McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 48021
Registration PJ-MDB · Insel Air
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
28 Jun 1982
Delivery
28 Feb 1983
Age
44.3 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
Remarks
conv 82 14.12.90, ACC 17.12.99
History
McDonnell Douglas MD-81, serial number 48021, line number 1078. Delivered to Austrian Airlines on 28 Feb 1983, registered OE-LDX. Converted 82 14 Dec 1990, Aztec Capital Corporation 17 Dec 1999. Operated by Spirit Airlines on 21 Dec 1999 as N812NK. Owned by Cal Del, to FINOVA Capital Corporation 25 Mar 2002, sold to Spirit 10 Jan 2005, ferried Detroit DTW-Keflavik-Athens-Sharm el Sheikh 24-26 Jan 2005, cancelled 27 Jan 2005 to ZS-. Operated by Safair/Kulula.com (registered 28 Jan 2005) as ZS-OPU. Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 27 Jan 2005, to Safair, leased to Comair, seen 19 Mar 2005 Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa Kulula special colours, seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 7 Jan 2008 parked basic colours no titles, cancelled 26 May 2008. Operated by Insel Air on 3 Jun 2008 as PJ-MDB. Seen at Curacao, white, ZS-rgd 4 Apr 2008, delivered ex Juan Santamaría International Airport re-registered, withdrawn from service Curaçao-Hato International, Netherlands Antilles 07.16. scrapping by 2022. Current status: scrapped.
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