Boeing 747-200 · 267B MSN 22872

Timeline

History

Boeing 747-267B, serial number 22872, line number 566, first flight 9 Jul 1982. Delivered to Cathay Pacific on 23 Jul 1982, registered VR-HIE. Re-registered with Cathay Pacific on 23 Jul 1997 as B-HIE. Withdrawn from use 23 May 1998 Brisbane, Xiamen 3 Aug 1998 maintenance, total time 66788, 15407 l. Operated by Virgin Atlantic on 15 Oct 1998 as G-VCAT. Seen at London Gatwick Airport 19 Oct 1998, seen Dublin 27 Nov 2001 parked, airtest 4 Dec 2001, cancelled 21 Dec 2001. Leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic on 21 Dec 2001 as TF-ATK. Seen 18 Dec 2001 as such, still Virgin full colours, departed Dublin by 29 Dec 2001, Garuda leased Jan 2002 for Hajj pilgrim flights, based Jakarta, arrived Mojave 19 Apr 2002 for stored,. Operated by Virgin Atlantic Airways on 2 May 2002 as G-VCAT. Seen white colour scheme no titles 20 Feb 2003, ferried to San Antonio for C-check returned Aviation Leasing Group Aircraft Management 1 Oct 2003. Operated by European Avtn on 12 Dec 2003 as G-CCMA. Seen at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah operated for Malaysian AS for Hajj pilgrim flights white colour scheme 8 Jan 2004, seen at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang with Tabung Air titles 16 Jan 2004, withdrawn from use at London Gatwick Airport after financial problems white colour scheme 17 Mar 2004, seen at Bournemouth Airport for maintenance 28 Jul 2004, owned by ALG-VIR-747RR Ltd 18 Jan 2005, ferried to FZO 2 Feb 2005, seen Southern Winds colour scheme 9 Feb 2005. Operated by WFBN on 27 Feb 2006 as N747VC. Ferried to Griffiss International Airport, Rome Same colour scheme 29 Apr 2006. Operated by Transaero Airlines on 21 Aug 2006 as VP-BPX. 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.