McDonnell Douglas MD-87 MSN 49403

Timeline

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-87, serial number 49403, line number 1404. Delivered to Mc Donnell Douglas, registered N19B. Operated by Finnair on 1 Nov 1987 as OH-LMA. Returned lessor Apr 2000. Leased to Spanair on 5 May 2000 as EC-HMI. Seen at Helsinki full colours 2 May 2000, seen 14 Aug 2000 new colours Magnum Airdynamics Inc. Wet-leased to Nordic Leisure/FlyMe (registered 19 Jan 2005) as SE-RBA. Ferried Palma-ARN 4 Dec 2004 white, returned lessor, prepared for Nordic Leisure early 2005, SE-rgd Freyerning, operated by Nordic NR Regional, dba Nordic Leisure, in service 24 Jan 2005, wetlsd to FlyMe in their colours (for weekday operations Ostersund-Sundsvall-GOT), r/o 7 Feb 2005, weekends operated for Nordic Leisure. Returned to Nordic Leisure. Arrived Stuttgart-Echterdingen, Germany 23 Jun 2005 full Nordic Leisure colours, wet-leased to Germanwings, ferried to Palma 16 Jul 2005 returned Nordic Reg. Leased to Germanwings on 12 May 2007. Replacing 48003, full Nordic Reg colours. Returned to Nordic Airways on 12 Jul 2007. Ferried to Cologne-Bonn, Germany 29 Aug 2007 full Nordic colours, sub-lsd to Germanwings, returned to Nordic 27 Oct 2007. Merged into Norwegian Air Shuttle on 12 Apr 2008. Operated by Danish Air Transport in Sep 2008. Ferried East Midlands Airport to Billund, Denmark 10 Sep 2008 in full colour scheme. Leased to Aurora Airlines on 29 Sep 2008. Returned to Danish Air Transport in Jan 2009. Seen at Copenhagen Kastrup Airport 26 Jan 2009, SE-RBA cancelled 3 Jun 2009. Re-registered with Danish Air Transport on 4 Jun 2009 as OY-JRU. Seen at Copenhagen Kastrup Airport 5 Jun 2009, sub-lsd to Cronus Airlines Dec 2012, returned to Datong Yungang International Airport, ferried Malabo--CPH 18-19 Feb 2013, ferried to Cronus Airlines ferried CPH--Malabo 1 May 2013, ferried Malabo--CPH 3 Jun 2013, repossessed Dec 2013 to be withdrawn from service soon, ferried ARN-Billund 2 May 2014, ferried Copenhagen Kastrup Airport to Bournemouth Airport 4 Oct 2014, repaint white with red nose, ferried Bournemouth Airport to Billund, Denmark 16 Oct 2014, withdrawn from service Billund, Denmark 29 Nov 2015, seen stored Billund, Denmark 14 Jul 2016 nosecone missing, seen Apr 2017 no engines, red nosecone, ferried to Tabriz 26 Jul 2017 and withdrawn from use, bought by ATA Airlines for spares, EP-reg not taken up. Current status: stored.