McDonnell Douglas MD-90 · 30 MSN 53553

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History

McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30, serial number 53553, line number 2165. Delivered to MDD, registered N6203U. Operated by Cyprus Turkish Cyprus Turkish Airlines on 29 Mar 1997 as TC-KTB. Returned 10 Nov 1997 Boeing, ex MtALL, seen at Marana 22 Nov 1997. Operated by MDD on 3 Apr 1998 as N535MD. Leased to THY on 13 Jul 1998 as TC-JHB. Owned by BoeAHC 13 Jul 1998. Returned to MDD in Nov 1998 as N535MD. To Boeing 3 Dec 1998. Re-registered with Boeing AcHC on 16 Dec 1998 as N935MD. RGL-1 Corp bought 3 May 1999, seen at Marana 2 Aug 1999. Leased to AMC Avtn in Aug 1999 as SU-BMS. Seen at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France 19 Aug 1999 in service, full colours. Returned to RGL-1 Corp on 13 Mar 2002 as N744BC. Arrived Hanover 7 Mar 2002 SU-rgd, seen 15 Mar 2002 re-registered, ferried to Victorville 25 Mar 2002, seen 28 Jan 2003, RGL-1 to BCLC 1 Mar 2004, BCC Grand Cayman Ltd Elcho Island Airport 1 Mar 2004, ferried to Pinal Airpark, Marana 21 Apr 2004 for overhaul, airtest 29 Jul 2004. Leased to Hello AG on 16 Aug 2004 as HB-JIB. Ferried MZJ-TUS-YQB 11-12 Aug 2004 registered in the USA, US registration cancelled 13 Aug 2004, Maastricht 13 Aug 2004, also repossessed US registration cancelled 16 Aug 2004, to Basle 16 Aug 2004, in service 28 Aug 2004. Sub-leased to Britishjet.com on 26 Apr 2005. Arrived Malta 26 Apr 2005, r/o 30 Apr 2005 full colours, wet-leased 1 May 2005, in service 1 May 2005, returned 8 Jan 2008 to Hello, seen parked 1 Feb 2008 Malta-Luqa, Malta white. Sub-leased to Air Malta on 9 Jan 2008. S18.01 no titles, white, small titles seen 6 Feb 2007, flight to Bologna 7 Feb 2008, seen at Düsseldorf, Germany 8 Mar 2008. Returned to Hello AG on 30 Apr 2008. Now operations from Zürich Airport, Zurich and Buzz Stansted Ltd full colours, withdrawn from use 30 Oct 2009. Operated by Delta Airlines on 5 Feb 2010 as N919DN. Ferried Zürich Airport, Zurich to Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden 1 Nov 2009 for maintenance, total time 18530, 7514 l, returned lessor, ferried Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden to Greensboro/High Point-Piedmont Triad International 25-26 Jan 2010, BCC Grand Cayman Ltd Elcho Island Airport 5 Feb 2010, not N918DH see construction-number 53576, N648NW reserved 9 Aug 2010 (??), seen in service 7 Nov 2010, flnr 9219, cockpit area damaged Philadelphia by jackknifed pushback tracktor, seen 31 Jan 2011, to be repaired taking at two months, stored Arkansas International Airport, Blytheville 22 Mar 2020 permanently withdrawn from use. Re-registered with Delta Airlines on 11 Jul 2011 as N648NW. Re-registered with Delta Airlines on 29 Aug 2011 as N918DH. Reserved 2 Aug 2011, stored Arkansas International Airport, Blytheville 29 May 2020, scrapping by 2025. Current status: scrapped.