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SunExpress
Boeing 737-8 MAX
TC-SMD ( MSN: 63605 )
Glasgow - International (Abbotsinch) (GLA / EGPF)
UK - Scotland, May 12, 2026
Typ: Boeing 737-8AS
Airline: SunExpress
Reg: TC-SPC
Special Livery: Eintracht Frankfurt Livery
Route: XQ958 -> Izmir - Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, 27.06.2021
This aircraft was delivered to RBS Aerospace and leased to Ryanair as EI-DAY in Feb-04. It was fitted with blended winglets in Sep-06. It returned to the lessor in Feb-11 and stored at Dublin, Ireland.
The aircraft was due to be leased to SunExpress Airlines (Turkiye) as TC-SNV in May-11 but that wasn't taken up and it was leased to subsidiary, SunExpress Airlines Deutschland as D-ASXF instead.
In Jun-19 the aircraft was transferred back to SunExpress Airlines, Turkiye as TC-SOO. Current, updated 01-Sep-23.
Note: SunExpress Airlines is jointly owned by Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines.
A murky November morning at Manchester.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N1786B, it was re-registered N1784B 2 days later. This aircraft was delivered to a lessor and leased to the original Lauda Air as OE-LNK in Mar-99. Lauda Air was merged into Austrian Airlines in Oct-04.
The aircraft was sub-leased to Jet-X Airlines (Iceland) in Sep-06 and sub-leased to Heimsferdir (Iceland) 2 days later, operated by Austrian. It returned to Austrian in Mar-07. It was fitted with blended winglets, repainted in a modified Lauda Air livery and transferred to a 'new' Lauda Air in May-07.
The aircraft was sub-leased to Jet-X Airlines again between Oct-07/May-08. It was returned to Austrian Airlines in 2010. In Jul-12 Austrian Airlines was 'closed down' by the management after numerous industrial disputes.
All the aircraft were transferred to Austrian subsidiary, Tyrolean Airways and staff were invited to apply for their jobs with Tyrolean at 'more reasonable' pay rates. The aircraft were still operated as Austrian Airlines with small 'Operated by Tyrolean Airways' titles added.
In Jun-13 the aircraft was returned to the lessor and leased to SunExpress Airlines Germany as D-ASXA the following month. The SunExpress Group are jointly owned by Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines and After the COVID-19 Pandemic hit Europe in Mar-20.
They decided to close SunExpress Germany down in Jun-20. Some services were transferred to Eurowings with the rest going to SunExpress Turkiye, along with most of SunExpress Germany's B737 fleet. Some were returned to lessors.
This aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Antalya, Turkiye in Jun-20. It was officially transferred to SunExpress Turkiye as TC-SOT in Sep-20. Current,
TC-SPK - Boeing B-737-86N/W - SUN EXPRESS
at Duesseldorf International Airport (DUS)
incomplete c/s
c/n 31.763 - built in 2010 for SAS (Avolon Aerospace) - leased to Sun Express 02/2023
SunExpress is a Turkish-German airline based in Antalya. SunExpress was founded in October 1989 as a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa.
First flown in Mar-19 with the Boeing test registration N1786B, just a couple of days before the Boeing 737 MAX's were grounded worldwide due to the sad loss of 2 aircraft a few months earlier. It was re-registered N56807 the following day.
The aircraft has been due for delivery to Air Lease Corporation and lease to Travel Service Airlines, Czechia. It was due to be operated by their subsidiary, SmartWings Airlines. The sale and lease were subsequently cancelled and the aircraft was stored at Boeing Field and later at Seattle-Everett.
It was later registered N57002 and even later as N6046P before it was sold to the Bank of Utah (as trustee) and leased to Flair Airlines, Canada as C-FLQF in Nov-22. It was stored at Marana, AZ, USA on delivery and never entered service. It was returned to the Bank of Utah as N981EC in Feb-23.
The aircraft was ferried to Norwich, UK at the end of Mar-23 and repainted before ferrying to Lleida, Spain for further storage in late Apr-23. It was sold to BBAM Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management as VP-CBX in late May-23.
In early Jun-23 the aircraft was leased to SunExpress Airlines as TC-SMF. It was repainted into a 'Crystal Palace FC' logojet livery in Mar-26. Current, updated 14-Sep-26.
SunExpress
Eintracht Frankfurt livery taxiing to stand after arriving on runway 25L at Brussels Airport as SunExpress 4NU (XQ932) from Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB/LTBJ)
18-07-2023
D-ASXB / B 737-8Z9(W) cn.30420-1100 / XG 4887 beim Start in MUC auf 08R nach Marsa Alam (RMF) Ägypten. Die Boeing wirbt seit Feb. 2017 für den Film 'Die Schlümpfe-Das verlorene Dorf'
Airline: SunExpress
Aircraft: Boeing B737-800WL
Registration: TC-SOT
C/n: 28178 / 222
Time & Location: 31.03.2024, EDDF, Germany
Berlin-Tegel Airport, Germany (EDDT/TXL),
July 15, 2017,
SunExpress, TC-SNP, Boeing 737-8HC, cn 40777/3320
TC-SPJ / B 737-82R(W) cn.40720-3526 / Erstflug am 07.01.2011
XQ 135 beim Start in MUC auf 26L nach Antalya (AYT) Türkei.
SunExpress Boeing 737-8HC(WL) TC-SNU is taxiing towards runway 18 in Frankfurt for an intersection departure.
c/n 40756 (l/n 3457) has had its first flight on 22.10.10 with the test registration N1796B and was delivered to SunExpress on 08.11.10.
The jet is powered by 2x CFMI CFM56-7B26 turbofans and has a cabin layout with 189 Economy Class seats.
This is flight XQ911 to Izmir (ADB).
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Serial number: 30827, LN: 1632
Type: 737-86J
First flight date: 21/12/2004
Test registration: -
Plane age: 14.8 years
Seat configuration: Y189
Engines: 2 x CFMI CFM56-7B27
TC-SOH (cn 61193/6398) "Despicable Me 3"
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