McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 · 32 MSN 47601

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History

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, serial number 47601, line number 715. Delivered to Garuda Indonesia on 23 Jan 1974, registered PK-GJK. Re-registered with Garuda Indonesia as PK-GNG. Leased to Merpati Nusantara in Feb 1994. Withdrawn from use seen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta 25 Oct 1995, white, American Aircarriers Support Inc titles. Operated by Midwest Express Airlines on 26 Apr 1996 as N205ME. Ferried Cairo-Bru-Kefl 26-27.4/pkd Milwaukee 3 Aug 1996 no engines white/M and IFNL Feb 1997, repossessed i.s. s2000, M and I FNLC returned by May 2003, Global Avtn Leasing bought 15 May 2003, cancelled 15 May 2003 to Swaziland. Operated by Executive Aerospace on 15 May 2003 as 3D-MRK. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa ex Midwest Expr colours. Re-registered with Executive Aerospace (registered 14 Aug 2003) as ZS-GAL. Registered ZS-MRJ Leasing (Pty), seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 20.10.03, Airlines as Executive not confirmed, seen stored Johannesburg 17 Jan 2004 white, seen at Cape Town International Airport 5 Mar 2004 white in service, seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 19 Jun 2005 white, seen at Port Elizabeth 26 Oct 2005 white, operated for SA Express (see construction-number 47672). Leased to SA Express. Seen in service Port Elizabeth, white/titles. Returned to Executive Aerospace. Operates weekly JNB-Bamako charters and ad hoc work by Mar 2006. Leased to SA Express. Seen at Port Elizabeth full colours, presum returned by Jul 2007, see below. Leased to Albanian Airlines on 10 Jul 2007. Ferried TIP-Tirana 10 Jul 2007, seen 29 Jul 2007 Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey titles, small logos on fuselage, white tail, seen in service Brussels, Belgium 5 Aug 2007, London Stansted, UK 7 Aug 2007, returned lessor, ferried Tirana--JNB 09-10 Nov 2007, stored white/Alb titles, seen 2 May 2008, seen 19 Apr 2009 white with parts missing, seen 3 Mar 2011 withdrawn from use, cancelled 18 Jun 2015 broken up Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa. Current status: scrapped.