Boeing 737 Classic · 5Q8 MSN 25166
Registration VP-BVU · Donavia AL
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
16 Sept 1991
Delivery
30 Sept 1991
Age
35.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 737-5Q8, serial number 25166, line number 2129, first flight 16 Sep 1991. Delivered to Linjeflyg on 30 Sep 1991, registered SE-DNG. International Lease Finance Corporation. Merged into SAS on 1 Jan 1993. Repaint in service 9 Jul 1993, withdrawn from use 19 Apr 1995 Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden 19 Apr 1995, TT8212, 11025 Total landing (in combination with TT). Leased to British Midland on 25 Apr 1995 as G-BVZH. Seen at Send 30.4 being repaint, in service 27.5. Renamed bmi British Midland on 1 Feb 2001. Seen at London-Heathrow in new colour scheme 13 Feb 2001. Transferred to bmi Baby on 31 Oct 2002. Seen at East Midlands Airport full colour scheme this date. Leased to Aeroflot Don on 21 Dec 2007 as VP-BVU. Full colour scheme. Operated by Donavia Airlines on 25 Sep 2009. New name, withdrawn from use and arrived at QLA returned International Lease Finance Corporation 10 Dec 2012, seen 7 Sep 2014, seen 25 Mar 2015 wings outside of pylons and cuts of fuselage removed, presum scrapping by summer 2016, see construction-number 25183. Current status: scrapped.
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