McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 48026

Timeline

Remarks

N10046 Austral NTU,ret Dougl 9.12.82

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-81, serial number 48026, line number 960. Delivered to Muse Air on 29 Jun 1981, registered N10028. N10046 Austral not taken up, returned Dougl 9 Dec 1982. Leased to Jet America on 9 Dec 1982. Returned Doug 16 Mar 1983. Leased to Midway Airlines on 10 Sep 1983. Sub-leased to PSA on 18 May 1985. Owned by US Aircraft Leasing Spain SL 1 Jun 1987. Merged into US Air on 9 Apr 1988 as N826US. Owned by US Jul 1993. Renamed US Airways on 27 Feb 1997. Alameda Corp 17 Apr 2002, seen stored Las Vegas 18 Apr 2002 basic old colours, seen 2 Dec 2002 worked on, seen 31 Dec 2002 stored, ferried to Tucson 23 Jan 2003, seen 24 Apr 2004, to be broken up repossessed Aug 2005, Alameda to Hamilton AT 31 Aug 2005, permanently withdrawn from use Tucson, seen 15 Sep 2005 no titles, no engines. Current status: scrapped.