Boeing 737-200 · 2U4 MSN 22161
Registration ZS-SHN · Safair
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
21 Mar 1980
Delivery
17 Apr 1980
Age
46.6 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 737-2U4, serial number 22161, line number 652, first flight 21 Mar 1980. Delivered to Britannia Airways on 17 Apr 1980, registered G-BOSL. Owned by International Lease Finance Corporation 1 Jul 1983, returned 31 Oct 1983. Operated by Dan-Air lsd/Wien AA on 5 Nov 1983 as G-ILFC. Returned DanA 1 May 1984. Re-registered with Dan-Air on 5 Jul 1988 as G-WGEL. Gatwick 6 Nov 1992, returned less, to Lasham 25 Feb 1993 for strage/ owned by WGEL 5 Jul 1988. Operated by Sahara India Airlines on 14 Nov 1993 as VT-SIB. Preparation Sep 1993, to Bournemouth 11 Oct 1993 for respray, to Larnaca 14.11 registration cancelled 19.11 owned by PLM Worldwide Leasing Corporation, returned PLM Worldwide Leasing Corporation Jun 1999. Operated by FSB on 16 Jul 1999 as N161DF. Not N161DR (error), cancelled 20 Sep 1999 to 9M- ntu???, registered 20 Dec 2000, successive sold to AerCo Capital Limited, First Security Bank 21 Feb 2001, registered to First Security Bank 22 Mar 2001, to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 21 Apr 2001, seen at Kuala Lumpur with Indian sanskrit titles 13 Oct 2001. Leased to Regional Air on 1 May 2002 as 5Y-BPP. British Airways full colour scheme, ceased operations unknown location 8 Apr 2005, returned Aircraft Guaranty Corporation May 2005. Operated by Adam Air in Jun 2005 as PK-KKN. Seen in service at Juanda International Airport, Surabaya 14 Nov 2005. Operated by WFBN on 17 Jul 2008 as N216AG. Seen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta 10 Nov 2008. Operated by Safair on 26 Nov 2008 as ZS-SHN. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 19 Apr 2009, seen 10 Jul 2009, ZS-reg cancelled 22 Oct 2010. Current status: scrapped.
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