Boeing 737 Classic · 43Q MSN 28491

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-43Q, serial number 28491, line number 2832, first flight 7 Nov 1996. Delivered to China Airlines on 22 Nov 1996, registered B-18673. GECAS, returned. Leased to Istanbul Airlines on 16 Dec 1998 as TC-IAG. Seen in service 3 Jan 1999, returned 27 Apr 2000. Leased to City Bird on 27 Apr 2000 as OO-CTG. Arrived Brussels, Belgium 27 Apr 2000 full colours, 11 May 2000, in service 24 May 2000. Leased to City Bird France on 10 Apr 2001 as F-GLTG. Owned by AFT Trust-Sub .. 1, due returned 28 Apr 2001, all operations ceased 4 Oct 2001. Returned to AFTTS 1 on 13 Nov 2001 as N120AF. (GECAS), ferried to Lisbon for C-check 1 Feb 2002. Leased to SATA Int'l on 11 Apr 2002 as CS-TGZ. Reported returned GECAS unknown location 28 May 2003, but still in service 17 Aug 2003, seen at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport stripped of paint 13 Mar 2005, seen at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport white colour scheme no titles ret? 17 Jun 2005, returned GECAS and departed to unknown location 25 Aug 2005. Leased to Air Sahara on 5 Sep 2005 as VT-SJC. Owned by Aircraft Finance Trust Ireland Ltd. Transferred to Jet Lite on 6 May 2008. Seen at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi white colour scheme with titles this date. Returned to AFTTS 1 on 22 Apr 2009 as N491MT. Seen at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport, Subang 9 Sep 2009. Leased to Skynet Asia Airways on 21 Sep 2009 as JA737G. Owned by Afuco. Operated by Solaseed Air on 1 Jul 2011. New name, owned by Solaseed 2 Jul 2014, withdrawn from use and arrived at Châteauroux Déols airport 7 Jul 2014, JA-reg cancelled withdrawn from use 17 Jul 2014. Current status: scrapped.