Boeing 737 Classic · 46M MSN 28550
Registration 5Y-FQB · Fanjet Express
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
14 Jan 1997
Delivery
27 Jan 1997
Age
29.8 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Boeing 737-46M, serial number 28550, line number 2847, first flight 14 Jan 1997. Delivered to Virgin Express on 27 Jan 1997, registered OO-VED. RToA, in service 29.1. Leased to Air Transat on 1 Dec 1997 as C-GBIX. Cancelled 27 Apr 1998. Returned to Virgin Express on 29 Apr 1998 as OO-VED. In service 30 Apr 1998 full colours, withdrawn from use 20 Nov 1998. Leased to Air Transat on 1 Dec 1998 as C-GBIX. Due returned 1 Feb 1999. Returned to Virgin Express on 1 May 1999 as OO-VED. R30.4, withdrawn from use 17 Nov 1999. Leased to Air Transat on 30 Nov 1999 as C-GBIX. Virg colours, Transat titles, C-reg cancelled 26 Apr 2000. Returned to Virgin Express on 27 Apr 2000 as OO-VED. Arrived Brussels, Belgium 1 May 2000, withdrawn from use Brussels, Belgium 1 Apr 2001, returned Tombo 4 May 2001. Operated by WFBN on 7 May 2001 as N8550F. Ferried to San Antonio 15 May 2001, still in Virgin colour scheme 25 Jul 2001. Leased to Air Nippon on 28 Sep 2001 as JA392K. Seen at Osaka Kansai special "dolphin" colour scheme 4 Oct 2001, registered GL Quality Leasing Ltd 1 Oct 2001, ferried to Osaka Itami International Airport and stored 30 Nov 2005. Leased to Air Do on 6 Jan 2006. R/o full colour scheme this date, owned by FC Palm Leasing Company Ltd 28 May 2008. Leased to Skynet Asia Airways on 19 Jan 2009. Operated by Solaseed Air on 1 Jul 2011. New name, wfuHND 29 Sep 2014, owned by Skynet Asia 30 Sep 2014, arrived at Châteauroux Déols airport 16 Oct 2014, JA-reg cancelled to France 29 Oct 2014. Operated by SALG-7 BV on 29 Oct 2014 as M-YWAC. Operated by Safair on 29 Jul 2015 as ZS-JRL. Ferried Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, Montpellier/Méditerranée to Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 25-26 Jul 2015, seen 22 Nov 2015. Operated by GetJet Airlines on 20 Apr 2019 as LY-EEL. Ferried Cairo International Airport to Vilnius International Airport, re-registered, to Warsaw Chopin Airport 15 Jun 2019 Lewis University Airport, Chicago/Romeoville wet-leased, returned Marseille-Marignane, France 30 Jun 2019, Aigle Azur wlsd, Airlines ceased Sep 2019. Operated by Fanjet Express on 13 Nov 2020 as 5Y-FQB. Daallo Airlines wet-leased 21 Mar 2021. Current status: in service.
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