Boeing 737 Classic · 4Q8 MSN 26279

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-4Q8, serial number 26279, line number 2221, first flight 4 Feb 1992. Delivered to Aer Lingus/Pegasus on 19 Feb 1992, registered TC-AFM. International Lease Finance Corporation, returned Dublin 12 Dec 1993. Leased to Ryan Int. on 19 Dec 1993. Due returned Apr 1994, Apple Vacations titles. Returned to Pegasus. Still Apple Vac titles. Leased to Carnival Airlines on 11 Nov 1995. Dubl 6-13.11.95/ret Pegasus spring 96. Leased to Carnival Airlines on 21 Nov 1996. Seen at Ft Laud 24 Nov 1996, due returned Peg Apr 1997. Returned to Pegasus on 1 May 1997. Seen in service 1 Jun 1997 full colours. Leased to Malaysian AS. Repaint full colours Dublin late Oct 1997, seen at Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey 29.10, Kuala Lumpur Jan 2011. Leased to Winair on 18 Nov 1998. Munich-Dubl 8 Nov 1998 white, Pegasus titles, seen 12 Nov 1998 white, Winair titles, due returned Apr 1999 Pegasus. Returned to Pegasus Airlines. Seen at Munich Airport full colours. Leased to Eurofly. Due returned Jul 2000. Returned to Pegasus Airlines. Seen at Duss 4 May 2000 white no titles, seen Stuttgart-Echterdingen, Germany full colour scheme 12 Jul 2002, ferried to Dublin, Ireland full colour scheme for maintenance this date, departed 28 Apr 2003. Leased to Aegean Airlines on 24 Apr 2003 as SX-BGS. Seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands parked white colour scheme 17 Apr 2009, seen at Air Dominicana colour scheme 22 Jun 2009. Leased to Air Dominicana on 2 Jul 2009 as N279AD. Owned by Muskrat Dam Airport V, ferried to Tucson International Airport 16 Sep 2009, seen at Pinal Airpark, Marana 24 Sep 2009, ferried to Tucson International Airport 3 Nov 2009, seen at Pinal Airpark, Marana 11 Nov 2009. Leased to Xtra Airways in Dec 2009. Seen 3 Dec 2010 operated for Direct Air, white/blue, Direct Air titles, returned Xtra Airways 12 Mar 2012. Operated by One Airlines on 11 Aug 2013. Operated for SINAMI. Leased to Xtra Airways on 5 Aug 2014. Owned by AerSale Inc this date. Operated by US Marshall Service-US DOJ on 7 Jul 2015. Bought 1 Apr 2016 from AerSale, 17 May 2016 ex lease, withdrawn from service Oksibil Airport 3 Jun 2026 (replaced by 73G's). Operated by Aeroregional on 8 Sep 2026. Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Quito. Current status: in service.