McDonnell Douglas MD-82 MSN 48079

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History

McDonnell Douglas MD-82, serial number 48079, line number 1016. Delivered to Jet America Airlines on 13 Nov 1981, registered N779JA. Merged into Alaska Airlines on 1 Oct 1987. Re-registered with Alaska Airlines in May 1991 as N956AS. GATX(CC)=Capital Corporation, (LC)=Leasing Corporation, AvA 14 Aug 1997, seen at Tucson 5 Dec 1999, 12 Dec 1999 white, cancelled 16 Feb 2000. Operated by AeroMexico on 16 Feb 2000 as XA-TRD. Seen at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 26 Mar 2000 new colours, hightime MD-80, total time 74105 late Sep 2004, arrived Roswell Air Center Airport 4 May 2005 returned lessor. Operated by Aviation Assets 956 Inc (San Francisco) (registered 25 Jul 2005) as N991PG. Ferried Keflavik, Iceland to Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania 10 Sep 2005, cancelled 22 Sep 2005 to YR-. Operated by Acvila Air Romania on 22 Sep 2005 as YR-MDL. In service BBU-Bratislava 21 Oct 2005. Operated by Jetran Air tfd/Rwandair Expr. Operated by Rwandair Express by Apr 2006, mainly to Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa, seen 7 Jul 2006 full colours, returned Dec 2006. Returned to Jetran Air on 13 Apr 2007. Seen at Manchester Airport, Manchester, Greater Manchester 20 Apr 2007 white/blue no titles, presum operated for Libyan Arab since 13 Apr 2007, presum returned soon afterwards, Jetran ceased operations Mar 2009, presum stored by then, seen at Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania 23 Sep 2012 JetTran Air colour scheme, no engines, not to YR-OTL/LZ-DEO see construction-number 49552, seen at Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania 14 Apr 2017 as YR-MDL JetTran titles no engines. Current status: stored.