TC-TUC Airbus A321-131 Best Air DUS 25JUL08
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 17-Jul-23.
First flown in Aug-96 with the Airbus test registration D-AVZD, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to BWIA International (West Indies) as 9Y-BWB in Oct-96.
It was wet-leased to Air Alfa (Turkiye) in Apr-97. The wet-lease became a dry-lease in Jun-97 when it became TC-ALO. The aircraft was returned to BWIA and the lessor as N511LF in Mar-01. It was stored at Singapore.
In Aug-01 it was leased to Region Air as S7-RGK (Seychelles) and immediately wet-leased to Myanmar Airways International. The 'International' was dropped when it was merged into Myanmar Airways in Sep-01.
The aircraft was returned to Region Air in Oct-01 and sub-leased to Pacific Airlines (Vietnam) the following day. It was returned to Region Air in Jan-05 and to the lessor as N761LF in Apr-05.
In Jun-05 it was leased to Onur Air (Turkiye) as TC-OAR, returning to the lessor in Mar-07. It was leased to Best Air (Turkiye) as TC-TUC a few days later. The aircraft was wet-leased to Ariana Afghan Airlines in Dec-07 and returned to Best Air in Jun-07.
The aircraft was wet-leased to AtlasJet International Airlines in Mar-09. Best Air returned it to the lessor in May-10 when it was leased direct to AtlasJet International and re-registered TC-ETN. It was permanently retired at St. Athan, Wales, UK in Dec-18. Updated 13-Jul-23.
TC-TUC Airbus A321-131 Best Air DUS 25JUL08
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 17-Jul-23.
First flown in Aug-96 with the Airbus test registration D-AVZD, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to BWIA International (West Indies) as 9Y-BWB in Oct-96.
It was wet-leased to Air Alfa (Turkiye) in Apr-97. The wet-lease became a dry-lease in Jun-97 when it became TC-ALO. The aircraft was returned to BWIA and the lessor as N511LF in Mar-01. It was stored at Singapore.
In Aug-01 it was leased to Region Air as S7-RGK (Seychelles) and immediately wet-leased to Myanmar Airways International. The 'International' was dropped when it was merged into Myanmar Airways in Sep-01.
The aircraft was returned to Region Air in Oct-01 and sub-leased to Pacific Airlines (Vietnam) the following day. It was returned to Region Air in Jan-05 and to the lessor as N761LF in Apr-05.
In Jun-05 it was leased to Onur Air (Turkiye) as TC-OAR, returning to the lessor in Mar-07. It was leased to Best Air (Turkiye) as TC-TUC a few days later. The aircraft was wet-leased to Ariana Afghan Airlines in Dec-07 and returned to Best Air in Jun-07.
The aircraft was wet-leased to AtlasJet International Airlines in Mar-09. Best Air returned it to the lessor in May-10 when it was leased direct to AtlasJet International and re-registered TC-ETN. It was permanently retired at St. Athan, Wales, UK in Dec-18. Updated 13-Jul-23.