Boeing 747-300 · 344 MSN 22970
Registration TF-ARU · Air Atlanta Icelandic ret
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
16 Feb 1983
Delivery
02 May 1983
Age
43.7 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 747-344, serial number 22970, line number 577, first flight 16 Feb 1983. Delivered to South African Airways on 2 May 1983, registered ZS-SAT. Leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic 22 Dec 2003. Sub-leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines on 18 Dec 2003 as TF-ARU. For Hajj pilgrim flights. Returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic on 10 Mar 2004. Ferried to King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah to MSE this date, seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands white colour scheme 15 Apr 2004. Sub-leased to Corsair on 20 Jun 2004. Seen at Malta-Luqa, Malta white colour scheme and titles this date. Returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic on 7 Oct 2004. Seen at Manchester Airport, Manchester, Greater Manchester white colour scheme. Leased to Garuda Indonesian Airways on 19 Dec 2004. Until 25 Feb 2005. Returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic on 6 Mar 2005. Seen at London Gatwick Airport white colour scheme no titles this date, seen at MSE same colour scheme 5 Jul 2005. Leased to Garuda Indonesian Airways on 31 Dec 2005. Seen at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah this date. Returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic on 24 Feb 2006. Arrived at MSE this date, seen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta 8 Nov 2007, ferried to King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah to MSE Saudia Arabian-sticker 21 Jan 2011, TF-reg cancelled Jan 2012, sbeing broken up 14 Nov 2013. Current status: scrapped.
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