Boeing 737 Classic · 5L9 MSN 24778

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-5L9, serial number 24778, line number 1816, first flight 21 Feb 1990. Delivered to Maersk on 6 Apr 1990, registered OY-MAA. OY-MMW not taken up. Leased to Asiana Airlines on 15 Jan 1993 as HL7230. Returned Jan 1998, arrived Cop 17 Jan 1998 basic As G-rgd. Operated by British Airways on 26 Jan 1998 as G-MSKD. 14 Jan 1998, Eindh 23 Jan 1998 paint new colours Whale Rider, Birmingham 10.2, in service 15 Feb 1998, later repossessed Birmingham 25.2, in service 27 Feb 1998, roll(ed) out Bournem. 17 Feb 2001 basic Malta colours, in service with British Airways, returned Maersk Air Ltd 27 Feb 2001. Returned to Maersk Airlines on 27 Feb 2001 as OY-MAA. Leased to Air Malta on 26 Mar 2001. For six months, registered Orix Aerogram Corp 22 Mar 2001. Returned to Maersk Airlines on 2 Nov 2001. Seen at Copenhagen Kastrup Airport all white black titles 2 Dec 2001, returned Orix Aerogram Corp Oct 2002. Leased to Estonian Air on 15 Oct 2002 as ES-ABF. Seen at Copenhagen Kastrup Airport full colour scheme 28 Oct 2002, returned Orix Aerogram Corp 23 Mar 2004. Leased to Maersk Air on 23 Mar 2004 as OY-MAA. Seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands new colour scheme 28 Mar 2005, owned by Orix Aviation Systems 10 May 2005. Merged into Sterling European Airlines on 30 Jun 2005. Registered to Sterling 13 Sep 2005, ceased operations AAR Aircraft Leasing Inc 29 Oct 2008. Operated by WFBN on 24 Nov 2008 as N494ST. Ferried to Phoenix Goodyear Airport 28 Nov 2008, ferried to Bucharest-Otopeni, Romania 17 Jun 2009. Leased to Blue Air on 13 Jul 2009 as YR-BAG. Withdrawn from service 25 Jun 2021, Hello Jets 19 Jul 2021, under Hood Airport, Masterton at Bucharest-Otopeni, Romania due del/svc. Current status: stored.