D-AHID Boeing 737-73S Hamburg International Airlines MAN 26DEC04
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 17-Jul-19, plus DeNoise AI 24-Dec-22.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N1786B, the aircraft also used N1782B before being delivered to Pembroke Capital and leased to Azzurra Air (Malta) as EI-CRQ in Apr-99.
It was returned to the lessor in Apr-02 and immediately leased to Hamburg International Airlines as D-AHID. It returned to the lessor in Apr-08 and was stored at Istanbul, Turkey. It ferried to Maastricht, Netherlands in Dec-08 where it was fitted with blended winglets before being leased to Aires Colombia in Jan-09 as HX-4608-X.
The '-X' suffix was dropped later that year when it became HX-4608. The aircraft was re-registered EI-EEV in Apr-10 while the lease to Aires Colombia continued. In Dec-11 Aires Colombia was renamed LAN Airlines Colombia. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Jan-14.
In Mar-14 it was leased to Europe Airpost as F-GZTG [Note: up to that point Europe Airpost had been primarily a cargo and French Postal Service operator but branched out into passenger service, initially with 2 B737-700's].
In Nov-14 the aircraft was leased to Air Transat as C-GTQI for the winter season, returning to Europe Airpost in Apr-15 as F-GZTG. In Jun-15, Europe Airpost was merged to the ASL Airlines Group, becoming ASL Airlines France.
The aircraft was again leased to Air Transat as C-GTQI in Nov-15, returning to ASL France in Apr-16, this time as F-GZTN. The winter sub-lease to Air Transat as C-GTQI was repeated between Nov-16 / Mar-17 (returning as F-GZTQ), Nov-17 / Apr-18 and Oct-18 / Apr-19.
The aircraft was removed from service in Apr-22 and ferried to Blytheville, AR, USA for storage. It was returned to Fortress Transportation (FTAI) in Sep-22 and permanently retired at Blytheville. Updated 24-Dec-22.
D-AHID Boeing 737-73S Hamburg International Airlines MAN 26DEC04
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 17-Jul-19, plus DeNoise AI 24-Dec-22.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N1786B, the aircraft also used N1782B before being delivered to Pembroke Capital and leased to Azzurra Air (Malta) as EI-CRQ in Apr-99.
It was returned to the lessor in Apr-02 and immediately leased to Hamburg International Airlines as D-AHID. It returned to the lessor in Apr-08 and was stored at Istanbul, Turkey. It ferried to Maastricht, Netherlands in Dec-08 where it was fitted with blended winglets before being leased to Aires Colombia in Jan-09 as HX-4608-X.
The '-X' suffix was dropped later that year when it became HX-4608. The aircraft was re-registered EI-EEV in Apr-10 while the lease to Aires Colombia continued. In Dec-11 Aires Colombia was renamed LAN Airlines Colombia. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Jan-14.
In Mar-14 it was leased to Europe Airpost as F-GZTG [Note: up to that point Europe Airpost had been primarily a cargo and French Postal Service operator but branched out into passenger service, initially with 2 B737-700's].
In Nov-14 the aircraft was leased to Air Transat as C-GTQI for the winter season, returning to Europe Airpost in Apr-15 as F-GZTG. In Jun-15, Europe Airpost was merged to the ASL Airlines Group, becoming ASL Airlines France.
The aircraft was again leased to Air Transat as C-GTQI in Nov-15, returning to ASL France in Apr-16, this time as F-GZTN. The winter sub-lease to Air Transat as C-GTQI was repeated between Nov-16 / Mar-17 (returning as F-GZTQ), Nov-17 / Apr-18 and Oct-18 / Apr-19.
The aircraft was removed from service in Apr-22 and ferried to Blytheville, AR, USA for storage. It was returned to Fortress Transportation (FTAI) in Sep-22 and permanently retired at Blytheville. Updated 24-Dec-22.