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G-MSKE Boeing 737-5L9 British Airways (Maersk Air UK) (Netherlands World Tail) MAN 08APR00

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 07-Aug-21.

 

-Delft Blue Daybreak-, Netherlands World Tail livery. Operated by British Airways franchise partner Maersk Air UK.

 

This aircraft was delivered to Maersk Air (Denmark) as OY-APB in Apr-96. It was leased to Maersk Air UK as G-MSKE in Apr-99 and operated on behalf of British Airways under a franchise agreement. The aircraft was returned to Maersk Air (Denmark) as OY-APB in Dec-01.

 

Maersk Air was merged into Sterling European Airlines in Sep-05. Sterling European ceased operations at the end of Oct-08 and the aircraft was returned to Maersk Finance in Oct-08. It was initially stored at Copenhagen, Denmark and move to Chateauroux (France) for further storage in Dec-08.

 

It was sold to the Orix Atlas Corporation in late May-10 as F-HCOA and leased to Air Mediterranee (France) in early Jun-10. They ceased operations in Feb-16 and the aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Lourdes, France.

 

In Jun-18 it was sold to Kalitta Charters II LLC (USA) as N375CK and ferried to Oscoda, MI, USA where it was permanently retired and used for spares. Updated 07-Aug-21.

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Uploaded on April 8, 2024
Taken on April 8, 2000