MSN 253 exists for 7 aircraft types, because each manufacturer numbers its own production. All of them are listed below.
Airbus A300B2K-3C MSN 253
Registration N101GA · GAA 1
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
04 May 1983
Delivery
16 Jun 1983
Age
43.5 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A300B2K-3C, serial number 253, first flight 4 May 1983. Delivered to TOA Domestic on 16 Jun 1983, registered JA8478. Renamed Japan AS on 1 Apr 1988. Transferred to Japan Airlines Domestic on 6 Apr 2004. Operated by GAA 1 on 15 Apr 2005 as N101GA. Owned by AACM this date, arrived at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport permanently withdrawn from use 30 Apr 2005, seen Jet Operation (FZC) Sharjah basic colour scheme no engine 3 Jul 2005, 24 Oct 2005 Opa-Locka (Opa-Locka, FL), USA 0(0) damaged beyond repair when an also parked/stored DC-10 was blown against the A300 resulting in doing business as big hole in the fuselage, broken up by Apr 2006. Current status: scrapped.
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Airbus A320-211 MSN 253
Registration C-FTJS · Air Canada
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
25 Sept 1991
Delivery
27 Nov 1991
Age
35.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A320-211, serial number 253, first flight 25 Sep 1991. Delivered to Air Canada on 27 Nov 1991, registered C-FTJS. Stored Kansas City International Airport 7 Oct 2020, Greenwood–Leflore Airport 24 Oct 2020 for part-out, scrapping by 23. Current status: scrapped.
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Airbus A380-841 MSN 253
Registration 9V-SKY · Singapore Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
05 Jan 2018
Delivery
15 Jun 2018
Age
8.8 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A380-841, serial number 253, first flight 5 Jan 2018. Delivered to Singapore Airlines on 15 Jun 2018, registered 9V-SKY. Ferried Singapore Changi Airport to Alice Springs Airport 26 Apr 2020 parked. Current status: in service.
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Airbus A350-941 MSN 253
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
—
Delivery
—
Age
—
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A350-941, serial number 253. Aeroflot cancelled, not built.
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Dash 8-100 · 103A MSN 253
Registration 5Y-BUZ · FlySAX
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
—
Delivery
21 Dec 1990
Age
—
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-103A, serial number 253. Delivered to Tyrolean Airways on 21 Dec 1990, registered OE-LLL. Operated by Augsburg Airways on 21 Oct 1996 as D-BDUS. Roll(ed) out Hamburg, Germany full LH col/r10.96/rr Oct 1997, seen Nov 1997 TEAM LH colours Frankfurt International, Germany, ferried Innsb--Goose Bay 6-7 Jul 2000 full Team LH colours, for Abbotsford, Tyrolean to BoC 29 Jun 2000, D-reg cancelled 17 Aug 2000. Operated by Bombardier Capital on 29 Jun 2000 as N287BC. Also repossessed "sold in the USA 27 Jun 2000, 20 Oct 2000, seen at Abbotsford 18 Nov 2000 overhaul, cancelled 9 Feb 2001. Operated by Caribbean Star on 9 Feb 2001 as V2-LFH. Operated by Freedom AL/Delta Conn. (registered 30 Nov 2006) as N812LR. Owned by Bombardier Capital Inc, due in service, presum never in service, returned BoC by May 2007, see below. Operated by Axmax Group on 3 May 2007 as C-FOBU. Seen at Calgary 30 May 2007 still full Car. Star colours. Leased to Fly540 on 12 Jul 2007 as 5Y-BUZ. Ferried RTM--Hurghada 23-24 Jul 2007 full Carr Star colours, added Fly540.com titles, available for immediate ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) lease by Feb 2011, seen Nairobi-Wilson, Kenya 28 Dec 2012 full colour scheme, stored minus props. Transferred to FlySAX. Seen in service Nairobi-Wilson, Kenya Nov 2015 FlySax colour scheme. Current status: in service.
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ATR 72 · *212 MSN 253
Registration N821FX · Federal Express
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
12 Sept 1991
Delivery
24 Oct 1991
Age
35.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
ATR 72-202, serial number 253, first flight 12 Sep 1991. Delivered to GPA/American Eagle-Sim on 24 Oct 1991, registered N253AT. Converted to -212 Feb 1994. Re-registered with American Eagle-Sim on 11 Sep 1995 as N252AM. Modified (*212). Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group Atar International Airport II 10 Aug 2000, Nordic AC 7 Oct 2005, in trust with Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, still leased to Exec, withdrawn from use 6 Sep 2006, returned lessor 7 Nov 2006, seen Tamiami 13 Nov 2006 basic colours. Operated by Federal Express on 15 Dec 2006 as N821FX. Wells Fargo Bank Northwest to FedEx 15 Dec 2006, re-registered reserved Jan 2007, still as -202 on USCAR, seen parked Kinston NC 7 Aug 2007 still basic AmEx colours, full colour scheme s2010. Current status: in service.
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Airbus A330-223 MSN 253
Registration F-OFDF · Air Caraibes lsd
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
07 Jan 1999
Delivery
26 Jan 2004
Age
27.8 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A330-223, serial number 253, first flight 7 Jan 1999. Delivered to Swissair on 5 Feb 1999, registered HB-IQD. International Lease Finance Corporation. Leased to Swiss Int'l Airlines on 31 Mar 2002. Transferred Sierra Leasing Ltd this date, in Swiss full colour scheme by 29 May 2002, reported pkdZRH returned Sierra Leasing Ltd Dec 2003, seen Air Caraibes basic colour scheme 26 Jan 2004. Leased to Air Caraibes on 26 Jan 2004 as F-OFDF. Owned by Nordic Transport Equipment Handelsbolag 20 Dec 2006, reported due for returned lessor and French Government for Varde Investment Partners LP outfitting Apr 2009 approach not taken up, still with Car. Til 20, parked Châteauroux Déols airport 5 May 2020, returned Paris-Orly, France 27 Dec 2020, to Bagdad Airport 4 May 2026 for scrapping. Current status: stored.
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