McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 · 32 MSN 47798

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History

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, serial number 47798, line number 914. Delivered to Texas International Airlines on 12 Jul 1979, registered N3509T. Merged into Continental Airlines on 31 Oct 1982. Owned by PLM Worldwide Leasing Corporation Telêmaco Borba Airport 15 Sep 1989. Re-registered with Continental Airlines in May 1994 as N27509. Owned by First Security Bank of Utah. Leased to Legend Airlines on 1 Nov 1999 as N921LG. Owned by First Security Bank, seen at Los Angeles International 6 Apr 2000, seen at Dallas Love Field 3 Aug 2000 '921' on nosedoor, old registration, susp operations 2 Dec 2000, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest re-registered 21 Sep 2001 to N921LG!. Operated by Southeast Airlines on 28 Sep 2001. Owned by Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, due returned Sep 2004, seen parked nr PEMCO hangar, St Petersburg 6 Dec 2001 white fuselage, blue tail, no titles, satcom antenna, still leased to Southeast?, seen Montreal Montreal-Dorval, QC 26 Apr 2002 basic Legend colours no tit, Airlines ceased 30 Nov 2004, ferried PIE-FTW-MHV 7 Dec 2004, owned by Triton Aviation Services V Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest to Avir Aircraft 9 Aug 2005, cancelled 10 Aug 2005 to Aviation Mondiale (ZS). Operated by Global Aviation Leasing on 10 Aug 2005 as 3D-MRU. Ferried MHV-OKC-FLL 13 Nov 2005. Operated by Global Aviation Investments (registered 30 May 2007) as ZS-GAU. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 7 Mar 2008 stored white. Leased to Gryphon Airlines. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 17 Aug 2008 full colours, seen at Kuwait International Airport 5 May 2009, available Jul 2011 for operating lease or sale via myairlease.com. Leased to Velvet Sky Airlines. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa full purple/white cs, Airlines temporary grounded at 27 Feb 2012 due to non payments, presumed restarted ar. 1 Apr 2012 but no further sightings/reports. Returned to Global Aviation Operations on 27 Feb 2012. Seen operational Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport 25 Mar 2015 no titles, 'executive' colour scheme, owned by charters. Operated by Air Charter Unit on 10 Jun 2018 as 5Y-CIK. Current status: in service.