McDonnell Douglas MD-83 MSN 49857

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ZAS ntu

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McDonnell Douglas MD-83, serial number 49857, line number 1687. Delivered to Aero Lloyd on 30 Mar 1990, registered D-ALLN. ZAS not taken up. Leased to Allegro on 13 Dec 1996. Departed Frankfurt International, Germany winter lease. Returned to Aero Lloyd on 8 Apr 1997. Leased to Allegro on 15 Dec 1997. Winter lease, tit/D-canc Apr 1998. Leased to Crossair as HB-IUO. Ferried FRA-Cagliari white 11 Apr 1998. Merged into Swiss Airlines on 30 Mar 2002. 12 Jun 2002 Swiss Int Airlines. Operated by GECAS/Viking Airlines on 8 May 2003 as SE-RDE. Registration reserved 17 Apr 2003, ferried Zürich Airport, Zurich to Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden 8 May 2003 white, registration and Viking billboard titles applied 9 May 2003, seen at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France 10 May 2003. Operated by Sky Wings Airlines on 8 Jan 2008 as SX-BTF. Seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands Aug 2008 operated for Viking Airlines, seen at Queen Alia International Airport, Amman 19 Jan 2009 operated for Sham Wings, ferried SAW-Shiraz 5 Mar 2010 wet-leased to Sahand Airlines not taken up, later operated for Fars Air Qeshm from Jun 2010, ferried Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Spata-Artemida 3 Feb 2011, no later sightings, first repossessed to become XU-ZAA but see 49390. Operated by Khors/Sahand Airlines on 10 Sep 2010 as UR-CJE. Seen 29 Apr 2011 Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran all white, Viking titles faintly visible underneath paint (49769?), seen 12 Jul 2011 Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran basic Sahand Asia colour scheme, gold nose like Gulf Air and brown tail, seen at Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran Sep 2011, identified confirmed Mar 2012, one source: Sahand Airlines ceased operations Jul 2012, repossessed restarting as Sahand Asia Airlines at Feb 2017. Operated by Sahand Asia Airlines as EP-SEB. Seen at Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran parked no engines. Current status: stored.