HB-IFX Douglas DC-9-32 Swissair MAN 23MAY72
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 25-Oct-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 23-May-23.
This aircraft was delivered new to Sudflug, Germany, in May-68 as D-ACEB. However, they only operated it for the summer of 1968 and it was sold to Swissair as HB-IFX in Oct-68. Swissair operated it for 13 years and sold it to Texas International Airways as N538TX in Dec-81.
Texas International was merged into Continental Airlines Oct-82. It was leased to Eastern Air Lines in Jan-90, returning to Continental in Apr-91. It continued in service with Continental until it was returned to the lessor in Jul-99.
The following month it was sold to Millionair Charter, South Africa, as ZS-OLN. In Jan-04 it was sold to Afrinat International and stored at Johannesburg. In Feb-05 it was sold to King Air Services Partnership and leased to 1Time Airlines for the summer season, returning to King Air Services in Oct-05.
It was immediately leased to the United Nations Organisation and operated in the Horn of Africa until late 2006 when it was returned to King Air Services and stored at Johannesburg after almost 39 years in service. It was broken up at Johannesburg in late 2009.
HB-IFX Douglas DC-9-32 Swissair MAN 23MAY72
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 25-Oct-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 23-May-23.
This aircraft was delivered new to Sudflug, Germany, in May-68 as D-ACEB. However, they only operated it for the summer of 1968 and it was sold to Swissair as HB-IFX in Oct-68. Swissair operated it for 13 years and sold it to Texas International Airways as N538TX in Dec-81.
Texas International was merged into Continental Airlines Oct-82. It was leased to Eastern Air Lines in Jan-90, returning to Continental in Apr-91. It continued in service with Continental until it was returned to the lessor in Jul-99.
The following month it was sold to Millionair Charter, South Africa, as ZS-OLN. In Jan-04 it was sold to Afrinat International and stored at Johannesburg. In Feb-05 it was sold to King Air Services Partnership and leased to 1Time Airlines for the summer season, returning to King Air Services in Oct-05.
It was immediately leased to the United Nations Organisation and operated in the Horn of Africa until late 2006 when it was returned to King Air Services and stored at Johannesburg after almost 39 years in service. It was broken up at Johannesburg in late 2009.