McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 48019

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Remarks

ff 10.08.81/Aus Air Transport,tfd Aus AL r1.97 convtd 82 12.96 but rgd as -81/sVienna 12.96 white/r as -82 3.97

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-81, serial number 48019, line number 1001. Delivered to Austrian Airlines on 5 Sep 1981, registered OE-LDU. First flight 10.08.81/Aus Air Transport, transferred Aus Airlines Jan 1997 convtd 82 Dec 1996 but registered as -81/seen at Vienna Dec 1996 white/r as -82 Mar 1997. Operated by Safair/Sun Air on 2 May 1997 as ZS-OBF. R9.05.97, Airlines ceased 13 Aug 1999, seen at Joh 12 Oct 1999 stored. Leased to Air Liberté as F-GPZC. Seen new colours Droits de l'homme, re-registered Feb 2001 Safair 20 Feb 2001, seen at Montpellier 13 Mar 2001 nw L'esprit Liberté style colours. Renamed AirLib in Oct 2001. Seen 25 Nov 2001 Orly still Air Liberté full colours, in svc, Airlines ceased 6 Feb 2003, F-reg cancelled 20 Jun 2003. Leased to Macedonian Airlines as ZS-OBF. Greece, seen at Rhodes 3 Jul 2003 white in service, r/o 10 Jul 2003 full colours, lease only summer 2003. Operated by Kulula on 19 Feb 2004. Arrived Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa, also repossessed returned ex Olympic to Safair Jun 2004, leased to Comair Jun 2004 for Kulula operations but seen in service 29 Mar 2004 already (photo's), withdrawn from use by Jan 2008, seen stored Johannesburg 29 Apr 2008 basic colours no engines. Current status: scrapped.