Douglas DC-8-63F · 63CF MSN 45990

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History

Douglas DC-8-63CF, serial number 45990. Delivered to Flying Tiger Line on 17 Jul 1968, registered N780FT. Operated by Cargolux on 30 Jun 1977 as TF-CCV. Leased to Air India in Apr 1983. Cargolux returned Nov 1983. Leased to Evergreen Int'l Airlines in Jan 1984. Evergreen bought Jul 1984. Re-registered with Evergreen Int'l Airlines on 5 Jan 1985 as N816EV. Converted to DC8-73CF Jan 1985, hit doing business as mast 21 Apr 1985 during low pass Billund, flew onwards to Berlin. Leased to Air India in Jul 1985. Air India Cargo titles + Evergreen cheatlines painted both in red; Evergreen returned Apr 1986, leased again Jan 1988, returned Nov 1988. Leased to TNT Express on 1 Jul 1992. Seen white, Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport, Miami logo New York-JF Kennedy Jul 1992; returned Mar 1994. Leased to United Parcel Svc-UPS S on 8 Apr 1994. Due returned 4.96? seen in service 15 Jun 1994 white, EvSPC Aug 1994. Operated by DHL Airways (registered Mar 1995) as N816UP. UPS leased 27 Mar 1995 returned to DHL 12 Apr 1996. Re-registered with DHL Airways in Jun 1996 as N807DH. Seen 22 Jul 1996 full DHL. Renamed Astar Air Cargo on 30 Jun 2003. Seen in service Brussels, Belgium 21 Apr 2010 DHL yellow full colours, Astar USA Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 13 Jan 2011, ferried Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport to Kingman Airport 2 Jun 2012 for stored, seen 21 Nov 2012, Aerotradex Inc (Hollywood FL) 30 Jan 2013, 31 Jan 2013, ferried Kingman Airport to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 3 Feb 2013, seen Mar 2013 white/dark blue colour scheme, no registration, Aerotradex to Transpacific Heavylift Inc 29 Mar 2013. Operated by SkyBus Jet Cargo Inc on 29 Mar 2013. 9 Apr 2013 due for cargo operations from Las Vegas, ferried Victorville--Port Moresby 17-18 Aug 2013 wet-leased to Heavylift Cargo Airlines, cancelled 27 Aug 2013 to Peru. Leased to Transpacific Heavylift on 27 Aug 2013 as OB-2059-P. Repossessed first service 20 Dec 2013 to operated to Brisbane, Australia, Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport and more, operator aka Peruvian Airlines, then repossessed final flight 11 Mar 2014 BNE-Nauru, ferried BNE--Lima 11-12 Jun 2014 for maintenance, returned LIM-PPG-BNE 22-23 Jun 2014, seen in service Brisbane, Australia 9 Jul 2014, returned to Peruvian Airlines, ferried Brisbane, Australia to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang 5 Oct 2014, arrived Ostend 16 Oct 2014, based for Ebola relief flights but no flights by Dec 2014. Returned to SkyBus Jet Cargo Inc on 23 Apr 2015 as N807DH. 15 Apr 2015, seen at Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Oostende 18 Apr 2015 now with American flag painted over Peruvian flag, still OB-reg painted, seen 26 May 2015 US registration just applied, ferried OST-Albuquerque-ROW 5 Jun 2015, Aero Salvage Group ALG Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 22 Jun 2015, 14 Jul 2015, withdrawn from use, Skybus Jet Cargo 1 Sep 2015 (filed 18 Sep 2015) 8 Oct 2015, PR-PFZ due reported Apr 2016, presum not taken up, see below. Operated by SkyBus Jet Cargo on 8 Nov 2016 as OB-2059-P. Flew ROW-CUN-LIM 21 Nov 2016, regular flights from Miami in 2017, unsafe late and heavy take off 21 Jan 2018 Medellin, no damage but airline banned from Colombian airspace, ferried Miami International Airport to Kingman Airport 6 Feb 2018, Kingman Airport to Miami International Airport 12 Oct 2018, via Arturo Michelena International Airport, Valencia 16 Oct 2018 to Peru, seen at Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima Oct 2019, seen in service Incheon International Airport, Seoul 24 Dec 2019, ferried Kingman Airport to Miami International Airport 3 Aug 2020, in service to Las Américas International Airport, Santo Domingo 8 Aug 2020, parked Miami International Airport by 23, ferried to Kingman Airport 11 Jun 2023 parked, potentially operational. Current status: stored.