Airbus A320-211 MSN 289

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Airbus A300B4-203, serial number 289, first flight 22 Nov 1983. Delivered to Continental Airlines on 25 Apr 1986, registered N972C. Owned by Pacific Century Leasing 21 Jul 1986. Re-registered with Continental in Oct 1991 as N13972. Mojave 22 Sep 1992, seen 19 Jun 1993 Las Vegas/ret Phoenix Leasing Corporation 1 Oct 1992, roll out H7C Apr 1993, seen at Las Vegas 25 Nov 1996 basic old Continental Airlines colours stored, seen Oct 1997 announced DHL, seen 16 Jan 1998 Las Veg, seen at Phoe 13 Mar 1998, Bordeaux 22 Mar 1998 old Continental Airlines colours. Operated by Air Contractors-DHL on 21 May 1999 as EI-EAD. Converted to freighter. Seen at Toulouse, France 16 Jun 1998 being freighter conversion, seen 15 Oct 1998 DHL full colours, ferried Filton 20 Feb 1999, ferried Dub 4 May 1999, returned with technical problems, Shannon, Ireland 7 May 1999, Hull 753 Corp cancelled 10 May 1999, r21.5 Hagfors Airport, Råda, seen Brussels, Belgium 27 Oct 2000 DHL full colour scheme with small Air Contractors titles on engines. Re-registered with DHL-EAT on 27 Nov 2002 as OO-DLU. Operated by Air Contractors/DHL on 8 Jan 2010 as EI-EAD. D-AEAT requested, withdrawn from use and arrived at Woensdrecht Air Base, Hoogerheide 28 Mar 2013, EI-reg cancelled withdrawn from use 17 Apr 2013. Current status: scrapped.

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Airbus A340-313X, serial number 289, first flight 3 Aug 1999. Delivered to Air France on 7 Sep 1999, registered F-GLZQ. 2 Aug 2005 Toronto (Toronto Pearson International Airport), Canada 0(309) dbf after skidding of the runway on landing in very bad weather, presumably hit by lightning during or shortly before the landing, Apollo Fin 9 Sep 1999, F-reg cancelled 22 Aug 2014. Current status: written off in an accident.

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Airbus A350-941, serial number 289, first flight 13 Mar 2019. Delivered to Ethiopian Airlines on 5 Apr 2019, registered ET-AWM. Current status: in service.

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ATR 42-300, serial number 289, first flight 29 Jan 1992. Delivered to RFG (registered 20 Mar 1992), registered D-BCRT. Owned by Dr Akulivik Airport II. Merged into Eurowings on 1 Jan 1993. Operated by European Air Express on 22 Oct 2001. Full colours, ferried to Mönchengladbach, sold to Nordic Avtn Contractor Sep 2007, Certificate of Airworthness iss 19 Dec 2007, not cancelled by 31 Dec 2007. Operated by UTair Aviation on 27 May 2008 as VP-BLO. D-reg cancelled 17 Jan 2008, seen at Dortmund, Germany 14 Feb 2008 re-registered still Siwo Airport, Emae Island full colours, to Eindhoven Airport 16 May 2008 re-registered, full colours, departed 27 May 2008, withdrawn from service Roshchino International Airport, Tyumen 2012, registration reused 2017. Current status: scrapped.

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-102, serial number 289. Delivered to United Ex/Air Wisconsin on 13 Nov 1991, registered N418AW. Leased to United Ex/Atlantic C on 1 Apr 1993. RFSBU Sep 1993, Wilmington Trust Company Apr 1995. Operated by US Air Ex/Allegheny C as N835EX. RFSBU Dec 1996, First Security Bank 3 Aug 1998, First Security Bank 29 Jan 2001. Merged into US Airways Expr-Piedmont on 1 Jul 2004. Seen stored North Bay North Bay Jack Garland Airport 11 Nov 2005 (not there yet 24 Sep 2005), seen Nov 2006, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka Air (5Y) not taken up. Operated by BFS Business Flight/Austrojet in Jun 2007 as OE-HWG. Modified (*106). Bomb bought 30 May 2007, BoC C-rgd 1 Jun 2007, ferried North Bay--Salzburg 13-14 Jun 2007, to be based Salzburg, C-reg cancelled 19 Jun 2007, in service 15 Jul 2007, seen in service 9 Apr 2008 full colours, "operated by Belfast, U. K." added sticker, Austrojet Marketing r07.08, Airlines ceased Apr 2009, stored Linz. Leased to Olympic Airways on 18 Sep 2009 as SX-BIW. Ferried to Athens, re-registered 29 Sep 2009, seen 3 Oct 2009 basic Austrojet colours, Olympic titles. Operated by Solomon Islands Airlines on 10 Nov 2012 as H4-SOL. Ferried Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Spata-Artemida to Bournemouth Airport 12 Oct 2012 for repaint, ferried Bournemouth Airport to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Spata-Artemida 22 Oct 2012 SX-rgd full colour scheme, delivered ATH--Honiara 10-14 Nov 2012, ferried Munda Airport to Perth International Airport 21-22 Feb 2022 presum overhaul, temporary withdrawn from service Sep 2023 awaits parts, C-checked and withdrawn from service 11 Apr 2026, presum still not operational summer 2026 due to overhaul delays. Current status: in service.