McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15 MSN 48275

Timeline

Remarks

sMexC 30.09.97 basic col/ XA-AMM NTU/ret WTC 26.03.98, N-reg canc 14.09.98

History

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15, serial number 48275. Delivered to Aeromexico on 30 Jun 1981, registered N10038. Seen at MexC 30 Sep 1997 basic col/ XA-AMM NTU/ret Wilmington Trust Company 26 Mar 1998, US registration cancelled 14 Sep 1998. Leased to Skyjet on 11 Sep 1998 as V2-SKY. V2-LFB not taken up, Antigua 11 Sep 1998, arrived Brussels, Belgium 18 Sep 1998 full colours, due wet-leased Biman 99-02 not taken up, Saudi Arabian wet-leased mid 2-mid May 1999, seen at Brussels, Belgium 4 May 1999 Saudi titles, Cameroon Airlines sub-lsd 1 Mar 2000 for Hajj pilgrim flights, due returned May 2000, seen 22 Apr 2000 operated for Galaxy, Saudi sub-lsd 26.1-10.04.01 Saudi tit/logo. Returned to Skyjet on 10 Apr 2001. Seen at Brussels, Belgium 11 Apr 2001 to be repaint in Skyjet colours, arrived Maastricht 2 Nov 2001 for stored until May 2002,. Renamed Aerowings. Seen at Maastricht-Beek, Netherlands Feb 2002 basic Skyjet colours "operated by Aerowings" (actually in svc?), ferried Maastricht-Beek, Netherlands to Nimes 5 Apr 2002 Aerowings callsign, seen in service 2 Aug 2002 Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France, ferried to and grounded at Maastricht 5 Aug 2002, seen 13 Sep 2002 Charleroi parked, seen 1 Oct 2002, ferried to Geneva 3 Oct 2002. Leased to Astra Airlines on 3 Oct 2002. Geneve, Switzerland based non-sched. Wet-leased to Air Mali on 12 Dec 2002. Ferried Geneve, Switzerland to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France no titles, due returned Dec 2003, last service for Astra 9 Feb 2003 Jeddah-Charleroi, ferried to Opa-Locka 9 Feb 2003 for stored, returned lessor, seen 27 May 2003 complete, seen 18 Dec 2003 white/blue colours no titles, seen 8 Mar 2006 somewhat complete. Current status: scrapped.