McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 48048

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History

McDonnell Douglas MD-81, serial number 48048, line number 1005. Delivered to Inex Adria Airways on 19 Sep 1981, registered YU-ANB. Leased to Martinair on 25 Oct 1981 as PH-MBY. Returned to Inex Adria Airways on 28 Feb 1983 as YU-ANB. Renamed Adria Airways in Mar 1986. Re-registered with Adria Airways on 26 Dec 1991 as SL-ABA. Ferried FRA-Ljubljana 13 Feb 1992 after stored. Re-registered with Adria Airways as S5-ABA. Seen at Hamburg, Germany no titles. Operated by British World Airlines ls on 20 May 1993. Returned to Adria Airways on 10 Oct 1993. Seen in service 26.12 nw Adria titles, old cheatline/saold to SC Avtn H 4 May 1994, leased back until May 1995, ferried Ljub-Athens 31 Mar 1995. Leased to Venus Airlines on 31 Mar 1995 as SX-BBV. Registered 4 Apr 1995, seen in service 8 Apr 1995. Operated by Valujet Airlines as N802VV. Seen at Miami International Airport Skybus/Venus titles, rMDF Feb 1996, Valujet 9.05.96/sold MDDC 25 Sep 1996, Nov 1996, OK-LFO Atlantis Airways not taken up 7.97/ seen at Marana late Sep 1997. Leased to Reno Air on 21 Jul 1998 as N804RA. Owned by MDD/due Reno 2.98? seen at Mojave 17 Apr 1998 stored, lease Reno ntu?/rr 24 Jun 1998. Leased to Spirit Airlines as N801NK. Seen at Orlando/SSS III 21 Aug 1998, re-registered due. seen 26 May 1999 full colours, seen at Williams Gateway 11 Dec 2004 "operating for the department of Justice" (still by Spirit), Spirit Silver Spring III to Avioserv San Diego Inc 6 May 2005, left the fleet May 2005, cancelled Jun 2005 permanently withdrawn from use seen Walnut Ridge AR 17 Jan 2007 full colours no engines, resting on ground. Current status: scrapped.