N823PA Airbus A310-324 Delta Air Lines MAN APR92
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 16-Mar-18.
Fleet No: "033".
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWCQ, this aircraft was delivered to Pan Am Pan American World Airways as N823PA in Jun-90. It was sold to a lessor on delivery and leased back to Pan Am. By late 1991 Pan Am was in a bad way financially and there was a bidding war between the US 'majors' to take over Pan Am's routes and assets. Delta Air Lines won. This aircraft was returned to the lessor and transferred to Delta at the end of Oct-91. The deal was completed in Dec-91 and Pan Am ceased operations (they had been in business since 1927!). The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Aug-93 and stored at Bordeaux, France. In Jan-95 it was leased to CaribJet as V2-LEC and immediately sub-leased to Air India. It was returned to CaribJet and the lessor in Mar-97 and was leased to Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Indonesia) as PK-MAW the following day. The aircraft returned to the lessor in Jul-98 and was again stored at Bordeaux. It was re-registered N823PA in Aug-98 and remained stored. It was stored in various places over the next two years including Paris-Orly, Paris-de Gaulle and Bristiol-Filton. In May-00 it was ferried to Dresden, Germany for freighter conversion. In Oct-00 the aircraft was sold to FedEx Federal Express and briefly registered N801FD for a few days before becoming D-ASAD while conversion and flight testing were carried out at Dresden. The freighter conversion was completed and the aircraft was delivered to FedEx as N801FD in Mar-01. Current (Mar-18).
N823PA Airbus A310-324 Delta Air Lines MAN APR92
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 16-Mar-18.
Fleet No: "033".
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWCQ, this aircraft was delivered to Pan Am Pan American World Airways as N823PA in Jun-90. It was sold to a lessor on delivery and leased back to Pan Am. By late 1991 Pan Am was in a bad way financially and there was a bidding war between the US 'majors' to take over Pan Am's routes and assets. Delta Air Lines won. This aircraft was returned to the lessor and transferred to Delta at the end of Oct-91. The deal was completed in Dec-91 and Pan Am ceased operations (they had been in business since 1927!). The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Aug-93 and stored at Bordeaux, France. In Jan-95 it was leased to CaribJet as V2-LEC and immediately sub-leased to Air India. It was returned to CaribJet and the lessor in Mar-97 and was leased to Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Indonesia) as PK-MAW the following day. The aircraft returned to the lessor in Jul-98 and was again stored at Bordeaux. It was re-registered N823PA in Aug-98 and remained stored. It was stored in various places over the next two years including Paris-Orly, Paris-de Gaulle and Bristiol-Filton. In May-00 it was ferried to Dresden, Germany for freighter conversion. In Oct-00 the aircraft was sold to FedEx Federal Express and briefly registered N801FD for a few days before becoming D-ASAD while conversion and flight testing were carried out at Dresden. The freighter conversion was completed and the aircraft was delivered to FedEx as N801FD in Mar-01. Current (Mar-18).