MSN 278 exists for 6 aircraft types, because each manufacturer numbers its own production. All of them are listed below.
Airbus A320-211 MSN 278
Registration F-GHQO · Air France mgd
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
28 Nov 1991
Delivery
17 Feb 1992
Age
34.9 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A320-211, serial number 278, first flight 28 Nov 1991. Delivered to Air Inter on 17 Feb 1992, registered F-GHQO. Owned by Hill City Municipal Airport. Merged into Air France on 12 Sep 1997. AFr full colours seen 11 Feb 1998, registered to Air France 19 Feb 2002, withdrawn from use and arrived at Châteauroux Déols airport 2 Oct 2013, F-reg cancelled 10 Dec 2013. Current status: scrapped.
Need a valuation for MSN 278?
Market value, maintenance position and transaction analysis.
Dash 8-300 · 311 MSN 278
Registration C-FACV · Voyageur Airways
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
—
Delivery
31 May 1991
Age
—
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-311, serial number 278. Delivered to Air BC on 31 May 1991, registered C-FACV. 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, damaged 3 Jul 2005 struck by A-330 on ground Vancouver, under repair at Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport seen 13 Sep 2005, Jazz Air transferred to Jazz Aleppo International Airport 3 Mar 2011. Operated by Air Canada Express on 27 Apr 2011. Withdrawn from service 2 Jan 2022 North Bay Jack Garland Airport. Operated by Voyageur Airways on 16 Aug 2022. Presum never in service. Current status: stored.
Need a valuation for MSN 278?
Market value, maintenance position and transaction analysis.
Airbus A310-222 MSN 278
Registration N454FE · Federal Express
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
30 Sept 1983
Delivery
09 Dec 1983
Age
43.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A310-222, serial number 278, first flight 30 Sep 1983. Delivered to Kuwait Airways on 9 Dec 1983, registered 9K-AHC. Operated by Iraqi Airways szd on 2 Aug 1990 as YI-AOE. Stored Teheran Jan 1991, seen at Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport Iraqi colour scheme 9K-rgd 27 Aug 1992, Bordeaux Nov 1992 basic Iraqi colours. Returned to Kuwait Airways in Oct 1992 as 9K-AHC. Withdrawn from use seen at Brussels Nov 1992 basic Iraqi, Jan 1993 white, seen at Sharjah Oct 1993. Operated by Airbus as F-WGYP. Seen at Toulouse, France. Leased to Holiday Air on 23 Jun 1994 as TC-GAC. Seen in service Duss 26.6/ret Airbus 21 Oct 1994. Operated by Airbus on 21 Oct 1994 as F-WGYP. Seen at Toulouse, France white Dec 1994, XLW 11 Apr 1995. Leased to Sudan Airways on 28 Jul 1997 as F-OGYX. Due returned Jul 2000, returned Airbus Industrie Financial Services Aug 1998 arrived XLW 21 Aug 1998. Operated by Federal Express on 15 Oct 1999 as N454FE. Converted to freighter. Dresden 13 Oct 1999 for freighter conversion, F-reg cancelled 14.10, ferried to Mobile Airlines 1 May 2000 after freighter conversion, in service 22 May 2000, withdrawn from service 10 Apr 2016, ferried Los Angeles International to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 11 Apr 2016 last ever 310-200 flight, seen 23 Apr 2017, scrapping 23. Current status: scrapped.
Need a valuation for MSN 278?
Market value, maintenance position and transaction analysis.
Airbus A340-313X MSN 278
Registration YA-KMT · Kam Air
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
08 Jun 1999
Delivery
03 Feb 2017
Age
27.4 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A340-313X, serial number 278, first flight 8 Jun 1999. Delivered to Air Canada on 28 Jun 1999, registered C-GDVZ. 2001 and Big baby colours roll(ed) out 25 May 1999 Toulouse, France, removed 31 May 1999, withdrawn from use 31 Oct 2008, seen at Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Montréal parked 27 Jan 2009, seen at Singapore Changi Airport 20 Mar 2009. Sub-leased to AirAsia X on 3 Jun 2009 as 9M-XAC. Reported returned from Saudi Arabian Airlines sls 19 Dec 2013. Sub-leased to Conviasa on 4 Sep 2014. Returned to AirAsia X on 4 Nov 2014. Ferried MNL--Schwerin 04-5 Aug 2015. Operated by Lufthansa Technik as N278TA. Registration reserved 2 Jul 2015 for Lufthansa Technik Hamburg, permit to fly iss 11 Jan 2016, seen at Parchim 9 Mar 2016 stored D-rgd, Malaysian flag below cockpit, ferried SZW to Hamburg, Germany 28 Jul 2016 white, ferried Hamburg, Germany to Orlando Sanford International Airport 30 Aug 2016 for part-out, registered in the USA Trueaero Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 6 Sep 2016, BoU 12 Sep 2016, ferried Orlando Sanford International Airport to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta 06-8 Oct 2016, cancelled 11 Oct 2016 to UR-. Operated by Kam Air on 3 Feb 2017 as YA-KMT. Ferried CGK-Dushambe 3 Feb 2017 white, Cairo International Airport to Kabul International Airport 18 Jul 2017 after paint, repossessed 13 Aug 2018 total time 67232, 8180 l, available for ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) 1 Sep 2018. Current status: in service.
Need a valuation for MSN 278?
Market value, maintenance position and transaction analysis.
Airbus A350-941 MSN 278
Registration 9V-SHD · Singapore Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
29 Jan 2019
Delivery
28 Feb 2019
Age
7.8 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A350-941, serial number 278, first flight 29 Jan 2019. Delivered to Singapore Airlines on 28 Feb 2019, registered 9V-SHD. Current status: in service.
Need a valuation for MSN 278?
Market value, maintenance position and transaction analysis.
ATR 42 · 42-300 MSN 278
Registration SX-DIR · Astra Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
15 Nov 1991
Delivery
28 May 2015
Age
35.0 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
ATR 42-300, serial number 278, first flight 15 Nov 1991. Delivered to NFD on 14 Jan 1992, registered D-BJJJ. RDrAK-RFG Sep 1992. Operated by RFG (registered Sep 1992). Merged into Eurowings on 1 Jan 1993. Operated by European Air Express on 23 Oct 2001. Ferried to Mönchengladbach 23 Oct 2001 full new colours, sold to Nordic Avtn Contractor Sep 2007, Certificate of Airworthness iss 19 Nov 2007, cancelled 3 Dec 2007 while parked Billund. Operated by UTair Aviation on 22 Apr 2008 as VP-BLN. Seen at Dortmund, Germany re-registered 15 Feb 2008 still Siwo Airport, Emae Island colours, ferried to Eindhoven Airport 14 Apr 2008 for paint, departed 22-23 Apr 2008, arrived Düsseldorf-Mönchengladbach DUS Express, Germany 26 Nov 2014 for overhaul and returned lessor. Operated by Astra Airlines on 28 May 2015 as SX-DIR. D-BAAA reserved 9 Apr 2015 not taken up, T7-rr, ferried MGL-Sofia 29 Apr 2015 T7-rgd, ferried Sofia-SKG 28 May 2015 SX-rgd, final flight 1 Jun 2015, white, repaint to all blue colour scheme seen 16 Feb 2017, withdrawn from service 07.11.19, Airlines ceased 9 Nov 2019 due returned lessor. Current status: stored.
Need a valuation for MSN 278?
Market value, maintenance position and transaction analysis.