McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 · 51 MSN 47657

Timeline

Remarks

own Salenia AB 30.08.85, ret 30.10.87

History

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51, serial number 47657, line number 787. Delivered to Swissair on 11 Sep 1975, registered HB-ISN. Owned by Salenia AB 30 Aug 1985, returned 30 Oct 1987. Operated by SAS on 30 Oct 1987 as SE-DFN. Leased, owned by 29 Jan 1988. Re-registered with SAS on 30 Mar 1988 as OY-CTB. IAHC 11 Apr 1988, Alisarda 1 Jun 1989. Returned to Alisarda on 10 Apr 1990 as I-SMEJ. Renamed Meridiana SpA on 1 Sep 1991. Operated by Celsius Capital Corp on 20 Oct 1999 as N2248F. Ferried via Prestwick 19 Nov 1999, US registration cancelled 27 Jun 2000. Operated by Khors Air/Hunair on 20 Jun 2000 as UR-BYL. Ferried as N2248F Jacksonville--Budapest 20-21 Jun 2000 white no titles, seen Belgrade 11 Mar 2001 white no titles, seen at Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden 28 Oct 2001 full colours overhaul, seen at Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey 6 May 2003 Aero Asia titles, seen at Lahore 3 Jul 2003 identified. Leased to Aero Asia. Seen at Dubai International Airport, seen at Abu Dhabi 9 Jan 2005 new colours. Returned to Khors Air. Ferried Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey to Boryspil International Airport 10 Sep 2008 after overhaul. Operated by Georgian National Airlines as 4L-GNN. Seen at Tbilisi International Airport in service. Operated by Sky Georgia Airlines. Tbilisi International Airport seen parked 25 May 2009 white, Sky titles, seen 26 May 2009 now Sky Georgia titles, seen in service Antalya International Airport 26 Sep 2009, seen Tbilisi International Airport Tbilisi 10 Mar 2012 stored complete, but dirty, seems parked for doing business as while. Current status: stored.