McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 48073
Registration N16883 · Continental Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
28 Jul 1981
Delivery
25 Nov 1981
Age
45.3 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
McDonnell Douglas MD-81, serial number 48073, line number 1018. Delivered to Hawaiian Airlines on 25 Nov 1981, registered N849HA. Operated by American Int Airways ls on 15 Apr 1983. Returned Haw 18 Sep 1984. Leased to Frontier Airlines on 1 Oct 1985. Owned by Golosón International Airport, La Ceiba Dec 1985. Merged into Continental Airlines on 12 Nov 1986. Re-registered with Continental Airlines in Nov 1990 as N16883. RFSB Jan 1997, operational Jul 2004, withdrawn from use 8 Sep 2004, ferried George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston to Phoenix Goodyear Airport 9 Sep 2004, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest to Volvo Aviation Sales Company 12 Sep 2006, permanently withdrawn from use, seen 8 Oct 2006 full colours intact, cancelled 2 Nov 2006, seen at Phoenix Goodyear Airport 29 Apr 2007 withdrawn from use, seen 24 Oct 2007 fus. only. Current status: scrapped.
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