McDonnell Douglas MD-83 MSN 49936
Registration EP-SAP · AVA Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
06 Oct 1990
Delivery
—
Age
36.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
Remarks
Arr 19.03.91
History
McDonnell Douglas MD-83, serial number 49936, line number 1778. Delivered to Mc Donnell Douglas, registered N3001D. Arr 19 Mar 1991. Leased to Airtours International on 19 Nov 1990 as G-HCRP. Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group, leased Airtours 19 Mar 1991, withdrawn from use 5 Mar 1995. Leased to Sunways on 31 Mar 1995 as TC-INB. Rofc 25.3 SunwaY/s4.04.96 new name/renamed SwS/imp. London Gatwick, UK 29 Sep 1997, seen 19 Oct 1997. Leased to AOM French Airlines on 27 Dec 1997 as EI-CPA. Mar 2012 IrA, repaint EI by Jul 2012 at LGW/ EI cancelled 10 Jun 1998. Leased to Spanair on 10 Jun 1998 as EC-GVI. Seen 13 Jun 1998 Palma full colours in service, seen at Palma de Mallorca Airport 16 Sep 2008 withdrawn from use, all white, to Wells Fargo Bank 14 Jan 2009. Operated by GECAS in Feb 2009 as N936MD. Ferried Palma de Mallorca Airport to Keflavik, Iceland 5 Feb 2009 in white colour scheme, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, to Jetran Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 3 Aug 2009, 24 Aug 2009, seen at Tucson International Airport hangar white 5 Sep 2009, ferried Tucson International Airport to Bucharest-Baneasa, Romania 11-13 Oct 2009 white. Operated by Jetran Air/Medallion Air on 11 Oct 2009 as YR-HBZ. Danish Air Transport 13 Oct 2009, cancelled 19 Oct 2009 to Jetran Int Airways. Returned to Danish Air Transport (registered 24 Jan 2010) as OY-RUE. Ferried Billund, Denmark to Bournemouth Airport 21 Aug 2013, ferried to Pago Pago International Airport 28 Aug 2013, repaint FIFA special colour scheme, ferried to Billund, Denmark 22 Sep 2013, final flight 24 Sep 2013, seen at Toronto Pearson International Airport 12 Feb 2014, seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 19 Mar 2014, repossessed Airnavia (virtual Danish Lecce Galatina Air Base / Galatina Fortunato Cesari Airport airline) to offer flights on it (e.g. Aalborg Airport to London Stansted Airport, London, Essex) from 13 Nov 2015, wet-leased to Salton Sea Airport, ferried Copenhagen Kastrup Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden 28 Mar 2016 and final flight 28 Mar 2016, withdrawn from service 16 Apr 2016 returned Billund, Denmark to Datong Yungang International Airport, repossessed due wet-leased to Salton Sea Airport summer 2016, wet-leased to Norwegian by Aug 2016, repossessed for sale Aug 2016, next C-check due Aug 2017, seen in service Dec 2020. Operated by Atlas Air on 22 Nov 2021 as EP-SAP. Ferried Billund, Denmark to Payam International Airport, Karaj 22 Nov 2021 for spares repossessed for spares but seen in service. Leased to Chabahar Airlines in Sep 2023. Persepolis FC sticker seen Nov 2023. Leased to AVA Airlines in May 2024. Returned Atlas Air 19 Dec 2025. Operated by AVA Airlines in Sep 2026. Leased from Atlas by 15 Sep 2026, 'Eco friendly airlines' sticker. Current status: in service.
Need a valuation for MSN 49936?
Market value, maintenance position and transaction analysis.