G-OLCB 1 British Aerospace B.Ae 146-200 Loganair MAN OCT90
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 27-Feb-22 (DeNoise AI).
First flown in Apr-88 with the British Aerospace test registration G-5-103, this aircraft was due to be delivered to Presidential Airways (USA) as N412XV but the order was cancelled and it was re-registered with British Aerospace as G-OLCB in Jul-88.
The aircraft was leased to the Jet Acceptance Corporation (USA), still as G-OLCB, and sub-leased to American Airlines in Oct-88. It had been due to become N693AA but that wasn't taken up. It was returned to Jet Acceptance Corp in Apr-89 and leased to Loganair (UK) in May-89.
It returned to the lessor in Jan-92 and stored until Mar-92 when it was leased to Loganair again (short term) before being returned to British Aerospace in Apr-92. It was leased to Malmo Aviation (Sweden), still as G-OLCB, in May-92, returning to British Aerospace in Feb-93.
In Apr-93 the aircraft was leased to Jersey European Airways as G-JEAK. It was wet-leased to CityJet (Ireland) in Mar-00. While it was with CityJet, Jersey European was renamed British European Airways in Jun-00 and the aircraft was returned to them in Sep-00.
British European was renamed FlyBe Airlines in Jul-02. The aircraft continued in service until it was returned to British Aerospace in Apr-07 and stored. It was leased to Hemus Air (Bulgaria) as LZ-HBZ in Jun-07. It was wet-leased to Belle Air (Bulgaria) between Jul/Oct-08.
Hemus Air also wet-leased it to Taban Airlines (Iran) in Sep-07. By the time it returned, Hemus Air had become Bulgaria Air and it was returned to them in May-11. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored in Nov-11. It returned to service in Aug-14 and was stored again in Jun-16 and returned to BAE Systems.
The aircraft was sold to Neptune Aviation Services (USA) as N477NA in Sep-16 and was converted to a fire-fighting tanker, operating as 'Tanker 15'. It was put into winter storage at Missoula, MT, USA in Nov-21. It's now 34 years old. Updated 27-Feb-22.
G-OLCB 1 British Aerospace B.Ae 146-200 Loganair MAN OCT90
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 27-Feb-22 (DeNoise AI).
First flown in Apr-88 with the British Aerospace test registration G-5-103, this aircraft was due to be delivered to Presidential Airways (USA) as N412XV but the order was cancelled and it was re-registered with British Aerospace as G-OLCB in Jul-88.
The aircraft was leased to the Jet Acceptance Corporation (USA), still as G-OLCB, and sub-leased to American Airlines in Oct-88. It had been due to become N693AA but that wasn't taken up. It was returned to Jet Acceptance Corp in Apr-89 and leased to Loganair (UK) in May-89.
It returned to the lessor in Jan-92 and stored until Mar-92 when it was leased to Loganair again (short term) before being returned to British Aerospace in Apr-92. It was leased to Malmo Aviation (Sweden), still as G-OLCB, in May-92, returning to British Aerospace in Feb-93.
In Apr-93 the aircraft was leased to Jersey European Airways as G-JEAK. It was wet-leased to CityJet (Ireland) in Mar-00. While it was with CityJet, Jersey European was renamed British European Airways in Jun-00 and the aircraft was returned to them in Sep-00.
British European was renamed FlyBe Airlines in Jul-02. The aircraft continued in service until it was returned to British Aerospace in Apr-07 and stored. It was leased to Hemus Air (Bulgaria) as LZ-HBZ in Jun-07. It was wet-leased to Belle Air (Bulgaria) between Jul/Oct-08.
Hemus Air also wet-leased it to Taban Airlines (Iran) in Sep-07. By the time it returned, Hemus Air had become Bulgaria Air and it was returned to them in May-11. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored in Nov-11. It returned to service in Aug-14 and was stored again in Jun-16 and returned to BAE Systems.
The aircraft was sold to Neptune Aviation Services (USA) as N477NA in Sep-16 and was converted to a fire-fighting tanker, operating as 'Tanker 15'. It was put into winter storage at Missoula, MT, USA in Nov-21. It's now 34 years old. Updated 27-Feb-22.