JY-JAH Airbus A310-304 Ariana Afghan Airlines (Jordan Aviation) FRA 31JUL05
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a slightly better version 25-Oct-19.
A long rang photo, unfortunately suffering from some heat shimmer.
First flown in Jun-88 with the Airbus test registration F-WWCQ, this aircraft was delivered to Wardair Canada as C-GKWD in Aug-88. Wardair was merged with Canadian Pacific to form Canadian Airlines International in Oct-89. The aircraft was sold to Polaris Aircraft Leasing in Sep-91 and leased to Kuwait Airways as A6-KUD the same day (see Note below). It was returned to Polaris Leasing in Sep-93 and stored at Hanover. It was re-registered D-APOP in Oct-93 and was leased to MEA Middle East Airlines (Lebanon) in Jun-94. It was re-registered F-OHLI in Jul-95 and continued in service with MEA until it was returned to the lessor in Apr-01. In Jun-01 the aircraft was leased to Air India as VT-EVH. It returned to the lessor in Jul-04 and was immediately leased to Jordan Aviation as JY-JAH. It was wet-leased to Ariana Afghan Airlines (Afghanistan) between May/Aug-05. It continued in service with Jordan Aviation until it was permanently retired at Khartoum in Feb-14.
Note: This was at the time of the first 'Gulf War' when the State of Kuwait had been occupied by Iraqi forces. The aircraft was based in Dubai, UAE.
JY-JAH Airbus A310-304 Ariana Afghan Airlines (Jordan Aviation) FRA 31JUL05
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a slightly better version 25-Oct-19.
A long rang photo, unfortunately suffering from some heat shimmer.
First flown in Jun-88 with the Airbus test registration F-WWCQ, this aircraft was delivered to Wardair Canada as C-GKWD in Aug-88. Wardair was merged with Canadian Pacific to form Canadian Airlines International in Oct-89. The aircraft was sold to Polaris Aircraft Leasing in Sep-91 and leased to Kuwait Airways as A6-KUD the same day (see Note below). It was returned to Polaris Leasing in Sep-93 and stored at Hanover. It was re-registered D-APOP in Oct-93 and was leased to MEA Middle East Airlines (Lebanon) in Jun-94. It was re-registered F-OHLI in Jul-95 and continued in service with MEA until it was returned to the lessor in Apr-01. In Jun-01 the aircraft was leased to Air India as VT-EVH. It returned to the lessor in Jul-04 and was immediately leased to Jordan Aviation as JY-JAH. It was wet-leased to Ariana Afghan Airlines (Afghanistan) between May/Aug-05. It continued in service with Jordan Aviation until it was permanently retired at Khartoum in Feb-14.
Note: This was at the time of the first 'Gulf War' when the State of Kuwait had been occupied by Iraqi forces. The aircraft was based in Dubai, UAE.