EI-CDH 1 Boeing 737-548 Aer Lingus MAN 08MAY00
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 25-Jul-24.
Named: "St. Ronan / Ronan".
This aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Aer Lingus as EI-CDH in Apr-92. It operated Aer Lingus' last Boeing 737-500 service at the end of Oct-05.
It was returned to the lessor in Jan-06 and leased to Pulkovo Airlines (Russia), still as EI-CDH, the same day. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Dec-08 and stored at Southend, UK.
Pulkovo Airlines was re-named Rossiya - Russian Airlines and the aircraft was re-leased to them in May-09. It was returned to the lessor in Nov-12 and stored at Vilnius, Lithuania.
In Jan-13 it was sold to AviaAm Leasing as LY-AYZ (Lithuania) and remained stored. It was leased to SCAT Airlines (Kazakhstan) in Jun-13, still as LY-AYZ. The aircraft was re-registered UN-B3724 in Aug-18. After 32 years in service it was permanently retired at Almaty, Kazakhstan in Jan-24. Updated 25-Jul-24.
EI-CDH 1 Boeing 737-548 Aer Lingus MAN 08MAY00
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 25-Jul-24.
Named: "St. Ronan / Ronan".
This aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Aer Lingus as EI-CDH in Apr-92. It operated Aer Lingus' last Boeing 737-500 service at the end of Oct-05.
It was returned to the lessor in Jan-06 and leased to Pulkovo Airlines (Russia), still as EI-CDH, the same day. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Dec-08 and stored at Southend, UK.
Pulkovo Airlines was re-named Rossiya - Russian Airlines and the aircraft was re-leased to them in May-09. It was returned to the lessor in Nov-12 and stored at Vilnius, Lithuania.
In Jan-13 it was sold to AviaAm Leasing as LY-AYZ (Lithuania) and remained stored. It was leased to SCAT Airlines (Kazakhstan) in Jun-13, still as LY-AYZ. The aircraft was re-registered UN-B3724 in Aug-18. After 32 years in service it was permanently retired at Almaty, Kazakhstan in Jan-24. Updated 25-Jul-24.