McDonnell Douglas MD-83 MSN 49933

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Remarks

87 ntu?

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-83, serial number 49933, line number 1837. Delivered to Austrian Airlines on 28 Mar 1991, registered OE-LMD. 87 ntu?. Leased to Dinar LA on 14 Dec 1996. Basic Aruba-Reina Beatrix, Aruba colours, Din titles. Returned to Austrian Airlines on 23 Apr 1997. Returned Vienna, seen 3 May 1997 full new colours, operated for Austrian Air Transport, Austrian Airlines Nov 2002, damaged 26 Feb 2004 wing hit by fuel truck Al Hoceima, Morocco, killing truckdriver, repairs will take two months, ferried Nador-Vienna 17 Apr 2004 for further repairs, testl 7 May 2004, in service 9 May 2004, seen in service 15 Apr 2005, seen parked Vienna International Airport 15 May 2005, final normal service Málaga, Spain to Vienna International Airport 5 Jun 2005, final OS MD-80 flight over Vienna 22 Jun 2005, ferried to Zürich Airport, Zurich 29 Jun 2005 logo's and titles painted out. Operated by Aircraft & Engine Support LLC on 30 Sep 2005 as N189AS. Seen at Zürich Airport, Zurich 4 Oct 2005 still OE-rgd, officially cancelled Sep 2005, Stratus Inv Partners 8 Dec 2005 cancelled 9 Dec 2005. Operated by Map Executive Flight Svcs on 9 Dec 2005 as OE-LMH. Ferried Zürich Airport, Zurich to Vienna International Airport 11 Jan 2006 ex OS colours, parked Aruba-Reina Beatrix, Aruba maintenance area, ferried to Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 9 Feb 2006 operated for Eritrean Airlines small titles for about 3 weeks, withdrawn from use 13 Mar 2006, due for wetlease to Royal Wings Jordania, presum not taken up, ferried Vienna International Airport to Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen 26 Mar 2006 for wetlease to Flyme, withdrawn from use 4 Apr 2006 returned MAP Asset Preservation LLC ferried to Vienna International Airport 5 Apr 2006, leased to Korek Airlines 8 Apr 2006, seen at Perpignan 11 May 2006, returned Map 26 May 2006, seen at Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport 9 Sep 2006 operated for Thomsonfly, ferried to Linz 20 Jul 2007, parked awaits overhaul, Gainjet Avtn Apr 2008, ferried Linz-ARN 15 May 2008. Operated by Gainjet as SX-DMH. Seen at Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden full Meelad col. Operated by Royal Falcon on 30 Nov 2008 as JY-JRC. Registered Dec 2008, in service 8 Dec 2008, returned to Meelad Air (SX) by Jul 2009. Operated by Sky Express as SX-BLL. Seen at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport no titles, basic Meelad colours, in service, returned "to" Meelad Air (?!), seen parked Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden 9 Dec 2009 Meelad Air colours, seen 24 Jan 2011, repossessed to Meelad Air around Oct 2011 but presum not taken up, seen still stored Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden 24 Mar 2012 no engines, seen withdrawn from use May 2014, seen May 2016. Operated by Arlandagymnasiet in Jun 2020 as SE-AAS. Fictional registration, preserved since 2017 instructional for engineers. Current status: stored.