McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 48059

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Remarks

wfu s12.96 Vienna white/conv -82,r3.97/Berlin Teg 9.04.97 Austrian tit

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-81, serial number 48059, line number 1047. Delivered to Austrian Airlines on 20 Feb 1982, registered OE-LDW. Withdrawn from use seen Dec 1996 Vienna white/conv -82, r3.97/Berlin Teg 9 Apr 1997 Austrian titles. Operated by Safair/Sun Air on 15 May 1997 as ZS-OBH. Departed 17.5, Airlines ceased 13 Aug 1999, seen stored Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 12 Oct 1999. Operated by Air Liberté as F-GPZD. Seen at Orly, seen 9 Jun 2000 Toulouse, France nw L'esprit Liberté colours, re-registered 13 Feb 2001, seen 18 Feb 2001 full colours. Renamed AirLib in Oct 2001. Stored Dinard seen 25 Nov 2001, seen Toulouse, France 17 Feb 2002 in service full old l'Esprit Liberté style colours, identified seen at Paris-Orly, France 17.03.02, Airlines ceased 6 Feb 2003, seen stored Marseille 22 Mar 2003, F-reg cancelled 5 Jun 2003. Leased to Macedonian Airlines as ZS-OBH. Seen at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Spata-Artemida 3 Jul 2003 white, seen 17 Jul 2003 full colours, lease only summer 2003, presum the unk. AC mistakenly repossessed as ZS-OBB operated for Macedonian from 19 Jun 2003, returned Safair Nov 2003. Operated by Kulula. Seen in service full colours, seen stored Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 12 Nov 2007 basic colours no titles, seen 29 Apr 2008 no engines, owned by Safair, cancelled 30 Sep 2009 permanently withdrawn from use. Current status: scrapped.