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at Geneva Int'l on January 15, 1994

SZG, März 1994

Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 20-Apr-18, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 10-Jan-24.

First flown with the McDonnell Douglas test registration N3004C in Sep-90, this aircraft was delivered to Irish Aerospace Ltd as G-DCAC in Nov-90 and was stored until it was leased to Airtours International Airways in Mar-91.

They only kept it for five years and it was returned to the lessor in Jan-96. It was leased to Edelweiss Air as HB-IKM in Mar-96 (see story below!). The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Feb-99, re-registered EI-CRH and leased to Meridiana SpA (Italy) the following day.

Meridiana was renamed Meridiana Fly in Feb-10. It returned to the lessor in Feb-12 and was stored at Marana, AZ, USA. It was re-registered N598SC in May-12 and was sold to Jetran LLC in Oct-12.

The aircraft remained stored until it was leased to Insel Air International Curacao as PJ-MDG in Dec-13. It was transferred to Insel Air Aruba as P4-MDG in May-14. The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored in Feb-16.

Note: As is customary in the aircraft leasing business, the aircraft was repainted into Edelweiss livery by Airtours before it was returned to the lessor. On completion of the repaint the aircraft did a local acceptance/test flight at Manchester on 19-Mar-96 and went straight back into the paint shop to be painted again... apparently it wasn't the right shade of red!!! Oops!

June 25th,1995
Manchester Airport
Airtours MD83 G-DCAC taxis to it ls stand as All Leisure Airbus A320 G-OALA takes off to Alicante

G-DCAC was delivered new to Airtours during November 1990. It was later obtained by Edelweiss Air in February 1996 as HB-IKM. Three year later it moved to Meridiana as EI-CRH where it stayed for 14 years. During 2013 it was obtained by Insel Air International and quickly moved on to InselAir Aruba as P4-MDG. Currently in store.
G-OALA has also flown for many airlines. It was delivered new to Mexicana during November 1991, then to Translift in 1994. All Leisure obtained it during April 1995, by late 1996 it was registered EI-TLH and was leased to various airlines. In 2001 Indian Airlines obtained it and by 2007 it was with Air India as VT-EVO. Stored since 2011

HB-IKM MD-83 Edelweiss Air
Ex Airtours G-DCAC. Sold to Meridiana in 1999. Last with Insel Air as P4-MDG.

(slide scan)

G-DCAC McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD83) (49935) Airtours International Airways Ltd - London Stansted Airport 08-08-1995

Arriving Miami, FL on March 11, 2016. Previous operators include Airtours International (G-DCAC); Edelweiss Air (HB-IKM; and Meridiana (EI-CRH).

"S/N" is the aircraft's serial number. "L/N" is a Boeing code denoting what order the airframe came off the production line. "F/N" refers to an individual airline's fleet numbering system. Not all airlines use a fleet number; not all manufacturers use a line number.

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Originally delivered to Airtours International back in November 1990 (G-DCAC); to Edelweiss Air in March 1996 (HB-IKM). To Meridiana in February 1999 (EI-CRH); thence to subsidiary Meridiana Fly in February 2010 (same rego). After that, stored by lessor GECAS in May 2012 as N598SC. To Insel Air in December 2013 as PJ-MDG; to subsidiary Insel Air Aruba in April 2014 (P4-MDG). Still active as seen here arriving Miami, FL on March 5, 2015.

"S/N" is the aircraft's serial number. "L/N" is a Boeing code denoting what order the airframe came off the production line. "F/N" refers to an individual airline's fleet numbering system. Not all airlines use a fleet number; not all manufacturers use a line number.

Copyright
All my photographic and video images are copyrighted. All rights are reserved. Please do not use, copy or edit any of my photographs without my written permission. If you want to use my photo for commercial or private use, please contact me. Please do not re-upload my photos at any location on the internet without my written consent.

Insel Air
MD-83 P4-MDG ex-PJ-MDG
ln nbr 1773
originally delivered to Airtours as G-DCAC in NOV/1990
also in service with Edelweiss HB-IKM and Meridiana EI-CRH
delivered to Insel Air DEC/2013
seen departing SXM

Insel Air
MD-83 P4-MDG ex-PJ-MDG
ln nbr 1773
originally delivered to Airtours as G-DCAC in NOV/1990
also in service with Edelweiss HB-IKM and Meridiana EI-CRH
delivered to Insel Air DEC/2013
seen departing SXM

Insel Air
MD-83 P4-MDG ex-PJ-MDG
ln nbr 1773
originally delivered to Airtours as G-DCAC in NOV/1990
also in service with Edelweiss HB-IKM and Meridiana EI-CRH
delivered to Insel Air DEC/2013
seen departing SXM

Insel Air
MD-83 P4-MDG ex-PJ-MDG
ln nbr 1773
originally delivered to Airtours as G-DCAC in NOV/1990
also in service with Edelweiss HB-IKM and Meridiana EI-CRH
delivered to Insel Air DEC/2013
seen departing SXM