Boeing 737 Classic · 3Q8 MSN 24299

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-3Q8, serial number 24299, line number 1598, first flight 11 Aug 1988. Delivered to VIVA Air on 1 Nov 1988, registered EC-189. International Lease Finance Corporation. Re-registered with VIVA on 28 Nov 1988 as EC-ELJ. Re-registered with VIVA on 9 Jul 1991 as EC-594. Re-registered with VIVA in Aug 1991 as EC-FER. Due returned Oct 1996, seen at Keflavik, Iceland 3 Apr 1996, still in service seen 11 May 1996 (Not to G-BNJA Monarch 1.04.96?)/ret International Lease Finance Corporation 16 May 1996. Leased to Western Pacific in Jul 1996 as N956WP. Jun 1996, due returned 6.06/Sam's Town Jet colours, Muskrat Dam Airport I Feb 1998 withdrawn from use, cancelled 27 Apr 1998. Leased to VASP on 27 Apr 1998 as PP-SFM. Muskrat Dam Airport I 5 Jun 1998, due returned Apr 2003, impounded Sao Paulo 16 May 2000 non payments, returned Muskrat Dam Airport I 24 May 2000. Re-registered with MSA I on 27 Feb 2001 as N611LF. Leased to Region Air on 23 May 2001 as S7-RGM. Operated by Myanmar Airways Int'l on 30 Jul 2001. Seen at Bangkok full new colour scheme this date. Returned to MSA I on 24 Mar 2003 as N299NY. Operated by Fly Me Sweden on 26 Jan 2004 as SE-RCS. Seen at Gothenburg full colour scheme 5 Feb 2004, ceased operations Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden 2 Mar 2007, ferried to Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport, Nîmes/Garons 21 Mar 2007, seen at East Midlands Airport Air Italy full colour scheme 31 May 2007. Leased to Air Italy on 31 May 2007 as I-AIGM. Withdrawn from use and arrBruntingthorpe 19 Apr 2012, seen being broken up 25 Nov 2012. Current status: scrapped.