48258 |
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08.01.1981: Assembled in Long Beach, registred N19B for Douglas and first flight 15.06.1981: To Mexicana (Azteca), N1003L (Planned registartion: XA-MEX) 21.07.1993: Leased to Aeroperú (Apu Kon Tiki Wiracocha) 15.11.1994: To Greyhound Leasing and Finance Corporation 11.1994: WFU and stored in Marana, Arizona 02.1995: New name: Finova Capital Corporation ????: Leased to Skyjet Brazil 12.1996: Transferred to World Brazilian Air, PP-AJN ????: Transferred to Skyjet Antigua, V2-LEX 01.1998: Transferred to Transair, PP-OOO 1998: Operated for Bangladesh Biman 1998: Returned to Transair 1998: Operated for Air Afrique 1998: Returned to Transair 02.1999: Sub-leased to Saudia 05.1999: Returned to Transair 25.04.2000: WFU and stored in Rio de Janeiro after Transair International's license was withdrawn 17.07.2000: Returned to Finova 04.02.2001: Ferried to Atlanta 02.2001: WFU and stored in San Antonio 20.02.2001: Back in service with Skyjet, N48258 Hours/Cycles acumulated by 01/06/2001: ca. 39 000 / 21 000 08.05.2001: Leased to Electra Aviation, SX-CVH 2001: Named (Athina) 07.08.2002: Leased to Hewa Bora Airways to replaced a damaged L-1011 17.08.2002: Returned to Electra Aviation ????: WFU and stored in Marana, AZ 12.09.2003: To Finova, N301FV 28.01.2004: To Air-Van Airlines EK-10151 ????: Leased to or operated for Pamir Air 2005: WFU and stored in Jakarta/Soekarno Hatta 2005/2006: To Knight Air, J2-KCG 2005/2006: Operated for Buraq 17.01.2006: WFU and stored in Lagos |
DC-10-15
Engines: 3 CF6-50C2F |
Photo from Frank Schaefer |
Mexicana's only widebody aircraft were five DC-10-15. Here is #346 on final for Miami's 09 right in March of 1992. |
Photo from Taxiways collection |
Aeroperú operated a pair of leased DC-10-15s on prestige routes like the one to Miami. The picture of #346 was taken there in December of 1993. Click here to see more photos in this Aeroperú scheme |
Photo from Taxiways collection |
Transair Brasil operated #346 between 1998 and 2000. |
Photo from Taxiways collection |
#346 with yellow Skyjet logo and without titles. |
Photo by Kevin Cleynhens |
This DC-10-15 was operated for short time with the US-registration N48258 before becoming SX-CVC (Brussels, 30/03/2001) |
Photo by Paulo Carvalho |
Electra aviation operated wet-lease and charter flights like here in Faro in September 2001. |
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