Boeing 727-200 · 294 MSN 22043

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History

Boeing 727-294, serial number 22043, line number 1559, first flight 29 Nov 1979. Delivered to AVENSA on 10 Dec 1979, registered YV-74C. To AVENSA Corp, Jan 1991. Leased to Trump Shuttle on 1 Dec 1990 as N921TS. Owned by Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport Jan 1991. Merged into US Air Shuttle in Apr 1992. AmE 3 May 1993 CP 3.5/ CP returned 20.09.96/AARH 20 Sep 1996. Operated by Qatar Airways on 17 Mar 1997 as A7-ABG. Roll(ed) out new colours 17 Mar 1997, seen at Lashma 16 Apr 1997 new colours but too light/faded, repainted afterwards, seen at Doha 28 May 1999 stored. Operated by Nova Gulf on 6 Jul 2000. Owned by ETA AS (Ras-al-Khaimah) for lease, seen at Abu Dhabi 17 Aug 2000, seen 22 Oct 2000 Air Transport Holdings LLC operated for Royal Jordanian. Operated by Sierra National Airways lsd? as A6-SAA. Seen at London Gatwick Airport first service, seen in service 11 Dec 2000 Freetown-LPA-LGW. Operated by Nova Gulf. Seen at Sharjah International Airport, seen at Ras al Khaimah 15 Sep 2001 no titles, seen at Auckland 28 Sep 2001 operation Nauru-New Zealand for boat refugees, Trans Air Benin leased Apr 2002, seen Sharjah 21 May 2002 Nova Gulf colours, large Trans Air Benin titles, seen at Sharjah International Airport 3 Dec 2002 now Trans Air Benin titles removed, seen Sharjah International Airport 15 Jan 2003 (registration C5-GAL shown in duty officers' room), seen at Sharjah International Airport 9 Feb 2003 no titles, seen 12 Oct 2003 Sharjah International Airport, see below?!. Re-registered with Nova Gulf (?) as C5-GAL. Seen at Sharjah International Airport, Aero Africa by Nov 2003. Operated by Grecoair (El Paso) on 5 Dec 2003 as N143AZ. Bought ex Aero Africa, seen at Pietersburg SA 13 Jan 2004 and 20 Feb 2004 as C5-GAL, Grecoair to Blue Falcon Corp 27 Jun 2005 (El Paso TX), still stored Pietersburg as C5-GAL, red/blue colours 4 Jan 2008 no external registration. Current status: stored.