Airbus A220-300 MSN 55053

Timeline

Remarks

Bavaria Int, arr Athens 8.01.00, s pkd 19.12.03 ATH

History

Boeing 717-2K9, serial number 55053, line number 5016. Delivered to Olympic Avtn on 29 Dec 1999, registered SX-BOB. Bavaria International, arrived Athens 8 Jan 2000, seen parked 19 Dec 2003 Air Transport Holdings LLC. Merged into Olympic Airlines on 12 Dec 2003. Seen parked 19 Dec 2003 Air Transport Holdings LLC, seen 21 Jan 2004 engines taped up, repossessed seen in service late Feb 2004 but seen sealed up 22 Mar 2004, seen 2 Apr 2004 operational, "Aviation" titles removed, ferried Athens--MIA 04-5 Mar 2007 for overhaul. Operated by AeBal Spanairlink on 11 Jul 2007 as EC-KHX. Ferried Miami International Airport to Glasgow Airport 24-25 Apr 2007 full colours, seen at Barcelona, Spain 19 Oct 2007 full colours, ferried Barcelona, Spain to Palma de Mallorca Airport 7 Nov 2010, parked, returned lessor by Dec 2010. Operated by Blue1 on 19 Dec 2010 as OH-BLN. Ferried Palma de Mallorca Airport to Helsinki, Finland 19 Dec 2010, ferried to East Midlands Airport 19 Feb 2011 for repaint, returned Helsinki, Finland 1 Mar 2011 Star Alliance colours, repossessed withdrawn from service 19 Dec 2014 Copenhagen Kastrup Airport to Helsinki, Finland but seen in service 4 Mar 2015, withdrawn from service 31 Oct 2015 Helsinki, Finland (last ever KF 717 service), repaint at Norwich Airport, Norwich, Norfolk, returned Helsinki, Finland 17 Jan 2016 Qantaslink colour scheme. Operated by National Jet/Qantaslink on 5 Feb 2016 as VH-YQK. Ferried Helsinki, Finland to Norwich Airport, Norwich, Norfolk, repainted, returned Helsinki, Finland 17 Jan 2016, Qantas Airways 2 Feb 2016, re-registered and ferried Helsinki, Finland to Adelaide International Airport 05-7 Feb 2016, ferried Adelaide International Airport to Brisbane, Australia 21 Apr 2016, final flight 22 Apr 2016, ferried Canberra Airport to Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville 09-11 Apr 2024. Current status: stored.