MSN 974 exists for 3 aircraft types, because each manufacturer numbers its own production. All of them are listed below.
Airbus A321-231 MSN 974
Registration YL-LDZ · SmartLynx Malta
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
02 Mar 1999
Delivery
21 Sept 2023
Age
27.7 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A321-231, serial number 974, first flight 2 Mar 1999. Delivered to bmi British Midland Airways on 26 Mar 1999, registered G-MIDI. International Lease Finance Corporation, withdrawn from service and arrived Shannon, Ireland 24 Feb 2006, ferried to East Midlands Airport Inter Express Airlines full colour scheme returned International Lease Finance Corporation 31 Mar 2006. Leased to Inter Express Airlines on 13 Apr 2006 as TC-IEG. Sub-leased to Pakistan Int'l Airlines on 25 Nov 2006. Seen at Dubai International Airport full colour scheme this date. Returned to Inter Express Airlines on 13 May 2007. Seen at Nürnberg/Nuremberg, Germany full colour scheme this date. Sub-leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines on 2 Dec 2007. Seen at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah Saudi Hadj colour scheme this date. Returned to Inter Express Airlines on 23 Jan 2008. Ceased operations at Antalya International Airport 12 Nov 2008. Operated by Atlas Jet Int'l Airlines on 25 Apr 2009 as TC-ETJ. Seen at Münster-Osnabrück, Germany "10th year"-spcs 18 Jun 2011. Renamed AtlasGlobal Airlines on 1 Apr 2015. Ferried Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey to Châteauroux Déols airport 19 Jan 2018 returned lessor. Operated by Onur Air on 21 Apr 2018 as TC-OEC. 2-reg cancelled 29 Mar 2018 to AP-, ferried Châteauroux Déols airport to Istanbul-Atatürk, Turkey 21 Apr 2018 not construction-number 968. Operated by SmartLynx Malta on 21 Sep 2023 as YL-LDZ. Converted from passenger to freighter. İstanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul(Bakırköy) to Châteauroux Déols airport 18 Jun 2020, JMV Aviation Vallair registered in the USA 13 Aug 2020, 15 Nov 2021 (again?), ferried Châteauroux Déols airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 26-28 Oct 2022 for freighter conversion, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, Montpellier/Méditerranée 26-27 Apr 2023 for paint, owned by JP Airline-Fleets International, delivered Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport, Montpellier/Méditerranée to Riga International Airport 13 Oct 2023, ferried Riga International Airport to Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai(Jebel Ali) 28.06-12.07.24, ferried Cologne-Bonn, Germany to Châteauroux Déols airport 8 Feb 2024 parked, EAT/DHL cancelled contract, stored Larnaca, Cyprus 20 Oct 2025. JP Airline-Fleets International Lease JPLS VQ-rgd 18 Dec 2025 returned. Current status: stored.
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ATR 72 · 72-212A MSN 974
Registration VH-FVL · Aerlink
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
30 Sept 2011
Delivery
17 Jan 2023
Age
15.1 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
ATR 72-212A, serial number 974, first flight 30 Sep 2011. Delivered to Virgin Australia-Skywest Airlines on 13 Oct 2011, registered VH-FVL. 14 Sep 2011, still at Toulouse, France seen 28 Sep 2011, ferried Toulouse, France to Brisbane, Australia 14-17 Oct 2011. Operated by Virgin Australia Airlines mgd/nn (registered 30 Nov 2015). Withdrawn from service 17 Jul 2017, ferried BNE-Nelson 18 Jul 2017 for maintenance and lease return, stored. Operated by Helilift Australia on 11 Oct 2021. Owned by AVAP, Cairns International Airport to Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville. Renamed Aerlink on 17 Jan 2023. Current status: in service.
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Airbus A330-343E MSN 974
Registration VN-A811 · VietJetAir
Identity
Operators
Timeline
First Flight
03 Dec 2008
Delivery
18 Dec 2008
Age
17.9 yrs
Last Updated
29 Oct 2026
History
Airbus A330-343E, serial number 974, first flight 3 Dec 2008. Delivered to AirAsia X on 18 Dec 2008, registered 9M-XXB. Parked Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang 5 May 2021. Operated by VietJetAir on 25 Dec 2021 as VN-A811. ICBC ret/VP-rgd 30 Sep 2021. Current status: in service.
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