MSN 259 exists for 7 aircraft types, because each manufacturer numbers its own production. All of them are listed below.
Airbus A320-231 MSN 259
Registration LZ-LAE · European Air Charter nn
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
11 Oct 1991
Delivery
10 Dec 1991
Age
35.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A320-231, serial number 259, first flight 11 Oct 1991. Delivered to Mexicana on 10 Dec 1991, registered XA-RYQ. Leased to Mexicana on 5 Oct 1995 as F-OHMF. Owned by Airbus Industrie Financial Services, seen at Mexico City named "Ciudad delivered Carmen" 2 Sep 2002, owned by Seen at Asmara International Airport 29 Mar 2006. Re-registered with Mexicana on 20 Oct 2009 as XA-MXS. Ceased operations Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport 28 Aug 2010, seen 28 Nov 2014. Operated by Bulgarian Air Charter on 13 Jan 2017 as LZ-LAE. Ferried Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport to Sofia Airport 13-14 Jan 2017, final flight 1 Jun 2018. Renamed European Air Charter on 19 Apr 2021. Current status: in service.
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Airbus A300B4-203 MSN 259
Registration N835JM · SAC
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
17 Aug 1983
Delivery
—
Age
43.2 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A300B4-203, serial number 259, first flight 17 Aug 1983. Delivered to Eastern Airlines on 16 Dec 1983, registered N232EA. Leased to Continental Airlines in Mar 1990 as N72990. Owned by ELEC/ret 91 (isJP91/nJP92/WEL JP93)rr6.90. Operated by Air Ops on 16 May 1995 as SE-DSG. Ferried Brist-Bru, r30.5 EAL/Ios, ferried Bristol 9 Jun 1995. Operated by Shaheen Airlines NTU as AP-BFG. Seen at Filton, seen 18 Oct 1995 Denver-Arapahoe County, CO colours, Shaheen not taken up never delivered. Operated by APA Rep Dominicana as SE-DSG. Seen at Filton/sMIA 7 Nov 1995. Operated by Faucett/APA (registered 17 Nov 1995) as OB-1634. Impound ING 29 Mar 1996. Operated by Air Alfa on 27 Apr 1996 as TC-ALG. Returned Filton 10 Feb 1997, returned ING3.03.97/canc 4 Mar 1997. Operated by Pan Am on 4 Jun 1997 as N865PA. REAL/ro Filton 24 Apr 1997 full colours, delivered 8 May 1997, to Marana 20 Feb 1998 Marana, PA colours, cancelled 31 Mar 1999 First Security Bank. Operated by European AT-DHL on 30 Mar 1999 as OO-DLD. Converted to freighter. First Security Bank 11 Sep 1998 (trustee for DHL) for freighter conversion, HAm 14 Mar 1999, roll(ed) out 25 Mar 1999 full colours, to Bru 30.3. Operated by Air Contractors/DHL on 22 Jan 2010 as EI-OZF. Ferried to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport, Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées stored 22 Dec 2012, seen 13 May 2014. Operated by SAC on 14 Aug 2014 as N835JM. Still seen at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport, Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 19 Jun 2015, seen 23 Apr 2017 DHL colour scheme, scrapping 2023. Current status: scrapped.
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Airbus A330-223 MSN 259
Registration PT-MVD · TAM
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
03 Feb 1999
Delivery
28 Jun 1999
Age
27.7 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A330-223, serial number 259, first flight 3 Feb 1999. Delivered to TAM Brazil on 28 Jun 1999, registered PT-MVD. First Security Bank 30 Jun 1999, seen 5 Jun 2000 special Voo Presidencial added col/tit, seen in service 16 Jun 2000 standard colours. Leased to Etihad Airways on 21 Nov 2003 as A6-EYB. Seen at Abu Dhabi International, United Arab Emirates this date. Returned to TAM on 26 Jul 2006 as PT-MVD. Seen at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France full colour scheme 10 Sep 2006, withdrawn from use and arrived at Miami International Airport 13 Sep 2013, but seen in service 2014, withdrawn from service 13 Mar 2016 São Paulo-Guarulhos International, Brazil, ferried Sao Carlos-GIG 3 Aug 2016, Black Diamond/Flying R Ranch Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport, Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 4 Oct 2016. Current status: scrapped.
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ATR 42 · 42-320 MSN 259
Registration N904FX · Federal Express
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
14 Nov 1991
Delivery
28 Jan 2003
Age
35.0 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
ATR 42-320, serial number 259, first flight 14 Nov 1991. Delivered to Continental Express (registered Dec 1992), registered N99838. Withdrawn from use seen at Toulouse, France Oct 1992 white/N15840 Continental Express not taken up, s.all white Dec 1991, D2-?? not taken up, registration cancelled CoEx Aug 1995. Leased to ACES Colombia in Aug 1995 as HK-4035X. Returned to Continental Express on 18 Aug 1999 as N99838. Ferried IAH-San Antonio 18 Dec 2002. Operated by Federal Express on 28 Jan 2003 as N904FX. 8 May 2008 Greensboro 0(0) damaged beyond repair by tornado / freighter conversion due, re-registered 23 Apr 2003, seen in service Nashville 23 Jul 2005 full colours, cancelled 15 Aug 2008. Current status: written off in an accident.
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Airbus A380-842 MSN 259
Registration A6-EVJ · Emirates Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
05 Feb 2019
Delivery
08 Nov 2019
Age
7.7 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A380-842, serial number 259, first flight 5 Feb 2019. Delivered to Emirates Airlines on 8 Nov 2019, registered A6-EVJ. Current status: in service.
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Airbus A350-941 MSN 259
Registration ET-AVE · Ethiopian Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
09 Nov 2018
Delivery
07 Dec 2018
Age
8.0 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A350-941, serial number 259, first flight 9 Nov 2018. Delivered to Ethiopian Airlines on 7 Dec 2018, registered ET-AVE. Current status: in service.
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Dash 8-300 · 311 MSN 259
Registration C-FACF · Voyageur Airways
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
—
Delivery
27 Feb 1991
Age
—
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-311, serial number 259. Delivered to Air BC on 27 Feb 1991, registered C-FACF. Registered 26 Feb 1991. Merged into Air Canada Regional (registered 8 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 Aleppo International Airport 4 Mar 2011. Operated by Air Canada Express on 27 Apr 2011. Withdrawn from service 8 May 2021 North Bay Jack Garland Airport. Operated by Voyageur Airways on 15 Aug 2022. Presum never in service. Current status: stored.
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