Douglas DC-8-63F · 63CF MSN 46091

Timeline

History

Douglas DC-8-63CF, serial number 46091. Delivered to Trans International Airlines on 15 Apr 1970, registered N4868T. Renamed Transamerica Airlines on 1 Oct 1979. Leased to Air Afrique in Sep 1980. Transamerica returned Nov 1980; leased again Sep 1981. Returned to Transamerica Airlines in Oct 1981. Converted Dec 1984. Leased to United Parcel Svc-UPS on 28 Oct 1986. Transamerica returned 24 Dec 1986. Operated by GPA in Jan 1987. Leased to Minerve on 1 Feb 1987 as F-GESM. Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group returned 27 Jan 1992. Leased to Southern Air Transport on 27 Jan 1992 as N873SJ. Challenge Air, seen nw Sojitz Aircraft Trading colours 9 Jul 1995 Miami. Operated by DHL Airways on 25 Aug 1998. Seen at Miami International Airport, white, DHL titles on tail 10 Aug 1998, owned by AeroUSA. Leased to Emery WW on 30 Nov 1999. Airlines ceased 13 Aug 2001, seen 2 Jan 2002 San Antonio, white no titles. Operated by DHL Airways on 26 Aug 2002. Owned by AeroUSA, seen at Miami International Airport 3 Jan 2003 white/DHL tail titles. Renamed Astar Air Cargo on 30 Jun 2003. Seen 12 Nov 2003 Seattle new colours, seen at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 13 Sep 2005, AeroUSA to ASTAR 5 Mar 2008, Astar USA Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 13 Jan 2011, seen at Lima Mar 2011, parked by 04.12, Airlines ceased 1 Jun 2012, ferried Cincinnati-IGM 26 Jun 2012 for stored, seen 21 Nov 2012, Aerotradex (Hollywood FL) 17 Dec 2012, filed 21 Dec 2012, 24 Jan 2013, Transpacific Heavylift Inc (at) 10 Apr 2013, repossessed due for Kam Air Cargo but see below. Operated by SkyBus Jet Cargo Inc. 24 Apr 2013, due cargo operations based in Las Vegas, still stored Kingman Airport seen 24 Oct 2013, available for operating lease or sale via myairlease.com May 2014. Operated by Transpacific Heavylift Inc on 3 Nov 2014. Seen stored Kingman Airport 25 Oct 2014, sold on/ar 3 Nov 2014. Operated by SkyBus Jet Cargo Inc on 13 Oct 2015. 2 Nov 2015, still stored Kingman Airport seen 19 Oct 2015, seen 10 Oct 2016, to be refurbished with engines coming from N872SJ early 2017, ferried Kingman Airport to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 26 May 2017, ferried VCV-TIJ-VCV 15-16 Mar 2018, cancelled 22 Mar 2018 to Peru. Re-registered with SkyBus Jet Cargo Inc on 22 Mar 2018 as OB-2158-P. Seen at Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 21 Sep 2018. Re-registered with SkyBus Jet Cargo Inc on 7 May 2019 as N873SJ. Ferried Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville to Greensboro/High Point-Piedmont Triad International 15 Jul 2019. Re-registered with SkyBus Jet Cargo Inc on 15 Oct 2019 as OB-2158T. Re-registered, parked Greensboro/High Point-Piedmont Triad International, airtest 22 Nov 2019, due delivered. Operated by SkyBus Jet Cargo Inc rgd on 14 Apr 2020 as N873SJ. Repossessed Jun 2020 to be bt/used by Samaritan's Purse, left Greensboro/High Point-Piedmont Triad International by Aug 2020, still parked, seen at Miami International Airport Oct 2020. Current status: stored.