Boeing 737-200 · 2J8 MSN 22859
Registration RA-73003 · Aurora AL
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
23 Jul 1983
Delivery
01 May 1984
Age
43.3 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 737-2J8, serial number 22859, line number 890, first flight 23 Jul 1983. Delivered to Western Airlines on 1 May 1984, registered N235WA. ST-AIB Sud not taken up, Transportes Aereos Militares Ecuatorianos (TAME) not taken up. Merged into Delta Airlines on 1 Apr 1987. Stored Phoenix Goodyear Airport 5 Oct 2001, sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest and leased 11 Sep 2002, stored Pinal Airpark, Marana 5 Oct 2002, seen at Phoenix Goodyear Airport again Delta Express full colour scheme 10 Feb 2003, ferried to Tucson International Airport 2 Apr 2005, seen on doing business as testflight 14 Jul 2005, seen Sakhalin full colour scheme 23 Jul 2005. Leased to Sakhalin (SAT) Airlines on 31 Aug 2005 as RA-73003. US registration cancelled this date. Operated by Aurora Airlines on 12 Apr 2014. Presum stored by May 2016, type no longer in fleet, scrapping Vladivostok Vladivostok International Airport, Artyom May 2016. Current status: scrapped.
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