Boeing 737 Classic · 3M8 MSN 25016
Registration N516WA · WFBN
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
18 Feb 1991
Delivery
28 Feb 1991
Age
35.7 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 737-3M8, serial number 25016, line number 2004, first flight 18 Feb 1991. Delivered to Citylease/TEA on 28 Feb 1991, registered OO-XTG. Ferried 13.3-14.3 owned by Citylease. Re-registered with TEA on 14 Mar 1991 as OO-LTG. Operated by TEA Basel on 31 May 1991. Withdrawn from use 27 Nov 1991 Zurich, returned Cit seen at Dub 22 Mar 1992. Leased to TEA Basel on 28 Mar 1992 as HB-IIC. Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group registered 3 Apr 1992. Sub-leased to Vietnam Airlines. Joint Singap op/ret by 96, sold ToA, Puerto Rico Airport 18 Dec 1996, withdrawn from use 24 Feb 1997, returned PeC 26 Feb 1997, registration cancelled. Operated by Freedom Air on 1 Mar 1997 as ZK-FDM. Ferried to Dublin 27 Feb 1997 for maintenance, arrived Chrsch 10 Mar 1997, in service 5 Apr 1997, due returned 3.02/ KhL owned by by Jun 1997. Returned to Air New Zealand on 15 Oct 2005. Withdrawn from use and ferried to Christchurch International Airport 25 Oct 2005. Leased to Airwork NZ on 3 Mar 2006. Owned by Airwork Holdings Limited, arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah 7 Sep 2006. Sub-leased to SAMA Airways on 8 Sep 2006 as HZ-BBK. ZK-reg cancelled this date, owned by Eighth Waha Leasing, leased to Al Wishkam Ltd, ferried to London Stansted Airport, London, Essex for maintenance this date, arrJed full colour scheme after paint in Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 1 Dec 2006, ceased operations Ras Al Khaimah International Airport Aug 2010, arrived at Bournemouth Airport returned Eighth Waha Leasing 11 Sep 2010. Operated by WFBN on 13 Oct 2010 as N516WA. Seen 29 Apr 2014, US registration cancelled withdrawn from use 25 Nov 2014. Current status: scrapped.
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