Boeing 747F · *F MSN 23394
Registration N789SA · Southern Air rr
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
22 Nov 1985
Delivery
10 Dec 1985
Age
40.9 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 747-341, serial number 23394, line number 627, first flight 22 Nov 1985. Delivered to Varig on 10 Dec 1985, registered PP-VNH. Withdrawn from use, returned in service seen 21 Jul 1995. Operated by Atlas Air on 16 Aug 2000 as N354MC. Converted to freighter. Ferried GIG-Wichita 18 Aug 2000 to be converted to freighter, first flight 16 Dec 2000, departed to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, ANC-Marana 10 Jan 2001 basic Varig colours no titles, seen at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France 5 Oct 2001 in service ex Varig colours no titles. Leased to Polar Air Cargo on 25 Jul 2002. Seen at Lajes Varig basic colour scheme small "operated by Polar" titles 4 Oct 2002. Returned to Atlas Air on 15 Mar 2004. Seen at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire basic colour scheme 22 Feb 2004, repossessed Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP, owned by Omega Air Holdings LLC 26 Jul 2004, ferried to Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands for maintenance and paint 28 Sep 2004, seen Focus Air full colour scheme inside hangar 7 Dec 2004. Leased to Focus Air on 11 Jan 2005 as N354FA. Ferried to Fort Lauderdale-International this date, seen parked still 30 Apr 2005, seen at Miami International Airport 18 Jun 2005, seen in service Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende full colour scheme 3 Aug 2005, seen at Hongkong, China full colour scheme operated for Cargolux 22 Sep 2005. Re-registered with Focus Air on 12 Oct 2006 as N354FC. Owned by Cargo Aircraft LLC this date, returned Cargo Aircraft LLC 15 Jan 2008. Operated by Southern Air on 15 Jan 2008. Re-registered with Southern Air on 15 Jul 2008 as N789SA. Owned by Air Mobility Inc 18 Jun 2009, ferried to Mojave Air & Space Port 17 Mar 2011, seen 28 Apr 2013, cancelled 19 May 2015 permanently withdrawn from use, skin patches are sold as key hangers seen Jul 2017. Current status: scrapped.
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