McDonnell Douglas MD-83 MSN 53184

Timeline

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-83, serial number 53184, line number 2088. Delivered to AnstWW/Reno Air on 29 Jul 1994, registered N878RA. Merged into American Airlines on 31 Aug 1999. Withdrawn from use 10 Jan 2001, Oklahoma City 11 Jan 2001 total time 19225, 14624 l, to be returned less, testfl Okl 1 Apr 2001, returned AnstWW total time 19227, 14627 l. Operated by AnstWW/Freebird Airlines on 13 Mar 2001 as TC-FBG. Seen at Okl Current/now in service 9 Mar 2001 full colours, believed seen Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France 14 Apr 2001 re-registered, seen at Perpignan 17 Mar 2005, seen 28 Mar 2005 white. Operated by AWAS/World Focus Airlines in Apr 2005 as TC-AKL. Seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 7 May 2005 full colours. Sub-leased to THY Turkish Airlines. Full colours, winter lease. Returned to World Focus Airlines. Seen at Maastricht-Beek, Netherlands full colours, operated for Corendon Airlines. Leased to Qeshm Air on 4 Dec 2006. Seen 4 Dec 2006 Damascus International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran 4 Dec 2006 operated for Qeshm Air, picture in full Qeshm colour scheme exist, repossessed for Iran Air Tours but 'deemed unservicable', never flew for them. Leased to Atlas Int Airways on 4 Jul 2007. Returned Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey ex Qeshm. Operated by AnkAir ret/nn (ex World Focus). Seen at Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey full colours. Operated by Bukovyna Aviation Enterprise on 9 Sep 2008 as UR-BHJ. Ferried Qeshm International Airport, Qeshm(Dayrestan) to Boryspil International Airport 9 Sep 2008, seen at Antalya International Airport 30 Sep 2008 all white n/t,. Leased to Qeshm Air in Mar 2009. Seen at Dubai International Airport 20 Mar 2009 with small Arabic titles and Qeshm-taillogo. Leased to Caspian Air. IKA-SAW/KBP operations, 17-28 Sep 2009 (not after?), Caspian seen in service 3 Mar 2010 Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, seen 14 Oct 2010 white, small logo on tail, seen 19 Sep 2011 operational white, seen at Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden 24 Mar 2012 no engines, seen 27 Apr 2012 testflight after overhaul, to return to operator. Operated by Iran Air Tours. Re-registered with Iran Air Tours on 5 Sep 2015 as EP-MDF. Current status: in service.