Airbus A321-231 MSN 3522

Timeline

History

Airbus A321-231, serial number 3522, first flight 8 May 2008. Delivered to Royal Jordanian Airlines on 20 May 2008, registered JY-AYK. International Lease Finance Corporation, returned International Lease Finance Corporation Queen Alia International Airport, Amman Mar 2014. Leased to Monarch Airlines on 20 May 2014 as G-ZBAL. Withdrawn from service 01.10.17 Airlines ceased, returned lessor and ferried London Gatwick Airport to Dublin, Ireland 4 Oct 2017, British registration cancelled 24 Nov 2017. Operated by Lanmei Airlines on 8 Dec 2017 as XU-919. Ferried Dublin, Ireland to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang 08-9 Dec 2017, withdrawn from service Alice Springs Airport 17 Feb 2023, Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport 22 Dec 2023. Operated by SmartLynx Airlines on 7 Jun 2025 as YL-LDY. Carlyle Avtn Partners LY-rgd May 2023, ferried Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport to Istanbul-Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Turkey 21 Nov 2024, Sky Angkor Airlines XU-728 not taken up, seen at Istanbul-Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Turkey 28 Apr 2025 white, due for SmL, Mauritania Airlines wet-leased (operated by crew of the lessor) 13-21 Jul 2025. Returned to Carlyle Aviation Partners as LY-BLX. Ferried Kaunas International Airport to St Athan Airport, Wales 20 Jan 2026 for scrapping. Current status: stored.