Boeing 737 MAX 8 · 8 MAX MSN 44863

Registration G-CRUX · Ascend Airways

Stored

Identity

TypeBoeing 737 MAX 8
Variant8 MAX
FamilyB737MAX
Series—
Line Number7085
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorAscend Airways

Timeline

First Flight

01 Sept 2018

Delivery

24 Sept 2018

Age

8.2 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Boeing 737-8 MAX, serial number 44863, line number 7085, first flight 1 Sep 2018. Delivered to Jet Airways on 24 Sep 2018, registered VT-JXE. Sold to Seen at M'Bigou Airport 25 Sep 2018 and leased back, seen as Seen at M'Bigou Airport order/delivery, withdrawn from service 27 Feb 2019, ferried to Cochin International Airport, Kochi 28 Feb 2019, temporary grounded Cochin International Airport, Kochi, returned lessor due. Operated by SmartLynx Airlines Malta on 25 May 2022 as 9H-ORN. D-ALAD reserved 6 Mar 2019 Lufthansa Technik, GECAS returned 10 May 2019 2-rgd, ferried Cochin International Airport, Kochi to Václav Havel Airport Prague 22-23 May 2021 2-rgd, Seen at M'Bigou Airport OE-rgd 11 Feb 2022, to East Midlands Airport 19 Mar 2022 for paint all white, to Václav Havel Airport Prague 27 Mar 2022, delivered to Malta-Luqa, Malta 31 May 2022, ferried Vilnius International Airport to Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Montréal 22-23 Nov 2023 wet-leased (operated by crew of the lessor) to Air Transat. Wet-leased to Air Transat on 22 Nov 2023. Almost full colour scheme. Leased to Ascend Airways on 2 Apr 2025 as G-CRUX. Seen at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire 21 Mar 2025, Air Sierra Leone wet-leased (operated by crew of the lessor) 25 Apr 2025 white, titles/logos, returned 28 Apr 2025, stored Warsaw Chopin Airport 26 Apr 2026. Seen at M'Bigou Airport returned VQ-rgd 27 Apr 2026. Current status: stored.

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