-BEC. European Capital Corporation Sep 1997 as EI-, still stored Dublin, Fazenda Tucunaré Airport, Sapezal 14 Sep 1997, cancelled 17.10. Operated by FSB on 21 Oct 1997 as N1715T. Re-registered and ferried to Taiwan for D-check 23 Oct 1997, cancelled 14 Jan 1998. Leased to Kenya Airways on 26 Jan 1998 as 5Y-KQK. Owned by Ard/EC, seen at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi stored 3 Oct 2010, seen 14 Sep 2012, scrapping Feb 2022. Current status: scrapped.