Airbus A320-232 MSN 4017

Timeline

History

De Havilland Canada Dash 8-402, serial number 4017. Delivered to BSC on 25 Apr 2003, registered N546DS. SE-LRF LN-RDF Swift Aviation Services reall/ntu, partially complete on prodline seen 29 May 1999, seen primer outside, Downsview 24 Apr 2000, seen 30 May 2000 no engines, LN-RDO Swift Aviation Services re-allocated, Bombardier, transferred to José Celestino Mutis Airport, Bahía Solano and registered in the USA 25 Apr 2003, C-reg cancelled 12 May 2003. Leased to Horizon Airlines. Seen at Seattle white. Operated by DHC. Bombardier returned, C-rgd 5 Feb 2004, ferried Downsview departed 17 Feb 2004 on worldwide demo tour, display Farnborough 18 Jul 2004, departed to Reykjavik 21 Jul 2004, seen at Cairns 6 Mar 2005 C-rgd full Qantas colours, demo for display at Avalon Air Show 15-20 Mar 2005, arrived London Luton Airport, Luton, Luton 6 Jun 2005, displayed at Paris-Le Bourget, France aishow Jun 2005, returned via Narsarsuaq 29 Jun 2005. Leased to Island Air on 2 Jun 2006 as N814WP. Seen at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston 31 Mar 2006 basic Island Air colours, ferried Eppley Airfield, Omaha to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 12 Apr 2006, but still seen parked Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport 24 May 2006 full colours, overhaul seen at North Bay 1 Jun 2006, h/o to José Celestino Mutis Airport, Bahía Solano 2 Jun 2006 registered in the USA, C-reg cancelled 5 Jun 2006, returned Bombardier Services Corporation, US registration cancelled 7 Jul 2006. Operated by Flybaboo on 1 Feb 2007 as HB-JQA. C-rgd Bombardier Services Corporation, seen at Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas 25 Oct 2006 still Island colours, seen at Toronto Pearson International Airport 15 Nov 2006, M1 Travel bought Jan 2007, C-reg cancelled 23 Jan 2007 seen at Toronto Pearson International Airport 28 Jan 2007, ferried Toronto Pearson International Airport to Geneve, Switzerland 01-2 Feb 2007, Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands for paint changes, in service 4 Mar 2007. Renamed Baboo on 13 May 2008. Maastricht-Beek, Netherlands repaint 09-14 Jun 2008, last service 26 Mar 2011. Merged into Darwin Airlines on 27 Mar 2011. Ferried to Eindhoven Airport 2 Mar 2012 for repaint, returned Geneve, Switzerland 6 Mar 2012, ferried Geneve, Switzerland to Maastricht-Beek, Netherlands 10 Sep 2012 returned lessor, seen 20 May 2013 white no engines, HB-reg cancelled 24 Oct 2013. Operated by Yakutia Airlines on 21 Mar 2014 as VP-BOV. PH-rgd 24 Oct 2013, SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance (Maastricht) PH-rgd 8 Jan 2014 still stored Maastricht-Beek, Netherlands, repainted, airtest 7 Mar 2014, ferried Maastricht-Beek, Netherlands to Moscow-Vnukovo, Russia 21 Mar 2014 leased for 5 years, PH-reg cancelled 14 Apr 2014, ferried Moscow-Vnukovo, Russia to Maastricht-Beek, Netherlands 31 Jan 2015 returned lessor, marketed 12 Feb 2015 for lease. Operated by SAMCO on 12 Jun 2015. PH-rgd 12 Jun 2015 SAMCO, cancelled 24 Dec 2015 sold to GECAS, USA, but departed Maastricht-Beek, Netherlands 4 Mar 2016 in sections. Current status: scrapped.