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D-ALAM Airbus A321-231 Aero Lloyd (Bayern Munich tail logo) FRA 04AUG03

Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 19-Apr-25

 

With additional 'FC Bayern Munchen' tail logo.

 

First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AVZM, this aircraft was delivered to International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Aero Lloyd as D-ALAM in Apr-00. Aero Lloyd ceased operations in Oct-03.

 

The aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Frankfurt. It was leased to Aero Flight (raised from the remains of Aero Lloyd) as D-ARFB in Apr-04. Aero Flight ceased operations at the end of Oct-05.

 

It was returned to the lessor and stored at Frankfurt initially, and later at Munich. It was leased to Air Blue (Pakistan) as AP-BJA in Jan-06. The aircraft was returned to the lessor as EI-ERS in Apr-11.

 

In Jul-11 it was due to be leased to Solaris/Vyborg Airlines as VQ-BLB but the lease was cancelled and it was leased to Ural Airlines as VQ-BOC in Oct-11. It was sold to ST Aerospace Resources in Sep-19 while the lease to Ural Airlines continued.

 

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Ekaterinburg, Russia in Sep-20 as a consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was ferried to Singapore-Seletar in Apr-21 and returned to ST Aerospace Resources it await 'P2F' freighter conversion.

 

It was re-registered D-AAEP in Dec-21 and ferried to San Antonio, TX, USA for freighter conversion. The aircraft was converted to P2F freighter with a main deck cargo door in Dec-22 and leased to Global X Airlines Cargo (Global Crossing Airlines) as N410GX later the same month. It entered service in Jan-23 after painting. Current, updated 19-Apr-25.

 

Note: The aircraft was damaged at Dubai, UAE on 17-Feb-14 when a catering truck hit the right rear fuselage hard enough to swing the nose of the aircraft approx 5mtrs to the right, a flight attendant who was boarding the aircraft fell from the jetway onto the ramp and was seriously injured. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service in Aug-14.

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Uploaded on April 20, 2025
Taken on August 4, 2003