Boeing 727-200F · 225 MSN 21854

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-225, serial number 21854, line number 1532, first flight 28 Sep 1979. Delivered to Eastern Airlines on 17 Oct 1979, registered N8885Z. Leased to Orion Air in Jul 1988. Ceased 31 Jan 1990. Returned to Eastern Airlines in Nov 1988. Withdrawn from use Jan 1991 seen at Mojave Oct 1991. Leased to Continental Airlines on 15 Sep 1992. Owned by CMSH Sep 1992, returned Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport 27 Aug 1995. Leased to Miami Air Int on 1 Dec 1995 as N889MA. Seen at Miami International Airport 10 Jan 1996 no titles, xCOA colours, rAMAL Feb 1996, seen at Miami International Airport 19 Feb 1996 stored xCOA col/rr 30 May 1996 (JAPL97), seen at Miami International Airport Feb 1999 with hqs, Miami AI 3 Aug 1999, seen parked 8 Dec 2001 Miami, old colours, seen in service Frankfurt International, Germany 28 Sep 2002, seen at Miami International Airport 3 May 2003 being painted in Cargojet colours, seen 6 May 2003 full colours, re-registered, US registration cancelled 14 May 2003. Operated by CargoJet (registered 16 May 2003) as C-GCJZ. Modified (*225F). Full colours seen at Hamilton 27 May 2003, seen in service 21 Feb 2009, skidded off runway at Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport Mar 2010, repaired, seen in service Jun 2012, flew YVR-Hamilton 28 Dec 2018 withdrawn from use (no later flights on fr24), cancelled 20 Mar 2019 permanently withdrawn from use. Operated by USA Jet Airlines (registered 29 Mar 2019) as N725US. Ferried Hamilton-Detroit Detroit-Willow Run, MI 29 Mar 2019 Cargojet basic colour scheme, withdrawn from service by 2022, no flights on fr24, photos without engines. Current status: stored.