Airbus A300B4-203 MSN 296

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Airbus A320-231, serial number 296, first flight 4 Feb 1992. Delivered to Mexicana on 25 Mar 1992, registered XA-RJY. Re-registered with Mexicana on 5 Oct 1995 as F-OHMK. Owned by Airbus Industrie Financial Services, seen at Mexico City named 'San Jose, California' 29 Sep 2003, owned by Seen at Asmara International Airport 29 Mar 2006. Re-registered with Mexicana on 20 Oct 2009 as XA-MXW. Ceased operations Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport 28 Aug 2010, seen withdrawn from use 28 May 2016 new colours. Operated by Bulgarian Air Charter on 19 Nov 2016 as LZ-LAC. XB-rgd Jetran Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo, ferried Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport to Sofia Airport 19-20 Nov 2016, testfl 28 Apr 2017, ferried to M. R. Štefánik Airport, Bratislava 29 Apr 2017 for paint, returned Sofia Airport 7 May 2017. Renamed European Air Charter on 19 Apr 2021. Current status: in service.

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Airbus A330-223, serial number 296, first flight 8 Sep 1999. Delivered to Sabena on 6 Oct 1999, registered OO-SFR. International Lease Finance Corporation, not F-WWKQ, Calliope 22 Sep 1999, damaged by machinegun fire whilst landing Bujumbura Ruanda 4 Dec 2000, ferried -->Bordeaux for repairs 10 Dec 2000, still present at 31 Dec 2000, repair in service 16 Jan 2001, ceased operations Brussels, Belgium 7 Nov 2001, ferried to Bordeaux, France 21 Dec 2001 total time (flying hours) 10544 hours 1599 cycles, registered VG and Co 27 Mar 2002. Operated by VG Airlines on 17 Apr 2002. With large "Delsey" titles. Renamed Delsey Airlines on 8 Aug 2002. Ceased operations at Brussels, Belgium 25 Oct 2002, parked Paphos International Airport 6 Nov 2002, ferried to Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Montréal for maintenance 23 Nov 2002, lease to AeroLyon not taken up. Operated by Calliope Ltd on 6 Jan 2003 as EI-CZS. Seen at Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Montréal Malaysian full colour scheme no registration 28 Mar 2003. Leased to Malaysian Airlines on 1 Apr 2003 as 9M-MKV. Airtested Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport, Subang 2 Jun 2013. Leased to Windrose Avtn on 25 Jul 2013 as UR-WRQ. Sub-leased to TAP Air Portugal on 27 Jun 2014. Returned to Windrose Avtn on 20 Aug 2014. Wet-leased to AirBlue on 2 Feb 2015. Returned to Windrose Avtn on 4 Nov 2016. Lahore-KBP, winter 2016/17 wetlse to Ukraine International Airlines, final flight 5 Nov 2016, Windrose colour scheme small Ukraint Int. titles, withdrawn from service 5 Apr 2017, returned to Windrose, ferried KBP-St Athan 1 Aug 2017 Windrose colour scheme. Operated by DAE Capital as LZ-AWP. Seen at St Athan, broken up Aug 2018. Current status: scrapped.

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Airbus A350-1041, serial number 296, first flight 12 Mar 2019. Delivered to Cathay Pacific on 3 Apr 2019, registered B-LXK. Current status: in service.

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-311, serial number 296. Delivered to GPA/Lufthansa Cit on 1 Mar 1992, registered D-BKIS. Operated by ContactAir/COntactair repaint full colours roll(ed) out 31.03.93/reg cancelled Nov 1996. Leased to Schreiner in Nov 1996 as PH-SDG. Operated by Brymon AW-British Airways on 1 May 1997 as G-BRYS. 23 Apr 1997, in service 6 May 1997, Waves of the City colours, Bristol 18 May 2000 after repaint in Union Flag new colours, due returned May 2002. Renamed British Airways Citiexpress on 31 Mar 2002. Withdrawn from use 14 Sep 2002 Exeter parked, ferried to Mönchengladbach 15 Jan 2003 basic British Airways colours for stored, cancelled 27 Jan 2003 to C-, seen 10 May 2003 still G-rgd, departed early Sep 2003, C-rgd Avmax 1 Oct 2003 (so what registration worn on departure?). Operated by Air Southwest on 24 Oct 2003 as G-WOWA. C-reg cancelled 23 Oct 2003, arrived Plymouth 24 Oct 2003, first service 26 Oct 2003 Newquay-LGW. Operated by Air Kilroe/Eastern Airways (registered 4 Jul 2011). Ferried Newquay-EIN 2 Oct 2011 for repaint, returned Humberside Airport, Grimsby, Lincolnshire 10 Oct 2011 white, blue tail (basic Eastern colour scheme) no titles, last (UK DHC-8-300) service 26 Mar 2012 BRS-LBF-ABZ for Eastern Airways, registration cancelled 29 Mar 2012 returned to Avmax. Operated by Air Inuit (registered 4 Jun 2012) as C-GIAB. Modified (*314). Ferried Humberside Airport, Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Montréal 31 Mar 2012 white/blue colour scheme no titles, Avmax Group C-rgd 31 Mar 2012, modified to -314 on CCAR 1 Oct 2012. Current status: in service.

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ATR 42-320, serial number 296, first flight 24 Mar 1992. Delivered to Cimber Air-LH Express on 22 Mar 1996, registered OY-CIJ. Cityflier Express NTU/NOT N296AT American Eagle-Sim 23.04.92/s Toulouse, France 8 Sep 1992. Operated by GPA/ACES on 2 Nov 1992 as VR-BNH. Seen full colours 8.10.92!?. Re-registered with GPA/ACES in Jun 1997 as VP-BNH. Returned lessor by Mar 2001. Leased to West Caribbean Airways on 30 Mar 2001. Transferred to West Caribbean Costa Rica by Mar 2004, seen Medellin withdrawn from use, white (only part of tail purple), no engines 26 Jul 2004, to be returned lessor. Operated by Halcyon Air-Air Bissau Airways as J5-GZZ. Returned Atar International Airport, sSIDMI 3 Nov 2004, re-registered 3 Nov 2004, testflight, seen 23 Nov 2004 purple tail, seen 5 Sep 2005 no registration Toulouse, France full Halcyon Air colours with small Cape Verde Airways titles, due for lse?, seen 20 Oct 2005 now D4-CBQ registered for Halcyon Air-Cape Verde Airways officially leased 16 Dec 2005, but still seen 20 Dec 2005 and 25 Feb 2006 F-rgd full colours, seen 25 Mar 2006 Halcyon presum not got its Aguila One Corp, seen 19 Apr 2006 Toulouse, France now J5-GZZ registered and Halcyon Air Bissauy Airways titles, departed to Dakar 28 Apr 2006. Operated by Halcyon Airlines as D4-CBQ. Ferried as such Sishen Airport to Toulouse, France 3 Sep 2007, ferried TLS-LPA-SIS after maintenance, re-registered, ferried to Toulouse, France 19 Apr 2008, at Latécoère 22 May 2008 full colours, ferried to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, Espargos 14 Jun 2008 on new lease, TLS--Sal 8 Nov 2008 after overh. seen stored Las Palmas 27 Sep 2013 windows taped up, dusty condition, seen 19 May 2014, seen 14 Nov 2014 being parted out at Binter facility, trucked 5 May 2015 to Real Aeroclub de Gran Canaria as simulator (same area as the DC-7), fuselage seen 7 Nov 2017 El Berriel, Binter colour scheme. Current status: stored.