Boeing 737 Classic · 33A MSN 24096

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-33A, serial number 24096, line number 1739, first flight 15 Jun 1989. Delivered to Vasp on 3 Jul 1989, registered PP-SNW. Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group, withdrawn from use 17 Nov 1992 Guasopa Airport, Woodlark (Muyua) Island, seen Mar 1993 full colours, no engine still PP, seen Phoe 13.4 VASP colours, G, 27.4 VT, 29.4 British registration stickered on/ret Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group. Operated by TNT European Airlines (registered 24 Dec 1992) as G-BUSL. Leased to Jet Airways on 13 May 1993 as VT-JAC. Shannon 2 May 1998, returned Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services 7 May 1998. Operated by AB Airlines (registered 6 May 1998) as G-OABL. Seen at Shannon, Ireland 12 May 1998 full colours, due returned Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services May 2003, to Southend 22 May 1998, East Midlands Airport 15 Jun 1998. Wet-leased to Debonair on 16 Dec 1998. SAB purple, Debonair tit/logo, withdrawn from use 28 Apr 1999 Southend, returned AB Airlines. Wet-leased to Air Toulouse on 6 May 1999. Seen 27 May 1999 basic AB, no titles, due returned Nov 1999, in service for Aeris seen 12 Sep 1999, arrived Send 16 Sep 1999, ferried toe Phoe 24 Sep 1999, s28.9 basic colours, departed 29.9 to XA-?. Leased to TAESA on 27 Oct 1999 as XA-TQI. Returned to WTC/AWAS on 11 Feb 2000 as N496AN. Seen at Goodyear AZ 12 Feb 2000 TAESA full colours XA-rgd, flighttest 5 Jun 2000, US registration cancelled 6 Jun 2000. Leased to AirKenya on 12 Jun 2000 as 5Y-RAB. Ferried GAZ-Thunder Bay 12 Jun 2000. Operated by Regional Air. Painted British Airways Union Flag colour scheme May 2001, in service 1 Jul 2001, returned Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services at Paris-Le Bourget, France 13 Nov 2001. Operated by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services II on 26 Nov 2001 as N496AN. Arrived Norwich white colour scheme 10 Dec 2001, US registration Canc to Kenya 7 Jan 2002. Leased to Kenya Airways on 7 Jan 2002 as 5Y-RAB. Returned to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services II on 10 Apr 2002 as N496AN. Arrived and stored Mojave Air & Space Port 24 Sep 2002, departed to Mexico for modifications (to Malaysia afterwards) 10 Nov 2002. Leased to AirAsia on 3 Jan 2003 as 9M-AAF. Seen at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang full colour scheme "Airasia.com Now everyone can fly" titles 22 Jun 2003, seen at Singapore-Seletar, Singapore 16 Oct 2008, seen white colour scheme 9 Nov 2008, seen at Singapore Changi Airport fuselage in Fire Service compound 16 Mar 2014. Current status: stored.