MSN 643 exists for 6 aircraft types, because each manufacturer numbers its own production. All of them are listed below.
Dash 8-300 · 315 MSN 643
Registration VH-ZZF · Cobham Avtn/Surveillance Australia
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
—
Delivery
—
Age
—
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-315, serial number 643. Delivered to National Jet-Surveillance Australia (registered 25 Oct 2007), registered VH-ZZF. Seen at YZD 7 Apr 2007 customs titles, Field Avtn C-rgd 31 Aug 2007, ferried via Abu Dhabi 8 Oct 2007, arrived Adelaide 13 Oct 2007, VH-painted seen 15 Oct 2007, 25 Oct 2007. Renamed Cobham Avtn/Surveillance Australia. Current status: in service.
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ATR 42 · 42-500 MSN 643
Registration ZS-AFR · Solenta Aviation
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
16 Feb 2006
Delivery
28 Feb 2006
Age
20.7 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
ATR 42-500, serial number 643, first flight 16 Feb 2006. Delivered to FinnCom Airlines on 28 Feb 2006, registered OH-ATB. Seen in service Helsinki, Finland 3 Mar 2006, owned by Lentoasemapalvelu Oy. Merged into FlyBe Nordic on 30 Oct 2011. Stored HEL-TLS-LFBF 25-26 Feb 2013 after storage, returned to lessor. Operated by Solenta Aviation (registered 14 Mar 2013) as ZS-AFR. At Toulouse-Francazal (BA 101) Air Base, Toulouse/Francazal, Haute-Garonne, presum for lease to Afrijet (mistakenly repossessed sold to Afrijet Business Service Gabon), ferried LFBF-TLS-Tamanrasset 27-28 May 2013 white. Operated by Aergo Capital on 22 Nov 2018 as 2-RLBG. Metal 2017-1 Leasing XI 22 Nov 2018, also repossessed owned by Aergo Capital, available Jan 2019, ferried Mohammed V International Airport, Casablanca to Blaise Diagne International Airport, Dakar 22 May 2019 on lease to?, cancelled 2 Jun 2019, to AfriJet?. Operated by Solenta Aviation on 3 Jun 2019 as ZS-AFR. Operated by UN Humanitarian Air Svc 6 Jun 2022, destroyed 19 Apr 2023 Khartoum 0(0) during fighting betweed army and rebels. Current status: written off in an accident.
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Airbus A320-214 MSN 643
Registration HB-IJN · Swiss Int'l Airlines
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
07 Nov 1996
Delivery
20 Dec 1996
Age
30.0 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A320-214, serial number 643, first flight 7 Nov 1996. Delivered to Swissair on 20 Dec 1996, registered HB-IJN. Leased to Swiss Int'l Airlines on 31 Mar 2002. Transferred Merlan Mobilien-verwaltungsgesellschaft GMBH & CO this date, seen at Zürich Airport, Zurich "Star Alliance" colour scheme 10 Feb 2015, parked Queen Alia International Airport, Amman 3 May 2020. Current status: in service.
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Airbus A340-313E MSN 643
Registration ZS-SXD · South African Airways
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
25 Nov 2004
Delivery
30 May 2007
Age
21.9 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A340-313E, serial number 643, first flight 25 Nov 2004. Delivered to South African Airways on 28 Feb 2005, registered ZS-SXD. Owned by ZS-SXD Leasing Ltd, leased to Shively Field, Saratoga 11 May 2005. Sub-leased to Jet Airways on 23 May 2005 as VT-JWA. Full colour scheme. Returned to South African Airways on 30 May 2007 as ZS-SXD. Seen at Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa "Olympic"-spcs 18 Jul 2012, stored Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 16 Nov 2019, returned into service 3 Nov 2024. Current status: in service.
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Airbus A350-941 MSN 643
Registration F-HUVG · Air France
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
06 Dec 2023
Delivery
29 Dec 2023
Age
2.9 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A350-941, serial number 643, first flight 6 Dec 2023. Delivered to Air France on 29 Dec 2023, registered F-HUVG. Final delivery flight 5 Jan 2024 but officially delivered in 2023. Current status: in service.
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Airbus A300-605R*F MSN 643
Registration XA-UYR · AeroUnion
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
09 Jun 1992
Delivery
11 Sept 1992
Age
34.4 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
Remarks
first metallic coloured AC!, wfu&frd-->ROW str 01.04.09, own SLL-->WFBN 30.09.10, own BOU 30.11.10, arr DRS to be F-cvtd 02.12.10, F-cvtd by 06.11, frd-->SNN 04.11.11
History
Airbus A300-605R, converted to freighter, serial number 643, first flight 9 Jun 1992. Delivered to American Airlines on 11 Sep 1992, registered N7082A. First metallic coloured AC!, withdrawn from use and ferried to Roswell Air Center Airport stored 1 Apr 2009, owned by Sierra Leasing Ltd to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 30 Sep 2010, owned by Bank of Utah 30 Nov 2010, arrived Dresden Airport to be converted to freighter 2 Dec 2010, converted to freighter by Jun 2011, ferried to Shannon, Ireland 4 Nov 2011. Operated by Rus Aviation on 30 Nov 2011 as A6-JIM. Operated by Global Jet. Operated by Unique Air. Seen at Istanbul-Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Turkey, for sale Mar 2016, total time 45706, 17590 l. Operated by Pecotox-Air on 13 Jul 2016 as ER-JIM. Delivered Sharjah International Airport to Jalal Talabani International Airport, Sulaymaniyah, seen at Václav Havel Airport Prague 23 Jul 2016. Operated by AeroUnion on 30 Dec 2016 as XA-UYR. Ferried Istanbul-Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Turkey to Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport 30-31 Dec 2016, damaged 6 Feb 2019 Guadalajara tail strike on landing in clear weather, repaired, seen in service Jan 2020, Miami International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, Mexico City 28 Jun 2024 type withdrawn from service with Aerounion, ferried Felipe Ángeles International Airport, Mexico City to Roswell Air Center Airport 14-16 Aug 2024 returned lessor. Current status: stored.
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