McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 48071
Registration N809ME · Midwest Express Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
08 Jun 1981
Delivery
18 Dec 1981
Age
45.4 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
McDonnell Douglas MD-81, serial number 48071, line number 1004. Delivered to TOA Domestic Airlines on 18 Dec 1981, registered JA8469. Renamed Japan AS on 1 Apr 1988. JFS AH r10.01.96/FSB 30 Dec 1997, cancelled 5 Jan 1998, *cvtd 15 Jan 1998. Operated by Midwest Express Airlines on 20 Jan 1998 as N809ME. Modified (*82). Ferried Cairo-Bru-Kef 17-18.1/ME Mar 1998, stored 2008, seen Blytheville 12 Aug 2009, seen 15 Mar 2010 basic MW colours, cancelled 2 May 2013 permanently withdrawn from use Blytheville. Current status: scrapped.
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