VH-VWX. Airbus A321-231. c/n 1438. (n.t.u.)
Was also registered as: D-ALAQ; N585NK; TC-ETF.
This aircraft was ordered new by Wilmington Trust Company - ? Powered by International Aero Engines IAE V2533-A5 engines Rolled off Airbus production line at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) in Aero Lloyd livery - February 13, 2001 First flown at Hamburg as 'D-AVZL' - February 17, 2001 Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-ALAQ - March 19, 2001 Registered to Wilmington Trust Company Leased to Aero Lloyd as the registered operator Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Frankfurt on delivery to Aero Lloyd as YP9996T - March 20, 2001 Operated its first revenue service Frankfurt - Monastir - March 23, 2001 Rolled out at Frankfurt in basic Aero Lloyd livery with 'Trans Global Vacation' titles - December 12, 2002 Leased to Ryan International Airlines (U.S.A.) Wichita, Kansas - December 17, 2002 Ferried Frankfurt - Keflavik - Bangor - Chicago as RYN6015 - December 17, 2002 Returned to Aero Lloyd at the end of the lease - April 29, 2003 Aero Lloyd ceased operations - October 16, 2003 The aircraft was ferried Frankfurt - Dusseldorf for storage - October 31, 2003 Leased to Ryan International Airlines (USA) - December 04, 2003 Ferried Frankfurt - Shannon in the basic Aero Lloyd livery as RYN6203 - December 04, 2003 Sub-leased to Niki Luftahrt GmbH (Austria) in all-white livery with Niki titles - May 19, 2004 Operated its first Niki revenue service Vienna - Palma as NLY9138 - May 20, 2004 Operated its final Niki revenue service Palma - Vienna as NLY9139 - October 10, 2004 Ferried Vienna - Shannon on return to the lessor as NLY100P - October 11, 2004 Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - December 10, 2004 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N585NK - December 10, 2004 Registered to Wilmington Trust Company, Delaware Leased to Spirit Airlines Inc as the registered operator Departed Shannon via Goose Bay on delivery to Spirit Airlines - December 10, 2004 Ferried Detroit - Victorville on return to lessor at the end of the lease - February 25, 2008 This aircraft was painted in the Jetstar Australia livery at Victorville The intended lease to Jetstar as 'VH-VWX' was not taken up - May 28, 2008 Ferried Victorville - Banngor - Dublin in the Jetstar livery as N585NK - July 24, 2008 Placed in temporary storage at Dublin in the Jetstar livery It was observed at Dublin as TC-ETF in the Jetstar livery - August 15, 2008 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 28, 2008 Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-ETF - August 28, 2008 Leased to Atlasjet Airlines Inc (Turkey) - September 01, 2008 Ferried Dublin - Istanbul in the Jetstar livery - September 01, 2008 Sub-leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines - September 21, 2008 It was observed at Salzburg in basic Saudi livery operating Sunexpress sub-charter from Antalya - October 21, 2008 Current with Atlasjet Airlines |