MSN 279 exists for 6 aircraft types, because each manufacturer numbers its own production. All of them are listed below.
Airbus A320 · *320-212 MSN 279
Registration 2-CTKS · lessor
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
09 Dec 1991
Delivery
18 Feb 1992
Age
34.9 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A320-211, serial number 279, first flight 9 Dec 1991. Delivered to Canadian Airlines Int on 18 Feb 1992, registered C-FLSF. International Lease Finance Corporation, withdrawn from service 3 Jan 1993, to Teesside 4 Jan 1993. Leased to Monarch Airlines on 28 Jan 1993 as G-MONY. Modified (*320-212). In Jet Airliner Production List leased 10.1/r11.01.93, is16.3/modfd 14 Mar 1993. Sub-leased to Canada 3000 Airlines on 30 Oct 1993 as C-GVNY. 2 Nov 1993. Returned to Monarch Airlines on 28 Apr 1994 as G-MONY. Rr29.4, is1.5. Sub-leased to Canada 3000 Airlines on 30 Oct 1994 as C-GVNY. Withdrawn from service 22.10, ferried Lut-Gan 31.10, 1 Nov 1994, due returned 28 Apr 1995. Returned to Monarch Airlines on 27 Apr 1995 as G-MONY. Is1.5. Sub-leased to Canada 3000 Airlines on 4 Dec 1995 as C-GVNY. Returned to Monarch Airlines on 31 Mar 1996 as G-MONY. Owned by Muskrat Dam Airport I Jan 1998, withdrawn from service 19 Apr 1999, overhaul, cancelled 20 May 1999. Leased to Canadian Airlines Int (registered 27 May 1999) as C-FLSF. Ferried 21-22.5 Amarillo, Vanc 30.5, in service 02.6, s4.6 nw colours. Operated by Air Canada on 4 Apr 2001. Registered. Transferred to Tango on 1 Nov 2001. Painted Oct 2001. Transferred to Air Canada on 30 Sep 2003. Returned International Lease Finance Corporation 5 Jul 2006. Leased to Eirjet on 5 Jul 2006 as EI-DOZ. Seen in service at Shannon, Ireland white colour scheme 21 Jul 2006, ceased operations and parked Shannon, Ireland 18 Oct 2006, owned by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Ireland Ltd 26 Oct 2006. Leased to Mandala Airlines on 18 Dec 2006 as PK-RMA. Seen at Singapore-Seletar, Singapore returned Ansett Worldwide Aviation Ireland Ltd Jul 2009, seen 7 Mar 2010. Leased to Strategic Airlines on 2 Apr 2010 as VH-YQB. Renamed Air Australia on 30 Oct 2011. Ceased operations Perth International Airport 17 Feb 2012. Operated by MSA I on 23 Mar 2012 as N549CL. Arrived at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport 5 Apr 2012. Sub-leased to Travel Service Airlines on 4 Jun 2012 as YL-LCJ. Leased SmartLynx Airlines. Sub-leased to Corendon Airlines on 21 Apr 2013. Returned to SmartLynx Airlines on 13 Sep 2013. Operated by Trans African Airways on 21 May 2014 as ZS-EJI. Owned by Polkadots Properties 185 21 May 2014, ZS-reg cancelled to Democratic Republic of Congo. Operated by flyCAA-Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation as 9Q-CPB. Identified repossessed Apr 2015. Operated by lessor as 2-CTKS. Returned lessor 2-rgd, ferried Chateauroux--Nantong 13-14 May 2016, 2-reg cancelled 25 May 2016 withdrawn from use Nantong for ground training. Current status: stored.
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Airbus A300B4 MSN 279
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
—
Delivery
—
Age
—
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A300B4, serial number 279. Delivered to NOT BUILT.
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Airbus A330-343E MSN 279
Registration C-GFAH · Air Canada
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
30 Aug 1999
Delivery
15 Oct 1999
Age
27.2 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A330-343E, serial number 279, first flight 30 Aug 1999. Delivered to Air Canada on 15 Oct 1999, registered C-GFAH. Flnr 932, Thai Airways International re-allocated, extensive damaged 30 Nov 2016 Singapore XPG, fell off support jacks during maintenance, repairs supposed to take 6 months, ferried GPG to Toronto Pearson International Airport 3 Feb 2017, back in service 4 Feb 2017, parked Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 17.02-07.08.21. Current status: in service.
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Airbus A350-941 MSN 279
Registration VN-A898 · Vietnam Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
28 Jan 2019
Delivery
28 Feb 2019
Age
7.8 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A350-941, serial number 279, first flight 28 Jan 2019. Delivered to Vietnam Airlines on 28 Feb 2019, registered VN-A898. Incorrectly painted as F-WZPN before first flight. Current status: in service.
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ATR 72 · 72-202 MSN 279
Registration SP-LFD · Eurolot tfd
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
20 Dec 1991
Delivery
03 Feb 1992
Age
34.9 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
ATR 72-202, serial number 279, first flight 20 Dec 1991. Delivered to LOT on 3 Feb 1992, registered SP-LFD. Eurolot titles seen 2 Jul 1997 Warsaw Chopin Airport. Transferred to Eurolot on 13 Jan 2001. Seen at Frankfurt International, Germany 21 Feb 2004 full Eurolot colours, ferried to Exeter 2 Aug 2012, returned lessor? 19th Hila Inc bought at Jun 2014 presum for parts, broken up 2014 Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport. Current status: scrapped.
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Dash 8-300 · 311 MSN 279
Registration 5Y-CKZ · ALS
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
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Delivery
17 Jun 1991
Age
—
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-311, serial number 279. Delivered to United Ex/Air Wisconsin on 17 Jun 1991, registered N430AW. RWilm Jun 1991. Leased to United Ex/Atlantic C on 1 Apr 1993. Seen at Rapid City SD May 1996 UnEx col/seen at Calgary 26 Feb 1998 white (not to N803SA, see 221). Operated by Shuttle America on 12 Jul 1999 as N806SA. Seen at Calgary full colours 30 Apr 1999, seen 16 Jun 1999 still N430AW, DHC leased 12 Jul 1999, sub-lsd to Shuttle, Wilmington Trust Company officially re-registered 27 Sep 1999, Arr Calgary 30 Jun 2001 returned lessor, seen 20 Sep 2001 in work. Operated by US Airways Expr-Piedmont Airlines on 25 Jan 2002. Owned by Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, ferried to Salisbury MD 26 Jan 2002, new registration N331EN underneath and as "reserved" in Faranah Airport lists, but still seen in service Charlotte 26 Apr 2003 old registration. Re-registered with US Airways Expr-Piedmont Airlines on 22 Jan 2004 as N331EN. Seen at Charlotte Douglas International Airport 29 Feb 2004, returned to lessor, to José Celestino Mutis Airport, Bahía Solano 13 Sep 2006, still leased to Piedmont, seen at Charlotte Douglas International Airport 16 Oct 2006, Bombardier Services Corporation to Nordic Avtn Current/now in service 29 Nov 2006, in trust with Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 16 Jan 2007, still leased to PI. Transferred to American Eagle-Piedmont Airlines on 9 Dec 2013. Withdrawn from service Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport 10 May 2018, owned by WFTCT when ferried Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City to Luxor, Egypt 01-5 Mar 2023 for?. Operated by ALS on 21 May 2023 as 5Y-CKZ. Current status: in service.
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