Boeing 737 Classic · *SF MSN 24474

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-448, serial number 24474, line number 1742, first flight 23 Jun 1989. Delivered to Aer Lingus on 12 Jul 1989, registered EI-BXA. Withdrawn from use 19 Jun 2000, overhaul, white, airtest 13 Jul 2000, cancelled 24 Jul 2000, returned UniCG 28 Jul 2000. Leased to Luxor Air on 28 Jul 2000 as SU-HMD. Ferried Dub-Cairo 4 Aug 2000 white, seen Orly 24 Aug 2000 white, small titles, operated for Tunisair, seen 29 Aug 2000 Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France, seen at Palma 23 Sep 2000 Eco Air International titles, returned Unicapital Air Group at Dublin 5 May 2001, ferried to Brussels, Belgium 3 Jun 2001. Leased to Sobelair on 12 Jun 2001 as OO-SLW. Owned by EAST Trust-Sub 12, in service Sobelair titles Sabena tail 6 Jul 2001, ceased operations at Brussels, Belgium 22 Jan 2004 seen without engines 3 Feb 2004, ferried to Shannon, Ireland for maintenance 30 Apr 2004, seen white colour scheme 22 May 2004, r/o Aerosvit colour scheme 26 May 2004. Leased to Aerosvit Airlines on 4 Jun 2004 as UR-VVJ. Returned to EAST on 6 Apr 2009 as N474EA. Arrived at OKC Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City 12 May 2009. Leased to Calima de Aviacion on 16 Oct 2009 as EC-LDN. Leased to Air Algerie on 4 Jul 2010. Returned to Calima de Aviacion on 26 Sep 2010. Leased to Mistral Air on 22 Aug 2011. Planned for 2 months. Returned to Calima de Aviacion on 27 Dec 2011. Returned to EAST 12 on 1 Nov 2012 as N474EA. Converted to special freighter. Seen at Tucson International Airport 16 Dec 2012, owned by Bank of Utah 21 Feb 2013, ferried to Miami International Airport 26 Feb 2013, converted to freighter and ferried to Dothan Regional Airport 22 Jun 2013. Operated by Cargo Air on 9 Jul 2013 as LZ-CGR. Seen at LPZ 22 Aug 2015 hybrid Cargo Air/DHL colour scheme, at Shannon, Ireland 07-17 Aug 2019 repaint standard Cargo Airlines colour scheme. Operated by Aeronaves TSM on 28 Mar 2023 as XA-VGD. Frontera registered in the USA 2 Mar 2023, to Plan de Guadalupe International Airport, Saltillo 12 Mar 2023, operated for Mercado Libre (Argentina) 22 Aug 2023 in Mercado Pago special colour scheme. Current status: in service.