G-IGOA Boeing 737-3Y0 Go Fly CPH 16AUG00
HISTORY UPDATED - Permanently retired.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 05-Dec-21 (DeNoise AI).
'go again' titles, left side ('lets go' titles on the right side).
Note: Go Fly Ltd was a 'low-cost' airline founded by British Airways in 1998 to compete with other low-cost airlines such as easyJet. It was based at London-Stansted. The company was sold by BA in a Management 'Buy Out' in 2001. It didn't help and Go Air was bought by it's rival, easyJet, in Dec-02 and was completely merged into easyJet's operations by 2005.
This aircraft was delivered to the GPA Group Ltd and leased to Philippine Airlines as EI-BZK in May-90. ownership was transferred to GECAS Technical Services in Jul-97. The aircraft was returned to GECAS in Jun-98 and leased to Go Fly (UK) as G-IGOA the following month.
Go Fly was merged into the easyJet Airline Company in Dec-02 and the aircraft was returned to the lessor in Jun-04 and stored. It was leased to AirAsia (Malaysia) as 9M-AAY in Sep-04.
It was returned to the lessor in May-08 and sold on the same day to Nordic Aviation Contractor A/S as OY-JTD and leased to JetTime A/S a few days later. It was fitted with blended winglets in Nov-08.
The aircraft was wet-leased to Arkefly (TUI Airlines Netherlands) in Jul-15 for two months, returning to JetTime at the end of Aug-15. It was returned to the lessor in Oct-17 and stored at Lasham, UK.
In Dec-17 it was sold to TAG Aviation (Stansted) Ltd as G-CKTH and remained stored at Lasham until it was sold to Maleth Aero (Malta) as 9H-ZAK in May-18.
It was fitted with a CIP interior and painted at Bournemouth, UK. The aircraft entered service in Jul-18 and operated on behalf of Orix Jet (UK). It was stored at Stansted, UK in Mar-20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
It was returned to Vallair Ltd as N539CC in Oct-21 after 31 years in service and donated to the Nanchang Hangkong University, China in Nov-21 for use as a ground trainer. Updated 05-Dec-21.
G-IGOA Boeing 737-3Y0 Go Fly CPH 16AUG00
HISTORY UPDATED - Permanently retired.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 05-Dec-21 (DeNoise AI).
'go again' titles, left side ('lets go' titles on the right side).
Note: Go Fly Ltd was a 'low-cost' airline founded by British Airways in 1998 to compete with other low-cost airlines such as easyJet. It was based at London-Stansted. The company was sold by BA in a Management 'Buy Out' in 2001. It didn't help and Go Air was bought by it's rival, easyJet, in Dec-02 and was completely merged into easyJet's operations by 2005.
This aircraft was delivered to the GPA Group Ltd and leased to Philippine Airlines as EI-BZK in May-90. ownership was transferred to GECAS Technical Services in Jul-97. The aircraft was returned to GECAS in Jun-98 and leased to Go Fly (UK) as G-IGOA the following month.
Go Fly was merged into the easyJet Airline Company in Dec-02 and the aircraft was returned to the lessor in Jun-04 and stored. It was leased to AirAsia (Malaysia) as 9M-AAY in Sep-04.
It was returned to the lessor in May-08 and sold on the same day to Nordic Aviation Contractor A/S as OY-JTD and leased to JetTime A/S a few days later. It was fitted with blended winglets in Nov-08.
The aircraft was wet-leased to Arkefly (TUI Airlines Netherlands) in Jul-15 for two months, returning to JetTime at the end of Aug-15. It was returned to the lessor in Oct-17 and stored at Lasham, UK.
In Dec-17 it was sold to TAG Aviation (Stansted) Ltd as G-CKTH and remained stored at Lasham until it was sold to Maleth Aero (Malta) as 9H-ZAK in May-18.
It was fitted with a CIP interior and painted at Bournemouth, UK. The aircraft entered service in Jul-18 and operated on behalf of Orix Jet (UK). It was stored at Stansted, UK in Mar-20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
It was returned to Vallair Ltd as N539CC in Oct-21 after 31 years in service and donated to the Nanchang Hangkong University, China in Nov-21 for use as a ground trainer. Updated 05-Dec-21.