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TC-AFZ Boeing 737-4Y0 Air Alfa ZRH 20MAR99

Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 08-Apr-16, plus DeNoise AI 29-Nov-22.

 

Air Alfa, leased from Pegasus Airlines in this hybrid livery.

 

Delivered to GPA Group Ltd and leased to Nortjet with the temporary Spanish registration EC-251 in Feb-89, it was re-registered EC-EMY in Apr-89.

 

The aircraft was repossessed by the lessor in Feb-92 when Nortjet ceased operations. It was placed in storage and was re-registered EI-CEW in Apr-92. In Jul-92 it was leased to Transmed Airlines (Egypt) as SU-BLL and returned to the lessor in Nov-93.

 

The aircraft was stored again until it was leased to Trans Alsace Airlines as F-GNFS in Feb-94. This airline only lasted a couple of months and ceased operations Apr-94. The aircraft was repossessed again! It was re-registered EI-CEW again and leased to Markair (USA) later the same month.

 

It returned to the lessor a year later, in Apr-95 and was immediately leased to Pegasus Airlines as TC-AFZ. Pegasus sub-leased it to Air Alfa between Nov-98/Mar-99. It was also sub-leased to Air Algerie between Sep-99/Feb-00.

 

It was returned to the lessor in Apr-01 and was leased to SATA International the following month as CS-TGW. It was returned to the lessor in May-04 and was leased to Turkish Airlines as TC-JKB in Jul-04.

 

The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Feb-07 and leased to Adam Sky Connection Airlines (Adam Air), Indonesia as PK-KMA in Mar-07. The Indonesian CAA withdrew Adam Air's operating certificate and the airline closed down in Mar-08. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Apr-08.

 

It was initially stored at Singapore-Seletar and then ferried to Victorville, CA, USA in Sep-08, it was permanently retired at Victorville and was last noted still there in May-09. Updated 29-Nov-22

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Uploaded on November 29, 2022
Taken on March 20, 1999