McDonnell Douglas MD-82 MSN 49139

Timeline

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-82, serial number 49139, line number 1091. Delivered to PSA on 12 May 1983, registered N946PS. Merged into US Air on 9 Apr 1988 as N822US. Renamed US Airways on 27 Feb 1997. Seen 2 Nov 1999 Mojave USAir colours no titles, not at Mojave by early 2001, withdrawn from use by 31 Mar 2002, Alameda Corp 17 Apr 2002, arrived Las Vegas 9 Apr 2002 basic colours, arrived Mojave Air & Space Port for maintenace 30 Nov 2002, departed 5 Dec 2002, 8 Dec 2002 via Glasgow to Bucharest, but repossessed at Las Vegas 31.12.02?! (missighting?), at Bucharest mid 2003 due for Kyrgyz (nr 2) but not taken up, ferried Bucharest BBU--Halifax 26 Aug 2003, Shreveport 27 Aug 2003 basic Kyrgyz colours. Operated by CSI Avtn Svcs/US Marshalls Service on 25 Sep 2003. Owned by Alameda, seen at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 22 Nov 2004 DOJ charter, still ex red Khors colours, departed to Goodyear for stored at 23 Dec 2004, ferried GYR--Bucharest Burketown Airport 11-12 Mar 2005, planned LRBS-ENZV-BIKF-CYYR-CYHM-KTUS 30 May 2005 arrived 1 Jun 2005, seen 23 Jul 2005 at Hamilton Aviation Tucson International Airport, red colours,. Operated by Jetran Air Stage 4 demo. Seen 23 Mar 2006 full "Jetran Air" colours and "Q80" on tail, no engines but repossessed to be used as Stage 4 test aircraft, airtest 23 May 2006, ferried to Mojave Air & Space Port 25 May 2006, Tucson International Airport 5 Jul 2006, to San Antonio International Airport 11 Jul 2006, arrived Farnborough 12 Jul 2006, to Bucharest Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania 24 Jul 2006. Operated by Jetran International Airways on 28 Jul 2006 as YR-MDK. US registration cancelled 31 Jul 2006 to YR, seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 14 Jan 2007 full colours, large JetTranAir titles, "Q-80" taillogo, operated for Rwandair, leased to Air Baltic, ferried Vilnius International Airport to Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania 1 Oct 2007 after lease, to Vilnius 17 Oct 2007 with Aurela flightnr. Leased to Nouvelle Air Ivoire in May 2009. Ferried Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania to Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan 8 May 2009. Returned to Jetran International Airways on 14 Aug 2009. Ferried Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan to Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania, Jetran repossessed ceased operations Mar 2009. Operated by Ten Airways. Seen at Frankfurt International, Germany Tend Air new colour scheme, Ten Airways in service new name on old Jetran Aguila One Corp, ferried BBU-RBA-DKR-CMN-BBU 21-29 Nov 2011, seen at London Gatwick Airport 7 Dec 2011 (not at Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania 23 Sep 2012), summer lease to BlueBird Airways, returned Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" to Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania 22 Sep 2013, seen 14 Oct 2013 Tweed Air colour scheme. Re-registered with Ten Airways in Dec 2013 as YR-OTK. Airlines ceased operations 19 Jan 2015 Aguila One Corp suspended, restarted Mar 2015, seen parked Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania at YR-MDK Apr 2017 Trend Air colour scheme, registration reverted or YR-OTK not taken up or different ac?. Current status: stored.