SX-DIO 2 Airbus A320-232 Astra Airlines (ops for Cobalt Air) MAN 07JUL16
Operating the inaugural Larnaca / Manchester service on behalf of Cobalt Air.
Named: "Hara".
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWDI, the aircraft was delivered to ILFC and leased to SAETA (Ecuador) as HC-BUJ in Mar-95. It was returned to the lessor in Nov-99 and immediately leased to America West Airlines as N619AW.
America West was merged into US Airways in Sep-05 and the aircraft continued in service until it was returned to the lessor in Jan-09 and stored. In Jun-09 it was leased to Amsterdam Airlines as PH-AAY.
Amsterdam Airlines ceased operations in Oct-11. The aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Dublin, Ireland the following month. It was leased to Astra Airlines as SX-DIO in Apr-12 and painted in this attractive black livery.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Nov-16 as N619AW and was permanently retired at Goodyear, AZ, USA. The registration was cancelled in Mar-17. Updated 06-Jul-22.
SX-DIO 2 Airbus A320-232 Astra Airlines (ops for Cobalt Air) MAN 07JUL16
Operating the inaugural Larnaca / Manchester service on behalf of Cobalt Air.
Named: "Hara".
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWDI, the aircraft was delivered to ILFC and leased to SAETA (Ecuador) as HC-BUJ in Mar-95. It was returned to the lessor in Nov-99 and immediately leased to America West Airlines as N619AW.
America West was merged into US Airways in Sep-05 and the aircraft continued in service until it was returned to the lessor in Jan-09 and stored. In Jun-09 it was leased to Amsterdam Airlines as PH-AAY.
Amsterdam Airlines ceased operations in Oct-11. The aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Dublin, Ireland the following month. It was leased to Astra Airlines as SX-DIO in Apr-12 and painted in this attractive black livery.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Nov-16 as N619AW and was permanently retired at Goodyear, AZ, USA. The registration was cancelled in Mar-17. Updated 06-Jul-22.