McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 48053

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History

McDonnell Douglas MD-81, serial number 48053, line number 986. Delivered to PSA on 10 Jul 1981, registered N929PS. Merged into US Air on 9 Apr 1988 as N805US. Renamed US Airways on 27 Feb 1997. Arrived Mojave 6 Nov 2001, Alameda Corp 9 Apr 2002, ferried Mojave-Tucson 11 Feb 2003, seen 7 Apr 2003, ferried Tucson International Airport to Miami International Airport 10 Oct 2003, seen 18 Dec 2003 basic USAir colours, seen 30 Jun 2004, seen 10 Sep 2004 and 21 Nov 2004 in full Southeast Airlines colours, minus one engine, not in service, Southeast ceased 30 Nov 2004, seen Tucson stored 28 Jan 2005, TUS-YHM-CYYR-BIKF-LRBS departed 28 Apr 2005 to Bucharest Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania 29 Apr 2005, cancelled 20 May 2005 to 3D-. Leased to Kibris Turkish Airlines on 20 May 2005 as 3D-JET. Leased from Acvila Air, first seen 9 Jul 2005 full colours, YR-RRB due repossessed 10 Aug 2005, owner nn/tfd to Jetran Air by Feb 2006. Operated by Acvila Air as YR-MDJ. Seen 30 Oct 2005 Izmir as YR-MDJ, maybe for short Cyprus Turkish Airlines lease, not construction-number 48039, see there. Transferred to Jetran Air. Used by UN in Congo by Apr 2006, seen in service Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 23 Apr 2006 white, seen at Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania 26 Jul 2006 maintenance, seen at Antalya 29 Apr 2007 white operated for Blue Air, seen at Venice Marco Polo Airport, Venezia (VE) 23 Jul 2007 white, seen at Frankfurt International, Germany 6 Aug 2008, presum stored by Mar 2009 (Jetran ceased operations Mar 2009, no later sightings), seen at Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania 23 Sep 2012 white, seen withdrawn from use 26 Feb 2015, seen 25 Mar 2017 Jetran colour scheme. Current status: stored.