Airbus A319-132 MSN 2281

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History

Airbus A319-132, serial number 2281, first flight 13 Aug 2004. Delivered to South African Airways on 7 Sep 2004, registered ZS-SFE. Owned by RBS Aerospace Ltd, damaged during storm while parked at Johannesburg Int'l (Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa), South-Afrika 0(-) 2 Dec 2004, returned lessor ICBC and ZS-reg cancelled to France 25 Nov 2014, seen at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport, Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 25 Feb 2015. Operated by Fastjet Zimbabwe on 18 Sep 2015 as Z-FJE. Seen parked Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, Montpellier/Méditerranée 21 May 2015 F-rgd, testfl Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, Montpellier/Méditerranée 1 Jul 2015 F-rgd, 5H-FJE not taken up, seen parked Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, Montpellier/Méditerranée Aug 2008 and 28 Aug 2015 full colour scheme (Fastjet), ferried Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, Montpellier/Méditerranée to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, Harare 18 Sep 2015 'Cecil the Lion', final flight 28 Oct 2015 Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, Harare to VIC, owned by ICBC, withdrawn from service and ferried to Sofia Airport 28 Mar 2017, ferried Sofia--Kemble 02-3 Jun 2017 stored Cotswold Airport, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Current status: scrapped.