MSN 78 exists for 6 aircraft types, because each manufacturer numbers its own production. All of them are listed below.
Airbus A320-211 MSN 78
Registration D-AIPE · Lufthansa ret
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
21 Sept 1989
Delivery
15 Dec 1989
Age
37.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A320-211, serial number 78, first flight 21 Sep 1989. Delivered to Lufthansa on 15 Dec 1989, registered D-AIPE. Leased to Onur Air on 1 May 1993. Returned to Lufthansa on 31 Oct 1993. Seen in service full colours 14 Nov 1993, ferried 7 Jan 2020 Munich Airport to Teruel Airport for part-out, scrapping Dec 2020. Current status: scrapped.
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Dash 8-100 · DHC-8-100 MSN 78
Registration C-GTAI · Air Canada Express
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
—
Delivery
—
Age
—
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-102, serial number 78. Delivered to Time Air on 4 Jun 1987, registered C-GTAI. Leased to USAirEx-Henson on 1 May 1992. Renamed USAirEx-Piedmont Airlines on 1 Jul 1993. Returned to Canadian Regional on 24 May 1995. Can Reg 14 Jul 1998. Merged into Air Canada Regional (registered 13 Nov 2001). Renamed Air Canada Jazz in Apr 2002. Jazz Air 17 May 2002, Jazz Aleppo International Airport Dec 2004, Jazz Air, transferred to Jazz Avtn LP 10 Feb 2011. Renamed Air Canada Express on 27 Apr 2011. Damaged 24 Feb 2015 Sault Ste. Marie (Ont) 0(18) snow squall during approach, touched down short, hit lead-in light, withdrawn from service 5 Feb 2018, presum for sale/lease, registration cancelled 29 Aug 2018 permanently withdrawn from use. Current status: scrapped.
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Airbus A300B4-203 MSN 78
Registration XA-TUE · AeroUnion
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
06 Apr 1979
Delivery
—
Age
47.6 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A300B4-203, serial number 78, first flight 6 Apr 1979. Delivered to Air France on 31 May 1979, registered F-BVGM. Leased to Air Seychelles on 2 Oct 1985. Returned 30 Oct 1987. Leased to Malaysian AS on 1 May 1988. Returned to Air France on 27 May 1989. Owned by Air France Partnairs Leasing NV (JP92), ferried CDG-FIlton 16 Jan 1998 white, for freighter conversion, cancelled to USA 3 Feb 1998. Operated by FSB on 3 Mar 1998 as N828SC. Converted to freighter. Seen at Filton 22 Mar 1998 white, freighter conversion, first flight as such 7 Jan 1999 white. Operated by ICC Cargo on 27 Feb 1999 as C-FICB. Ferried to Toronto 27.2, s1.3 US registration, seen 2 Mar 1999 C-reg full colours, C-reg cancelled to USA 12 Apr 2002. Leased to AeroUnion on 12 Apr 2002 as XA-TUE. 13 Apr 2010 Monterrey (Monterrey International Airport), Mexico 5(5)+2, crashed 2 kilometres short of runway, hitting doing business as car at doing business as motorway, seen at Mexico City Air Cargo titles on tail Aero Union titles on forw fuselage and Andrés Miguel Salazar Marcano Airport, Isla de Coche on engines 11 May 2002, seen at Chennault International Airport, Lake Charles 29 Nov 2003. Current status: written off in an accident.
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Airbus A380-841 MSN 78
Registration EI-HKA · Airbus Financial Svcs-AFS
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
20 Oct 2011
Delivery
07 Mar 2023
Age
15.0 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A380-841, serial number 78, first flight 20 Oct 2011. Delivered to Malaysian Airlines on 29 May 2012, registered 9M-MNA. Withdrawn from service Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang 7 Feb 2020, ferried to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport, Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 12 Dec 2022 returned Airbus. Operated by Airbus Financial Svcs-AFS on 7 Mar 2023 as EI-HKA. Current status: stored.
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Airbus A350-941 MSN 78
Registration A7-ALR · Qatar Airways
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
05 Sept 2017
Delivery
18 Dec 2017
Age
9.2 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A350-941, serial number 78, first flight 5 Sep 2017. Delivered to Qatar Airways on 18 Dec 2017, registered A7-ALR. Nr 18, first flight in QR full colour scheme. Current status: in service.
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ATR 42 · 42-320 MSN 78
Registration F-HMTO · ETAT Francais/Meteo France CNRM/Centre D'Aviation Meteorologique
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
21 Jan 1988
Delivery
22 Feb 1988
Age
38.8 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
ATR 42-320, serial number 78, first flight 21 Jan 1988. Delivered to Continental Expr on 22 Feb 1988, registered N31807. Texas Air Corp owned by, Britt, Bar Harbor leased 1 Mar 1990, CoEx merged 1 Sep 1990, returned Atar International Airport 9.06.96/frd via UK 12 Oct 1996. Operated by Bangkok Airways on 4 Apr 1997 as HS-PGG. Seen at Toulouse, France 19 Dec 1996, 30 Jan 1997 full colours, NTU?, seen 3 Mar 1997 TLS/r2.97. Operated by ETAT Francais/Meteo France CNRM/Centre D'Aviation Meteorologique (registered 12 May 2005) as F-HMTO. Seen 20 Jun 2001 Toulouse, France, F-rrgd, retd? basic Bangkok Airways colours, F-rgd 28 Sep 2001 at Toulouse, France SIDMI, seen 18 Nov 2001 white, '78' on fuselage, seen stored Montpellier 24 May 2003, seen at Bordeaux white, parked at EADS, first sighting with F-WMTO, operation by?, seen at Bordeaux 17 May 2005 old registration, seen at Bordeaux re-registered 18 May 2005, seen 2 Jan 2010 Toulouse, France new colours, Safire logo. Current status: in service.
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