Boeing 737-800F · *BCF MSN 29052

Registration 9M-WCA · World Cargo Airlines (WCA)

In service

Identity

TypeBoeing 737-800F
Variant*BCF
FamilyB737NG
Series—
Line Number557
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorWorld Cargo Airlines (WCA)

Timeline

First Flight

02 May 2000

Delivery

24 May 2000

Age

26.5 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Boeing 737-81Q, serial number 29052, line number 557, first flight 2 May 2000. Delivered to Sabre Airways on 24 May 2000, registered G-ODMW. Owned by Tombo Avtn, N8254Q not taken up, seen at Stanst 27 May 2000 basic colours, ferried Stansted--Everett 24 Oct 2000 basic Sabre colours, winter lease to??. Renamed Excel Airways on 27 Feb 2001 as G-XLAD. Seen parked 30 Jan 2001 Everett ex Sabre colours, Sabre to Excel Airways Jan 2001, arrived Southend 25 Feb 2001 for repaint, re-registered 27 Feb 2001, Manch 2 Mar 2001 no titles, seen at Manch 2 May 2001 excelairways.com titles. Sub-leased to Miami Air International on 25 Nov 2001. Ferried LGW-Bangor 25 Nov 2001, seen at Miami International Airport 8 Dec 2001 basic Excel colours, very small Miami Air titles. Returned to Excel Airways. Seen at Palma, returned, ToAN transferred to ToA Inc due announced Jan 2004. Sub-leased to Miami Air International in Dec 2003. Seen at Nürnberg/Nuremberg, Germany 13 Jan 2004 hybrid colours, seen at Memphis 25 Apr 2004 Excel colours, Miami titles, due returned May 2004. Returned to Excel Airways on 30 Apr 2004. Ferried MIA-Shannon 30.04-01.05.04 full Excel colours. Sub-leased to Miami Air International (registered 15 Dec 2004) as N906MA. Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 15 Dec 2004, at Southend seen 17 Dec 2004 small Miami Air titles, departed 17 Dec 2004 to Bangor International, Miami, FL, US registration cancelled 2 May 2005. Returned to Excel Airways on 3 May 2005 as G-XLAD. Ferried MIA--Lasham 30.04-01.05.05. Sub-leased to Miami Air International on 8 Dec 2005 as N906MA. 8 Dec 2005 Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, departed 8 Dec 2005 Shannon, Ireland. Returned to Excel Airways on 12 Apr 2006 as G-XLAD. Repaint new colours 21 Nov 2006 Filton, transferred to XL Airways France 27 Nov 2006 ferried to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France. Renamed XL Airways on 30 Nov 2006. Sub-leased to Miami Air International on 12 Dec 2006 as N906MA. Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 15 Dec 2006. Returned to XL Airways (registered 19 Apr 2007) as G-XLAD. Airlines ceased 12 Sep 2008, ferried East Midlands Airport to Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey 15 Sep 2008 returned lessor. Operated by Atlant-Soyuz on 24 Dec 2008 as VP-BMI. Seen 9 Nov 2008 and 1 Dec 2008 Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey full colours, British registration, cancelled 19 Dec 2008, delivered to Vilnius International Airport 24 Dec 2008. Renamed Moscow Airlines on 17 Sep 2010. Seen Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv 3 Jan 2011 stored, returned to lessor. Leased to Aeroméxico on 10 Mar 2011 as N520AM. Modified (*81Q(W)). Wells Fargo Bank Northwest registered in the USA 1 Mar 2011, testflight Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv 2 Mar 2011, first repossessed for UTAir Avtn, not taken up or error, ferried Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv to Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport 12 Mar 2011, seen 4 Jun 2011 no winglets, seen 12 Jul 2011 with winglets, seen 17 Nov 2013 ContiGo decal, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest to Wilmington Trust Company 29 Oct 2015, lease to AM continues, withdrawn from service 31 Mar 2020 due returned lessor, ferried Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 15-17 May 2020 for freighter conversion. Operated by World Cargo Airlines (WCA) on 9 Feb 2021 as 9M-WCA. Modified (*BCF). Converted, flew CAN-ICN-CAN 26-27 Oct 2020 white, owned by Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management, delivered to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport, Subang 25 Dec 2020, US registration cancelled 9 Feb 2021, airtest 18 Mar 2021 due delivered. Current status: in service.

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