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G-BVEF 1 ATR42-300 British Airways Express (CityFlyer Express) MAN 20JUN98

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 09-Nov-21 (DeNoise AI).

 

Slightly blurred...

 

Operated on behalf of British Airways Express by CityFlyer Express.

 

Originally ordered by TAT Transport Aerien Transregional (previously Touraine Air Transport) as F-GKNF. The order was cancelled before completion.

 

The aircraft was first flown as F-WWLP in Oct-92 and was stored at Toulouse until it was delivered to the GPA Group Ltd and leased to CityFlyer Express as G-BVEF in Mar-94. It was operated on behalf of British Airways Express.

 

It was returned to the lessor in Mar-01 and stored at Exeter UK. The aircraft was leased to Coast Air (Norway) in Feb-02 and re-registered LN-FAI in Nov-02. It returned to Nordic Aviation Capital A/S in Mar-04 and was immediately leased to Air Wales as G-CDFF.

 

Air Wales ceased operations in Apr-06 and the aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK. In Nov-06 it was leased to Aurigny Air Services and operated in association with Flightline.

 

It was briefly sub-leased to EuroManx in Sep-07. It was returned to operation by Aurigny from May-08 and was wet-leased to Aer Arann between May/Jul-08. It was returned to Nordic Aviation Capital in Sep-08 and stored at Billund (Denmark).

 

The aircraft was sold to First Air (Bradley Air Services) as C-GKLB in Feb-09. First Air consolidated their services with Canadian North in Nov-19. The aircraft was removed from service in Jan-21 and stored at Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.

 

Canadian North took over the operation of the aircraft in May-21 and it returned to service in Jul-21. It's now 32 years old and continues in service. Updated 30-May-24.

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Taken on June 20, 1998