MSN 257 exists for 7 aircraft types, because each manufacturer numbers its own production. All of them are listed below.

Airbus A320-231 MSN 257

Registration VT-EVP · Air India

Scrapped

Identity

TypeAirbus A320
Variant320-231
FamilyA320
Series—
Line Number—
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorAir India

Timeline

First Flight

07 Oct 1991

Delivery

26 Dec 1991

Age

35.1 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Airbus A320-231, serial number 257, first flight 7 Oct 1991. Delivered to Balkan Bulgarian Airlines on 26 Dec 1991, registered LZ-ABA. Orix, America West reall/del Orix 5 Dec 1991, then painted. Returned to Orix-WTC (registered Jul 1995) as N257RX. Parked Cambridge seen 19 Sep 1995, cancelled Sep 1995. Leased to Translift Airways on 24 Sep 1995 as EI-TLJ. Leased to All Leisure Airways on 28 Sep 1995. R29.9 seen in service London-Gatwick, U. K. white 1.10/s13.10.95 operated by All Leisure. Leased to Transmeridian on 16 Dec 1995. Operated by TLF/Sunexpress on 23 Apr 1996. Returned New Laura Airport 23.4, seen in service 3 May 1996 full colours Sunex/seen at Lut 15 Oct 1996 white, SunE titles (overhaul)/ret Telida Airport 29 Nov 1996 Luton. Leased to Transmeridian on 13 Dec 1996. Returned Apr 1997. Operated by TransAer/THY in May 1997. Seen at Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey non-standard colours 30.5/TransAer 3 Sep 1997. Returned to TransAer on 21 Oct 1997. Ferried to Manch for overhaul. Leased to Transmeridian on 16 Dec 1997. Luton 16.12-seen at Atl 16 Dec 1997 full colours. Operated by TrA/Britannia Airways on 1 May 1998. Returned TransA 20 Apr 1998, Lut-Belf 1 May 1998 delivered, withdrawn from service 1 Nov 1998, Lut 2 Nov 1998, returned Nov 1998. Operated by TrA/Cubana on 22 Nov 1998. Shannon, Ireland for paint 17.11, roll(ed) out 20.11 Cubana tail, TrA-Cubana titles, seen in service Toronto 1.07.00, Airlines ceased 20 Oct 2000. Returned to OAC in Oct 2000 as N257RX. Operated by Indian Airlines on 29 Mar 2001 as VT-EVP. Seen at Abu Dhabi 15 Nov 2000, Sky Service due 01 not taken up, seen at Abu Dhabi 27 Mar 2001 full colours, Wilmington Trust Company cancelled US registration 12 Apr 2001. Sub-leased to Indian on 7 Dec 2005. Owned by Granite Mountain Air Station 12, leased Orix Aviation Systems 22 Apr 2009. Operated by Air India on 24 Aug 2007. Returned Granite Mountain Air Station 12 seen Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport, Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 30 Apr 2011, VT-reg cancelled 27 Jul 2011, seen cockpit and parts missing 28 Dec 2011. Current status: scrapped.

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Dash 8-300 · 311 MSN 257

Registration C-GABP · Voyageur Airways

Stored

Identity

TypeDash 8-300
Variant311
FamilyDHC-8
Series—
Line Number—
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorVoyageur Airways

Timeline

First Flight

—

Delivery

07 Feb 1991

Age

—

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

De Havilland Canada Dash 8-311, serial number 257. Delivered to Air BC on 7 Feb 1991, registered C-GABP. Registered 6 Feb 1991. Merged into Air Canada Regional (registered 9 Nov 2001). Renamed Air Canada Jazz in Apr 2002. Jazz Air 17 May 2002, Jazz Aleppo International Airport Dec 2004, Jazz Air, transferred to Jazz Avtn LP 18 Feb 2011. Operated by Air Canada Express on 27 Apr 2011. Withdrawn from service 18.02.21YHZ, North Bay Jack Garland Airport. Operated by Voyageur Airways on 15 Aug 2021. Presum never in service. Current status: stored.

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Airbus A310-203 MSN 257

Registration N408FE · Federal Express

Scrapped

Identity

TypeAirbus A310F
Variant310-203
FamilyA310
Series—
Line Number—
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorFederal Express

Timeline

First Flight

25 May 1983

Delivery

07 Jul 1983

Age

43.4 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

Remarks

rFSBU 21.12.93

History

Airbus A310-203, serial number 257, first flight 25 May 1983. Delivered to Lufthansa on 7 Jul 1983, registered D-AICK. RFSBU 21 Dec 1993. Leased to THY Turkish Airlines on 18 Mar 1994 as TC-JFO. Roll(ed) out Munich Cyprus Turkish Airlines titles, sopf Thohoyandou Airport 2 Apr 1994, returned Hamburg, Germany 6 Nov 1994, Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany 28 Feb 1995 for Sulaco Airport, returned Hamburg, Germany 14 Jul 1995. Operated by Federal Express on 5 Aug 1995 as N408FE. Converted to freighter. RFSBU Jul 1995, owned by Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 21 Apr 2001, seen at Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville stored 1 Oct 2009, owned by FedEx 14 Jul 2010, US registration cancelled 27 Mar 2013, seen 27 Oct 2013. Current status: scrapped.

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Airbus A340-313X MSN 257

Registration EP-IGA · Iranian Government

Written Off

Identity

TypeAirbus A340-300
Variant340-313X
FamilyA340
Series—
Line Number—
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorIranian Government

Timeline

First Flight

28 Jan 1999

Delivery

07 Jun 2018

Age

27.8 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Airbus A340-313X, serial number 257, first flight 28 Jan 1999. Delivered to Air Canada on 11 Feb 1999, registered C-GDVV. International Lease Finance Corporation, parked Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Montréal no titles and logo 16 Jan 2002 total time (flying hours) 13997 hours, 1822 hours, returned International Lease Finance Corporation 12 Feb 2002. Leased to Air Jamaica on 5 Mar 2002 as 6Y-JMP. Exact date now known, seen in service London-Heathrow 18 Mar 2002, arrived at Bordeaux, France and parked Oct 2007, seen at Châteauroux Déols airport Thohoyandou Airport Turkish Airlines full colour scheme 15 Apr 2008, ferried to Los Angeles International Thohoyandou Airport Turkish Airlines colour scheme 11 Aug 2008. Operated by THY Turkish Airlines on 6 Sep 2008 as TC-JIK. Arrived at Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey ts, returned International Lease Finance Corporation 13 Aug 2012. Leased to AirBlue on 29 Sep 2012 as AP-EDF. Withdrawn from service and arrived Phoenix Goodyear Airport returned International Lease Finance Corporation 4 Feb 2014. Operated by BOU on 20 Mar 2014 as M-ABIG. Owned by Aircraft and Engine Support LLC 31 Mar 2014, owned by Artigas International Airport to Bourges airport 12 Aug 2014, owned by Canoga Capital Corporation 31 Dec 2014, arrived at Bordeaux, France 28 Jan 2015, owned by SIBITI 1 Inc and US registration cancelled to Isle of Man 12 Feb 2015, M-rgd SABITI.1 Inc 24 Feb 2015. Operated by Meraj Air on 15 Sep 2015 as EP-AJA. Asian Express (Tajikistan) EY-rgd 10 Sep 2015, ferried Bordeaux, France to Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran 12 Sep 2015, ferry to Singapore not taken up, might be doing business as cover up for delivery to Iran, testfl Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran full colour scheme, for government operations, seen in service 24 Sep 2015 for UN General Assembly visit in USA. Operated by Dena Airways as EP-DAA. Re-registered with Iranian Government on 7 Jun 2018 as EP-IGA. Seen at Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, repaint and airtest 12 Dec 2019 Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, functioning as VIP/presidential aircraft, destroyed Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran 15 Mar 2026 by Israeli airstrike. Current status: written off in an accident.

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Airbus A380-842 MSN 257

Registration A6-EVH · Emirates Airlines

In service

Identity

TypeAirbus A380-800
Variant380-842
FamilyA380
Series—
Line Number—
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorEmirates Airlines

Timeline

First Flight

30 Jul 2018

Delivery

14 Dec 2018

Age

8.3 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Airbus A380-842, serial number 257, first flight 30 Jul 2018. Delivered to Emirates Airlines on 14 Dec 2018, registered A6-EVH. Current status: in service.

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Airbus A350-941 MSN 257

Registration A7-AML · Qatar Airways

In service

Identity

TypeAirbus A350-900
Variant350-941
FamilyA350
Series—
Line Number—
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorQatar Airways

Timeline

First Flight

27 Jun 2019

Delivery

27 Sept 2019

Age

7.4 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Airbus A350-941, serial number 257, first flight 27 Jun 2019. Delivered to Qatar Airways on 27 Sep 2019, registered A7-AML. Current status: in service.

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ATR 42 · 42-320 MSN 257

Registration LV-CZJ · American Jet lsd

In service

Identity

TypeATR 42
Variant42-320
FamilyATR42
Series—
Line Number—
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorAmerican Jet lsd

Timeline

First Flight

26 Jun 1991

Delivery

17 Oct 2012

Age

35.4 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

ATR 42-320, serial number 257, first flight 26 Jun 1991. Delivered to Aeromar on 17 Oct 1991, registered XA-RXC. Damaged 5 Nov 1998 while hangared Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport, repaired by Mar 1999, ferried 04-9 Sep 2008 Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport to Billund, Denmark, sold to Nordic AC. Operated by Nordic Avtn Contractor (registered 18 Nov 2008) as OY-PCE. Seen parked Düsseldorf-Mönchengladbach DUS Express, Germany 7 Oct 2009 still full Aeromar colours, ferried to Billund 30 Aug 2010, ferried to Eindhoven 23 Sep 2010 for repaint to all white, seen 13 May 2011 Billund white, seen 12 Aug 2011. Operated by OLT Express Regional on 5 Dec 2011 as SP-KTF. Registration reserved at Oct 2011, ferried Billund, Denmark to Eindhoven Airport white OY-rgd for repaint full colours, seen 10 Dec 2011 full colour scheme, ferried Eindhoven Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport 11 Jan 2012. Returned to Nordic Avtn Contractor on 26 Jul 2012 as OY-PCE. Kirk Aviation OY-rgd 15 Aug 2012. Leased to American Jet on 17 Oct 2012 as LV-CZJ. Ferried BLL-Malaga 19 Oct 2012 white, titles/logos, first of 2. Current status: in service.

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