Boeing 747-200 · 219B MSN 22725

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History

Boeing 747-219B, serial number 22725, line number 563, first flight 27 May 1982. Delivered to Air New Zealand on 22 Jun 1982, registered ZK-NZY. Leased to Air Pacific. Returned to Air New Zealand on 3 Aug 1996. Maintenance Avalon 3.8/sis 29.8 ex Pacific col/ withdrawn from use Jun 1999 total time 77846, 14434 l. Operated by Virgin Atlantic Airways on 22 Mar 2000 as G-VPUF. 23 Mar 2000 Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands, Angus Downs Airport colours on rudder only, for paint, arrived Mojave Air & Space Port 7 May 2002 (last owned by 747-200 of Virgin), seen 23 Jan 2005. Operated by WFBN on 21 Mar 2005 as N705TA. Owned by Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, seen at San Antonio International Airport Virgin basic colour scheme 4 Jun 2005, seen 6 Jul 2006. Leased to Transaero Airlines on 27 Sep 2006 as VP-BQC. Withdrawn from use and ferried to Griffiss International Airport, Rome 2 Dec 2011, seen at Griffiss International Airport, Rome stored 4 May 2013, seen 2 May 2014, seen 7 Jun 2015 now with tail and part of wings cut off, presum broken up 2015. Current status: scrapped.