McDonnell Douglas MD-83 MSN 49985

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rgd 10.04.91

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-83, serial number 49985, line number 1838. Delivered to Air Liberté on 29 Mar 1991, registered F-GHHO. Registered 10 Apr 1991. Leased to Jet Alsace on 18 Dec 1992. Returned to Air Liberté. Sub-leased to Trans Alsace on 18 May 1993. Returned to Air Liberté. Leased to Private Jet Expeditions on 1 Dec 1993. Returned to Air Liberté on 15 Apr 1994. Seen in service full colours 18 Jul 1994. Leased to Sobelair on 26 Jul 1994. Returned to Air Liberté on 31 Aug 1994. Seen Jan 1999 new colours, identified seen 16 Oct 2000 Montpellier. Transferred to AOM French Airlines on 31 Oct 2000. Seen 14 Nov 2000 full Liberté new colours Orly. Renamed AirLib in Oct 2001. Seen 25 Nov 2001 still full Air Liberté colours Orly, seen in service 9 Oct 2002 full new Air LibExpress.com new colours, withdrawn from use 5 Feb 2003 ORY-TLS Airlines ceased 6 Feb 2003, seen stored 9 Mar 2003 full new colours, seen 4 Jun 2003 Toulouse, France, still there seen 26 Jul 2003 minus one engine, ferried TLS-Larnaca 28 Nov 2003, cancelled 1 Dec 2003. Operated by Star Air on 28 Nov 2003 as PK-ALF. Announced 8 Feb 2004 joined or to join Star Air, registration also repossessed as PK-ALG, see 49986, seen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta 27 Jan 2005 full colours in service, "Fernandezia" named, square tail cone, AC parked late Apr 2005 or May 2005 due to high fuel costs (seen in service Juanda International Airport, Surabaya May 2005). Operated by Asian Spirit as RP-C8018. Seen at Incheon International Airport, Seoul full colours, identified Feb 2008. Operated by Trans Global Airways. Seen at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka 31 Aug 2008 full colours with Best Air-stickers. Operated by Kartika Airlines as PK-KAP. Seen in service full colours MDC-TPE-MDC, identified repossessed Feb 2010, seen parked Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta 1 Oct 2010 no engines, seen withdrawn from use 10 May 2016. Current status: stored.