McDonnell Douglas MD-81 MSN 53149

Timeline

Remarks

wfu 26.02.96,Shannon 27.2

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-81, serial number 53149, line number 1817. Delivered to Swissair on 31 Jan 1991, registered HB-IUG. Withdrawn from use 26 Feb 1996, Shannon 27.2. Transferred to Crossair on 1 Feb 1996. Modified (*83). Converted *83 Apr 1996, GeF 26 Feb 1999, seen in service 28 May 1999 added Hotelplan/Esco Reisen stickers. Merged into Swiss Airlines on 30 Mar 2002. Seen Zürich Airport, Zurich 2 May 2003 no engines, new Crossair colours, seen 28 Jun 2003 white, seen 24 Jan 2004, seen 24 Jun 2004. Operated by Air Adriatic on 27 Jul 2004 as 9A-CBE. Ferried Zurich-Pula, Croatia white 27 Jul 2004, seen at Dublin, Ireland 8 Aug 2004, returned Germania 31 Jan 2005. Operated by Fly Air as TC-FLN. Seen at Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey, seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 14 May 2005. Operated by Bulgarian Air Charter as LZ-LDG. Seen at Bourgas, seen at Nürnberg/Nuremberg, Germany Sep 2006, repossessed to UR-BXO but see 53150, no sightings since 2009. Operated by Caspian Airlines on 5 Nov 2011 as 4L-YAA. Leased from Yak Air, identified not confirmed, some reports 53225 but see there. Returned to Bulgarian Air Charter as LZ-LDG. Seen Sofia 26 Mar 2012 white, 'G' on nosewheel door, doubts if ever to 4L-YAA/EP-CPU, seen in service as LZ-LDG Dubai International Airport 2 Sep 2012, presum the MD-80 no registration parked in grass Sofia seen 2 Aug 2016 white, dirty, complete. Current status: stored.