PH-VAE Airbus A320-212 V-bird Airlines MAN 22MAY04
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-May-24.
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWDU, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Canada 3000 Airlines as C-GVXD in Mar-96.
Canada 3000 ceased trading in Nov-01, it was returned to the lessor and stored at Toronto, Canada. The following month it was re-registered C-GJUM and leased to Skyservice Airlines, Canada.
The aircraft returned to the lessor in Oct-03, and was immediately leased to DutchBird as PH-VAE and sub-leased to V-Bird Airlines. V-Bird ceased operations in Oct-04, the aircraft was repossessed and stored at Winnipeg, MB, Canada where it was re-registered N811LF.
In Feb-05 it was leased to Germanwings as D-AKNY. It was returned to the lessor in Mar-08 and immediately leased to Bahrain Air as A9C-BAY. It was returned to the lessor in Feb-11 and stored at Istanbul as N181LF.
In Jun-11 it was leased to Aerosvit (Donbassaero) as UR-DAH. The lease was transferred to Windrose Air when Aerosvit ceased operations in Jan-13 and it was re-registered UR-WRL in Apr-12.
It was returned to the lessor in Nov-13 and stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA. It was sold to AeroTurbine Inc in Mar-15 as N198AT and broken up at Goodyear in Jul-15.
PH-VAE Airbus A320-212 V-bird Airlines MAN 22MAY04
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-May-24.
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWDU, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Canada 3000 Airlines as C-GVXD in Mar-96.
Canada 3000 ceased trading in Nov-01, it was returned to the lessor and stored at Toronto, Canada. The following month it was re-registered C-GJUM and leased to Skyservice Airlines, Canada.
The aircraft returned to the lessor in Oct-03, and was immediately leased to DutchBird as PH-VAE and sub-leased to V-Bird Airlines. V-Bird ceased operations in Oct-04, the aircraft was repossessed and stored at Winnipeg, MB, Canada where it was re-registered N811LF.
In Feb-05 it was leased to Germanwings as D-AKNY. It was returned to the lessor in Mar-08 and immediately leased to Bahrain Air as A9C-BAY. It was returned to the lessor in Feb-11 and stored at Istanbul as N181LF.
In Jun-11 it was leased to Aerosvit (Donbassaero) as UR-DAH. The lease was transferred to Windrose Air when Aerosvit ceased operations in Jan-13 and it was re-registered UR-WRL in Apr-12.
It was returned to the lessor in Nov-13 and stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA. It was sold to AeroTurbine Inc in Mar-15 as N198AT and broken up at Goodyear in Jul-15.