McDonnell Douglas MD-83 MSN 53377

Timeline

History

McDonnell Douglas MD-83, serial number 53377, line number 2057. Delivered to Austrian Airlines on 8 Apr 1993, registered OE-LME. Seen in service Vienna International Airport 20 Mar 2005, seen parked 29 Apr 2005 but still in service, withdrawn from use 6 Jun 2005, parked as static in hangar for farewell MD-80 event (see OE-LMD), ferried to Zürich Airport, Zurich 29 Jun 2005 logo's and titles painted out, seen at Zürich Airport, Zurich 4 Oct 2005, cancelled Sep 2005. Operated by Aircraft & Engine Support LLC (registered 6 Oct 2005) as N194AS. To Stratus Investment Partners Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo 8 Dec 2005, cancelled 9 Dec 2005. Operated by Map Executive Flight Svcs on 9 Dec 2005 as OE-LMM. Ferried Zürich Airport, Zurich to Vienna International Airport 10 Jan 2006 ex OS colours, parked Aruba-Reina Beatrix, Aruba maintenance area, to be wetlsd to Royal Wings, Jordan, seen at Salzburg 6 Sep 2006 still old OS colours "Heather", ferried Warsaw Chopin Airport to Dublin, Ireland 10 Aug 2007 for Aviajet contract, Gainjet Avtn Apr 2008, ferried AMS-Linz 1 May 2008 Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport, Teófilo Otoni flight number, parked, Linz-Blue Danube, Austria to Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden ferried 22 Jun 2008 still OE-rgd. Operated by GainJet on 21 Aug 2008 as SX-DMM. Seen at Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden 9 Jul 2008 in full Meelad colours, delivered 21 Aug 2008 Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Spata-Artemida. Operated by Royal Falcon as JY-JRB. In service Amman ADJ-Baku. Returned to Meelad/Sky Express as SX-BPP. Seen at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport no titles, basic Meelad colours, seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands 26 Aug 2009 white/red tail white bird logo, small Sky Express titles. Operated by Blue Bird Airlines. Seen in service Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport. Returned to Sky Express on 7 Jan 2011. Ferried Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport to Istanbul-Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Turkey, seen stored 5 Jun 2011 no titles. Operated by United Airways on 23 Nov 2011 as S2-AFV. Ferried Istanbul-Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Turkey to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Spata-Artemida 12 Oct 2011 repossessed for Meelad Air, Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Spata-Artemida to Woensdrecht Air Base, Hoogerheide 24 Oct 2011 for repaint, ferried Woensdrecht Air Base, Hoogerheide to Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden repainted 7 Nov 2011, SX-rgd, ferried Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Spata-Artemida to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka 23 Nov 2011, seen at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka 29 Nov 2013 some engine parts missing, Airlines suspended operations again 6 Mar 2016. Current status: stored.