Boeing 737 Classic · *SF MSN 24796

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-4S3, serial number 24796, line number 1887, first flight 29 Jun 1990. Delivered to Air Europe on 12 Jul 1990, registered G-BRKG. Stored 15 Mar 1991 Dublin owned by International Lease Finance Corporation. Leased to Dan-Air London on 15 Apr 1991 as G-TREN. International Lease Finance Corporation. Merged into British Airways on 7 Nov 1992. In service full colours 7 Feb 1993. Sub-leased to GB Airways on 30 Mar 1997. R23.4, British Airways new colours 16 Dec 1997 Blue Poole, withdrawn from use and returned International Lease Finance Corporation East Midlands Airport 13 Mar 2002. Sub-leased to Air Miles on 13 Jun 2002 as TF-ELV. Owned by Triton Aviation International LLC, leased to Islandsflug, operated for Macedonian Airlines. Sub-leased to Ryanair on 26 Feb 2004. Seen at Dublin, Ireland Islandsflug full colour scheme operated for Ryanair this date, Air Atlanta Icelandic transferred 1 Jan 2005. Sub-leased to Excel Airways on 30 Apr 2005. Seen at Newcastle International Airport Islandsflug colour scheme this date, based until 31 Oct 2005, seen at Dalaman International Airport white-fus red-eng red tail with large "XL.COM" titles 20 Jun 2005. Leased to Xtra Airways on 15 Dec 2005. Owned by Wells Fargo Bank Northwest. Re-registered with Xtra Airways on 6 Feb 2006 as N43XA. Seen 3 Dec 2010 'still' operated for Direct Air, basic Xtra Airways colour scheme, Direct Air titles, returned Xtra Airways 12 Mar 2012, ferried Roswell Air Center Airport to Phoenix Goodyear Airport 14 May 2015, seen stored 31 Jul 2015 full colour scheme, ferried GYR-Dothan 7 Feb 2016. Operated by Qantas-Express Freighters of Australia (registered 26 Apr 2017) as VH-XNH. Converted to special freighter. Converted to freighter, ferried Dothan-VCV 16 Nov 2016 after conversion, seen 17 Nov 2016 full Qantas Freight colour scheme, with added 'Star Track' titles, US registration Wells Fargo Bank Northwest cancelled 21 Apr 2017, ferried Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville to Melbourne Airport 11-14 May 2017, to be withdrawn from service 2024. Operated by Classic QF Freighters on 20 Sep 2024 as N796SA. Ferried Melbourne Airport to Pinal Airpark, Marana 28-30 Sep 2024. Current status: stored.