Airbus A320 · *W MSN 2178

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History

Airbus A320-214, serial number 2178, first flight 26 Feb 2004. Delivered to Air Malta on 6 Apr 2004, registered 9H-AER. Lotus Air re-allocated or not taken up, GATX(CC)=Capital Corporation, (LC)=Leasing Corporation, damaged to fuselage and engines when landed with gear problems during start (tires/rim) Glasgow (Glasgow, U. K.), United Kingdom 0(?) 1 Sep 2004, ferried to Manchester Airport, Manchester, Greater Manchester to Châteauroux Déols airport 29 Nov 2004. Sub-leased to Vueling Airlines on 5 Dec 2004. Returned to Air Malta on 16 Mar 2005. R/o Shannon, Ireland white colour scheme with titles and taillogo, arrived at Shannon, Ireland returned GATX(CC)=Capital Corporation, (LC)=Leasing Corporation 17 May 2006. Leased to TAP Air Portugal on 31 May 2006 as CS-TNP. Fitted with winglets. Ferried to Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport this date, seen at London-Heathrow "Star Alliance" colour scheme 10 Jun 2006, damaged 21 May 2016 Lisbon, engine 1 failure on take off, rejected, seen 29 Oct 2016 now sharklets, parked Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport by May 2020, ferried LIS-LPAR 28 Jul 2020 due returned lessor. Leased to Croatia Airlines on 11 Nov 2022 as 9A-CTO. Macquarie AirFinance 9H-rgd returned 28 Jul 2022, final flight 17 Nov 2022, Star Alliance colour scheme, withdrawn from service 26 Jan 2026, returned Maverick Mar 2026, 9H-rrgd Apr 2026. Leased to Electra Airways on 20 May 2026 as LZ-EAO. Current status: in service.