XA-TBQ Douglas DC-9-32 Aero California LAX 18JAN99
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 02-Sep-17 + DeNoise AI 23-Oct-22
The heat haze you can see across the Air Canada A320 and just above the forward fuselage is from a Boeing 747 APU, just off to the left.
This aircraft was delivered to ATI Aero Trasporti Italiani as I-ATIH in Dec-71. It was leased to Aermediterranea in May-82 and returned to ATI in Apr-85.
In Jul-90, the aircraft was sold to a lessor, leased back to ATI and re-registered I-RIZS. It was returned to the lessor in May-93 and stored at Smyrna, TN, USA.
In Sep-94 the aircraft was sold to the CIS Air Corporation as N136AA and remained in storage until it was sold to Jetfleet Aircraft II LLP in Aug-95 and leased to Aero California as XA-TBQ the following month.
Aero California suspended operations in Apr-06 and this aircraft was stored (where?). They re-started operations in Aug-06 with just five DC-9-30's but this aircraft remained stored and permanently retired.
Aero California was grounded by the Mexican DGAC in Jun-08 and although they re-started again, they ceased operations permanently in Aug-08.
XA-TBQ Douglas DC-9-32 Aero California LAX 18JAN99
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 02-Sep-17 + DeNoise AI 23-Oct-22
The heat haze you can see across the Air Canada A320 and just above the forward fuselage is from a Boeing 747 APU, just off to the left.
This aircraft was delivered to ATI Aero Trasporti Italiani as I-ATIH in Dec-71. It was leased to Aermediterranea in May-82 and returned to ATI in Apr-85.
In Jul-90, the aircraft was sold to a lessor, leased back to ATI and re-registered I-RIZS. It was returned to the lessor in May-93 and stored at Smyrna, TN, USA.
In Sep-94 the aircraft was sold to the CIS Air Corporation as N136AA and remained in storage until it was sold to Jetfleet Aircraft II LLP in Aug-95 and leased to Aero California as XA-TBQ the following month.
Aero California suspended operations in Apr-06 and this aircraft was stored (where?). They re-started operations in Aug-06 with just five DC-9-30's but this aircraft remained stored and permanently retired.
Aero California was grounded by the Mexican DGAC in Jun-08 and although they re-started again, they ceased operations permanently in Aug-08.