McDonnell Douglas MD-83 MSN 49617

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History

McDonnell Douglas MD-83, serial number 49617, line number 1464. Delivered to Minerve on 29 Apr 1988, registered F-GGMB. Merged into AOM French Airlines on 1 Mar 1992. Normal colours seen 2 May 1995, special blue/yellow colours seen 11 Aug 1995, last seen 12 Jun 1997 as such (normal Adam Airport colours seen Nov 2001), 49617 Leasing Ltd 23 Nov 1999, due returned 23 Nov 2002, withdrawn from use 31 Jul 2001, seen parked Orly 2 Aug 2001, seen 18 Oct 2001 no engines, seen Stockholm Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden 28 Oct 2001 full colours, due for new Swedish operator, seen stored Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden 9 Jan 2002 full Adam Airport colours, FINOVA Capital Corporation F-rgd 27 Mar 2002, cancelled 27 Mar 2002. Operated by TransJet Airways (registered 28 Mar 2002) as SE-RBS. Transjet titles application 25 Mar 2002, FiC 28 Mar 2002, seen 29 Mar 2002 Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden fc, Airlines grounded 10 Jul 2002, seen Nimes 30 Jul 2002, seen 24 May 2003. Operated by Spirit Airlines on 9 Oct 2003 as N831NK. FINOVA Capital Corporation registered in the USA 9 Oct 2003, ferried FNI-SNN-KEF Transjet colours, Spirit bought 22 Jul 2005. Operated by Safair/1Time on 7 Sep 2005 as ZS-OPZ. US registration cancelled 7 Sep 2005, seen in service full red colours 27 Oct 2005 JNB, Airlines ceased 2 Nov 2012, seen stored Johannesburg 26 Dec 2012 full colour scheme, fuselage lying on ground seen at Tasbetpark, Mpumalanga, South Africa 21 Oct 2016. Current status: stored.