Boeing 727-200F · 227 MSN 21998
Registration N782DH · DHL AW-Astar Air Cargo
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
28 Jan 1980
Delivery
07 Feb 1980
Age
46.8 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 727-227, serial number 21998, line number 1577, first flight 28 Jan 1980. Delivered to Braniff Airways on 7 Feb 1980, registered N475BN. Dark burgundy new colour scheme, returned Chico Regional Airport 23 Jul 1982. Operated by US Air in Jan 1984 as N783AL. Re-registered with US Air on 19 Oct 1988 as N769US. Withdrawn from use Phoenix 18.12.92/ owned by Pol 1 Dec 1988, returned 1 Nov 1992. Operated by American Trans Air on 20 Feb 1993 as N769AT. Seen at Phoe full colours (i.s.?) rrFSBU Apr 1993, TrAS 28 May 1997, First Security Bank to Comandante FAP German Arias Graziani Airport, Anta 20 Jan 1999, withdrawn from use by 8 May 2002, BATA Leasing 17 Jun 2002, seen at Roswell 2 Feb 2003 full colours. Operated by DHL AW-Astar Air Cargo on 10 Apr 2003 as N782DH. Modified (*227F). Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 13 Mar 2003, 16 Jun 2003, seen at Orlando-International full colours 2 Apr 2003, re-registered 7 Nov 2003, ASTAR 28 Sep 2006, seen at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport 2 Apr 2009 stored, ferried to Kingman Airport 20 Jul 2009, ASTAR USA Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo to ASTAR Cargo Holdings Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 30 Nov 2010, seen at Kingman Airport 25 Jan 2011 full colours, DHL Network Operations 13 Jun 2011, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 13 Jun 2011, seen 22 May 2013 no engines. Current status: stored.
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