Boeing 777-200 · 289 MSN 27637

Timeline

History

Boeing 777-289, serial number 27637, line number 79, first flight 18 Jun 1997. Delivered to Japan AS on 23 Jun 1997, registered JA8978. Transferred to Japan Airlines Domestic on 6 Apr 2004. Seen 25 Jun 2004 Osaka Itami International Airport new colours, r/o 2 Jul 2006 Tamagotchi Jet colours, seen 26 Apr 2007 normal colours, due Samantha Thavasa (bag/jewel brand) colours. Merged into Japan Airlines (Int) on 1 Oct 2006. R/o 30 Apr 2012 new colour scheme, added Tokyo Sky Tree Jet colour scheme, r/o 20 Nov 2012 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Candidate colour scheme, r/o 3 Sep 2013 standard colour scheme, r/o 31 Oct 2013 special 'Ganbare! Nippon!' colour scheme (Sochi), withdrawn from service 5 Mar 2014, r/o 7 Mar 2014 standard colour scheme, incident 4 Dec 2020 on take off Naha International Airport Okinawa, returned with engine failure, returned Naha International Airport and parked, ferried to Tokyo Haneda International Airport 16 Feb 2021, scrapping Tokyo Haneda International Airport 2023. Current status: scrapped.