McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 48071

Registration N809ME · Midwest Express Airlines

Scrapped

Identity

TypeMcDonnell Douglas MD-81
Variant81
FamilyDC9
Series—
Line Number1004
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorMidwest Express Airlines

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1998, stored 2008, seen Blytheville 12 Aug 2009, seen 15 Mar 2010 basic MW colours, cancelled 2 May 2013 permanently withdrawn from use Blytheville.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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