Boeing 747-300 · 357 MSN 22996
Registration TF-ARS · Saudi Arabian AL lsd
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
12 Sept 1983
Delivery
30 Nov 1983
Age
43.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 747-357, serial number 22996, line number 586, first flight 12 Sep 1983. Delivered to Swissair on 30 Nov 1983, registered N221GF. HB-IGF not taken up. Re-registered with Swissair on 9 Sep 1992 as HB-IGF. Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands to Zürich Airport, Zurich 29 Dec 1999 white, seen 25 Mar 2000 white, 1 engine, seen 2 May 2000, due Marana, seen at Chateauroux 4 Jun 2000, seen at Zurich 30 Sep 2000 white. Sub-leased to South African Airways on 27 Sep 2000 as ZS-SKA. Arrived Port St Johns Airport 2 Oct 2000, returned lessor Dec 2003. Sub-leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines on 10 Dec 2003 as TF-ARS. Leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic this date, ferried to Jeddah white colour scheme Saudia titles for Hadj this date. Returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic on 10 Mar 2004. Ferried to King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah to Shannon, Ireland this date, ferried to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France after maintenance 28 Mar 2004, owned by State Street Bank & Trust Company and TC 24 Mar 2004. Sub-leased to Iberia on 18 Jun 2004. Seen at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport white colour scheme red titles this date, seen at MSE white colour scheme with titles 25 Jul 2004. Sub-leased to Air Algerie on 18 Aug 2004. Seen at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France white colour scheme with titles and taillogo this date. Returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic on 17 Oct 2004. Seen at MSE white colour scheme this date. Leased to Garuda Indonesian Airways on 19 Dec 2004. Seen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta white colour scheme Garuda titles and taillogo 26 Dec 2004, returned Air Atlanta Icelandic 25 Feb 2005. Leased to Air Atlanta Europe on 10 May 2005. Seen at Paris-Orly, France white colour scheme and titles this date, owned by Avion Aircraft Trading hf 21 Jun 2005. Leased to Garuda Indonesian Airways in Dec 2005. Returned to Air Atlanta Europe on 19 Feb 2006. Seen at MSE white colour scheme and titles this date, seen at Los Angeles International inside FedEx-hangar 27 Apr 2006. Operated by Federal Express on 13 May 2006. Ferried to Mojave Air & Space Port this date, based and used to test doing business as "counter-MANPADS"-programm, ferried to MSE white colour scheme 13 Jun 2006. Leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines on 30 Jul 2006. 25 Mar 2008 Dhaka (Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka), Bangladesh 0(307) damaged beyond repair when engine # 3 caught fire after landing, ferried to King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah Saudi Arabian colour scheme this date, seen 26 Jun 2008. Current status: written off in an accident.
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