Boeing 737-800 · 8Q8(W) MSN 30724

Timeline

History

Boeing 737-8Q8(W), serial number 30724, line number 2286, first flight 31 May 2007. Delivered to XL Airways on 9 Jun 2007, registered D-AXLE. International Lease Finance Corporation, 9 year lease, Star XL German Airlines, ferried to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France 3 Sep 2007, sub-lsd to XL Airways France, seen at Düsseldorf, Germany 6 Oct 2007 "operated on behalf of Thomsonfly.com" sticker. Sub-leased to Gulf Air on 28 Oct 2007. Gulf Air full colours, due returned Apr 2008, seen at Dubai International Airport 8 Oct 2008. Returned to XL Airways Germany in Oct 2008. Ferried Dinard-LPA 1 Nov 2008 and first service. Leased to Sunwing Airlines on 5 Nov 2009. Ferried Frankfurt International, Germany to Munich Airport 5 Nov 2009 winter lease. Returned to XL Airways Germany. Ferried Dublin, Ireland to Frankfurt International, Germany 6 Nov 2010. Leased to Canjet Airlines on 10 Nov 2010 as C-GDGT. FRA-KEF-YMX, re-registered 15 Oct 2010 IMP Group Ltd, winter lease. Returned to XL Airways Germany on 22 Apr 2011 as D-AXLE. Ferried Toronto Pearson International Airport to Frankfurt International, Germany 22-24 Apr 2011 C-reg, ferried Frankfurt International, Germany to Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 28 Apr 2011 D-rgd, Sunweb Vacations titles. Leased to Canjet Airlines on 30 Nov 2011 as C-GDGT. Düsseldorf, Germany to Dublin, Ireland 7 Nov 2011 prior lease, C-rgd IMP Group Ltd (Execaire) 1 Dec 2011, cancelled 3 May 2012. Returned to XL Airways Germany on 3 May 2012 as D-AXLE. Seen at Düsseldorf, Germany 6 May 2012 full colour scheme. Leased to Canjet Airlines on 19 Nov 2012 as C-GDGT. Dublin, Ireland to Montreal Mirabel International Airport, Montréal, IMP Group Ltd (Canjet) 19 Nov 2012. Operated by Smartwings on 22 May 2013 as OK-TVY. International Lease Finance Corporation, seen 7 May 2013 Dublin, Ireland EI-rgd XL colour scheme, officially EI-rgd Wilmington Trust SP Svcs (Dublin) 14 May 2013, delivered Dublin, Ireland to Václav Havel Airport Prague 22 May 2013. Leased to Sunwing Airlines on 15 Nov 2013 as C-GKVY. Václav Havel Airport Prague to Toronto Pearson International Airport, C-rgd 18 Nov 2013, final flight 20 Nov 2013 Rui Hotels and Resorts colour scheme. Returned to Smartwings on 28 May 2014 as OK-TVY. Ferried Toronto Pearson International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague 28-29 May 2014 C-rgd, 2 Jun 2014 (Smartwings or Travel Svc?). Leased to Air Transat on 10 Dec 2014 as C-GTQY. Ferried PRG--Trois Rivieres, winter lease, cancelled 6 May 2015. Returned to Trans Service Airlines on 7 May 2015 as OK-TVY. Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Montréal to Václav Havel Airport Prague. Leased to Air Transat on 2 Dec 2015 as C-GTQY. Ferried Václav Havel Airport Prague to Toronto Pearson International Airport, 1 Dec 2015, cancelled 26 May 2016. Returned to Trans Service Airlines on 21 May 2016 as OK-TVY. Leased to Air Transat on 18 Nov 2016 as C-GTQY. 16 Nov 2016 Smartwings basic colour scheme, Air Transat titles. Returned to Trans Service Airlines on 5 May 2017 as OK-TVY. Toronto Pearson International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague 4 May 2017. Leased to Air Transat on 15 Dec 2017 as C-GTQY. 13 Dec 2017, Václav Havel Airport Prague to Toronto Pearson International Airport, cancelled 3 May 2018. Returned to Trans Service Airlines on 2 May 2018 as OK-TVY. Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Montréal to Václav Havel Airport Prague. Leased to Air Transat on 29 Oct 2018 as C-GTQY. 26 Oct 2018, Václav Havel Airport Prague to Toronto Pearson International Airport. Returned to Smartwings on 16 May 2019 as OK-TVY. Leased to Air Transat on 14 Dec 2019. Returned to Smartwings on 31 Mar 2020. Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Montréal to Václav Havel Airport Prague 31.03-01.04.20 frd/fis, Sunwing wet-leased (operated by crew of the lessor) 07.12.22-25.05.23, flynas wet-leased (operated by crew of the lessor) 29 Nov 2025. Current status: in service.