Boeing 737 Classic · *W MSN 28571

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-36N, serial number 28571, line number 3022, first flight 13 Apr 1998. Delivered to Virgin Express on 28 Apr 1998, registered OO-VEH. GECAS, based Leipz, returned Bru 1 Nov 1998, withdrawn from use 27 Feb 2000, cancelled 29 Feb 2000. Sub-leased to Virgin Express Ireland on 1 Mar 2000 as EI-TVR. In service 1 Mar 2000. Returned to Virgin Express on 10 Jan 2001 as OO-VEH. Fitted with winglets. In service 13 Jan 2001, seen at Geneve, Switzerland Brussels Airlines colour scheme and winglets 18 Feb 2007. Merged into Brussels Airlines on 25 Mar 2007. Withdrawn from use and ferried to Pangia Airport 2 Jun 2012. Operated by WFBN on 15 Oct 2012 as N571TP. Ferried to London Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea, Essex 4 Jun 2013, seen Discovery Airlines colour scheme 6 Sep 2013. Operated by Discovery Air on 30 Oct 2013 as 5N-BQO. Ceased operations unknown location 13 Jan 2015, ferried Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International, Nigeria to East Midlands Airport 31 May 2015. Operated by Air Peace in May 2015. Parked Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv 8 Oct 2018, Shannon, Ireland 22 Feb 2019, damaged 23 Jul 2019 Lagos nose wheels separated after hard landing, damaged beyond repair. Current status: written off in an accident.