TC-ONJ 1 Airbus A321-131 Onur Air MAN 01MAY99
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 13-Jul-22 (DeNoise AI).
Operating on a 3 week lease for Flying Colours Airlines in full Onur Air livery.
Named: "Kaptan Soray Kahin".
This aircraft was the 2nd prototype A321 and first flew at Hamburg-Finkenwerder in May-93 as an A321-111 with CFM56 engines.
It was registered F-WWIB for test flying at Toulouse. The aircraft returned to Finkenwerder in early 1996 and was re-fitted with International Aero Engines IAE2500 engines by May-96.
It was re-registered D-AVZG and first flew as an A321-131 in May-96. The aircraft was delivered to Onur Air (Turkey) as TC-ONJ in Jul-96. It was wet leased to UK airline Flying Colours for 3 weeks in May-99, still with the c/n (385) on the rear fuselage.
In Nov-00 it was wet leased to Shaheen Air International (Pakistan), returning to Onur Air in Jan-01. In Jan-06 it was wet-leased to Qeshm Air (Iran) and returned to Onur Air in Jun-06.
The aircraft was leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines between Oct-08/Jun-09 and again between Oct/Jan-10. It was withdrawn from service in Apr-20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and stored at Istanbul-ISL.
Due to the Pandemic Onur Air had financial problems and ceased operations in Dec-21 when the Turkish Government didn't renew their operating license. By this time the aircraft was almost 29 years old and isn't expected to fly again. Updated 13-Jul-22.
TC-ONJ 1 Airbus A321-131 Onur Air MAN 01MAY99
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 13-Jul-22 (DeNoise AI).
Operating on a 3 week lease for Flying Colours Airlines in full Onur Air livery.
Named: "Kaptan Soray Kahin".
This aircraft was the 2nd prototype A321 and first flew at Hamburg-Finkenwerder in May-93 as an A321-111 with CFM56 engines.
It was registered F-WWIB for test flying at Toulouse. The aircraft returned to Finkenwerder in early 1996 and was re-fitted with International Aero Engines IAE2500 engines by May-96.
It was re-registered D-AVZG and first flew as an A321-131 in May-96. The aircraft was delivered to Onur Air (Turkey) as TC-ONJ in Jul-96. It was wet leased to UK airline Flying Colours for 3 weeks in May-99, still with the c/n (385) on the rear fuselage.
In Nov-00 it was wet leased to Shaheen Air International (Pakistan), returning to Onur Air in Jan-01. In Jan-06 it was wet-leased to Qeshm Air (Iran) and returned to Onur Air in Jun-06.
The aircraft was leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines between Oct-08/Jun-09 and again between Oct/Jan-10. It was withdrawn from service in Apr-20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and stored at Istanbul-ISL.
Due to the Pandemic Onur Air had financial problems and ceased operations in Dec-21 when the Turkish Government didn't renew their operating license. By this time the aircraft was almost 29 years old and isn't expected to fly again. Updated 13-Jul-22.