McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 48049
Registration N827US · US Airways
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
27 Mar 1981
Delivery
02 Jul 1981
Age
45.6 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
Remarks
Austral NTU Dougl ret 21.12.82
History
McDonnell Douglas MD-81, serial number 48049, line number 983. Delivered to Muse Air on 2 Jul 1981, registered N10029. Austral not taken up Dougl returned 21 Dec 1982. Leased to Midway Airlines on 17 Sep 1983. Sub-leased to PSA on 21 May 1985. Owned by USAL Jun 1987. Merged into US Air on 9 Apr 1988 as N827US. Owned by US Jul 1993. Renamed US Airways on 27 Feb 1997. Seen 3 Apr 2002 Las Vegas basic colours stored, Alameda Corp 17 Apr 2002, seen at Las Vegas 2 Dec 2002 stored, ferried to Tucson 23 Jan 2003, seen 8 Mar 2004, Aeroturbine Inc 22 Jun 2004, cancelled 17 May 2006 permanently withdrawn from use Tucson. Current status: scrapped.
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