Boeing 737 Classic · 3Q8 MSN 24492

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-3Q8, serial number 24492, line number 1808, first flight 10 Jan 1990. Delivered to Garuda Indonesian Airways on 24 Jan 1990, registered PK-GWE. International Lease Finance Corporation, returned less Aug 1998. Operated by FSB on 21 Sep 1998 as N492KR. TriAS 21 Sep 1998, First Security Bank 21 Sep 1998, Sahara India leased not taken up, US registration cancelled 24 Sep 1998. Leased to TAESA on 29 Sep 1998 as XA-TMB. Returned to FSB on 22 Jan 1999 as N492GD. Leased to TAESA. Seen at MexC full colours (is? ever retd?), Airlines grounded 24 Nov 1999, cancelled 2 Aug 2000. Leased to Aerosweet Airlines on 1 Aug 2000 as UR-VVA. 1 Aug 2000, arrived Kiev 2.8 full colours, seen in service 9 Aug 2000 Air Transport Holdings LLC. Renamed Aerosvit Airlines in Jan 2001. A/c reported never with Ukrainian Aug 2007, wBUD Aerosvit colour scheme Olympic titles 9 Aug 2004, seen at Malta-Luqa, Malta normal colour scheme 24 Sep 2005, ceased operations Copenhagen Kastrup Airport 1 Feb 2013. Operated by WFBN on 16 Apr 2013 as N225LF. Ferried to Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania 20 Apr 2013. Leased to Grand Cru Airlines on 12 Nov 2013 as LY-GGC. Sub-leased to Ellinair on 6 Jul 2014. Returned to Grand Cru Airlines on 1 Oct 2014. Sub-leased to Ellinair on 23 May 2015. Seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 4 Mar 2015 full colour scheme, ferried VNO-Thessaloniki 23 May 2015 for service. Returned to Grand Cru Airlines. Sub-leased to Ellinair on 29 Apr 2016. Ferried VNO-Thess. for summer. Operated by GetJet Airlines ret/nn on 29 Sep 2016. Withdrawn from service Vilnius International Airport 5 Aug 2019. Current status: stored.