McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 · 32 MSN 47132

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History

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, serial number 47132, line number 229. Delivered to KLM on 3 Jan 1968, registered PH-DNI. Operated by Midwest Express on 2 Sep 1988 as N944ML. Owned by United Aviation Services, owned by MW 2 Sep 1988. Re-registered with Midwest Express in Feb 1989 as N501ME. Seen in service 11 Feb 2004 General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee to Newark Liberty International Airport, final flight, salute seen 29 Apr 2004 General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, cancelled 3 Jun 2004 to ZS-. Operated by Executive Aerospace on 3 Jun 2004 as 3D-MRO. Seen stored Johannesburg basic Merowe Airport colours. Leased to Toumai Air Tchad on 28 Oct 2004. Departed Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa white/titles 28 Oct 2004. Returned to Executive Aerospace as ZS-GAR. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa, returned 18 Apr 2005 ZS-rgd with "ZS-MRJ Leasing (Pty)" 11 May 2005, leased to Executive Aerospace, parked seen 20 Jun 2005 white still as 3D-MRO, seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 28 Oct 2005 as ZS-GAR white, Global Aviation Investments 25 Nov 2005. Leased to SA Express. Seen in service Cape Town International Airport white, titles, seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 7 Jul 2006 white, sub-lsd to SA Express seen in service Port Elizabeth 26 Jul 2006 full colours. Leased to Air One Nine. Seen in service TIP, white, green titles, Global AI ZS-reg cancelled 11 Mar 2008. Re-registered with Air One Nine on 11 Mar 2008 as 3D-MRO. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 8 Jul 2009 revised colours prior to lease, seen 3 Oct 2009 TIP white, titles/logos, not to S9-KAZ or D6-CAW, see construction-number 17198. Returned to Executive Aerospace (registered 16 Aug 2011) as ZS-GAR. Registered 16 Aug 2011 Global Avtn Investments, cancelled 16 Aug 2011, to? seen in service Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi white 27 Dec 2012 still ZS-rgd with Executive Aerospace. Wet-leased to Trans Air Congo in Jan 2015. Repossessed doing business as long-term lease, presum withdrawn from service by 16, ZS-GAR now used as A320 since 2016. Current status: stored.