Airbus A320-211 MSN 218

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Airbus A300B4-203, serial number 218, first flight 29 Oct 1982. Delivered to Trans Australia on 1 Dec 1983, registered VH-TAE. Renamed Australian Airlines on 4 Aug 1986. Merged into Qantas on 31 Oct 1993. Withdrawn from use 24 Oct 1998 Melbourne, for Filton late Dec 1998, VH-reg cancelled 1 Dec 1998. Operated by Pace Cargo Enterprises on 2 Dec 1998 as N373PC. Converted to freighter. Ferried Melb--Dresden 18 Jan 1999 for freighter conversion, ferried Filton 16 Aug 1999 converted to freighter, Bangor 29 Sep 1999 still basic Qantas colours, parked Roswell 27 Dec 1999 white. Operated by Express.net Airlines. Seen Phoenix full colour scheme and in service, seen at Hongkong, China white colour scheme small Dragonair Cargo titles 3 Aug 2006, returned Express.net 10 Dec 2006. Sub-leased to Midex Airlines in May 2007. Re-registered with Midex Airlines on 17 Mar 2008 as A6-MDC. Withdrawn from service 2020, seen 2 Mar 2015 withdrawn from use Sharjah, scrapping 2020. Current status: scrapped.

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Airbus A340-313X, serial number 218, first flight 12 Mar 1998. Delivered to Cathay Pacific on 31 Mar 1998, registered B-HXH. Stored Melbourne Avalon International Airport, Geelong/Melbourne 30 Dec 2001, seen 11 Feb 2002, ferried to Hongkong, China to re-enter service 16 Jun 2002, seen at Hongkong, China 28 May 2015 basic colour scheme, withdrawn from service 24 Mar 2017, ferried Hongkong, China to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport, Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 24 Mar 2017 for stored, broken up 18. Current status: scrapped.

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Airbus A380-861, serial number 218, first flight 6 Apr 2016. Delivered to Emirates Airlines on 5 Oct 2016, registered A6-EUF. Current status: in service.

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Airbus A350-941, serial number 218, first flight 11 Jun 2018. Delivered to Asiana Airlines on 3 Jul 2018, registered HL8308. Current status: in service.

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-102, serial number 218. Delivered to Great China Airlines on 8 Jun 1990, registered B15207. Operated by Ansett New Zealand on 17 Dec 1995 as ZK-NEU. Tamworth 2 Oct 1995, arrived Christc 17.12.95, Airlines ceased. Operated by Qantas New Zealand. Seen at Christchurch 13 Nov 2001 maint.area, full Qantas NZ colours, taped windows/wheels. Operated by OriginPacific Airways (registered 18 Feb 2002). In service 20 Feb 2002 Christchurch-Nelson, returned lessor 5 Sep 2002, ZK-reg cancelled 23 Jan 2003 to V7. Operated by Air Marshall Islands on 23 Dec 2002 as V7-0210. Ferried Norfolk Isl-Nandi full colours, leased, seen Majuro 11 Feb 2008 stored in hangar, lack of spares, seen 24 Jan 2009 full colours, seems in service, offered for sale/lse via myairlease.com Dec 2014 total time 28352, 40103 l, still in fleet list 2025. Current status: in service.

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ATR 42-300, serial number 218, first flight 25 Oct 1990. Delivered to Britair on 12 Dec 1990, registered F-GHPK. Ontario not taken up owned by Gondia Airport rgd2.01.91/s15.06.97 old col/Lille 16 Aug 1997 white/seen at Strass May 1998 Afr colours, Brit added titles, Brit Air 27 Dec 2000 ex lease, ANTS 30 Mar 2001, leased to Brit Air until 31 Oct 2002. Operated by Air Atlantique. Seen at Nantes, seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 11 Jun 2003 white no titles, ANTS owned by, leased to Air Atl. 16.10.03-15.10.08, Airlines ceased early Apr 2004. Operated by Swiftair on 16 Aug 2004 as EC-JBN. Seen at Ostend 15 Sep 2004 white. Current status: in service.