F-GJVU. Airbus A320-212. c/n 0436.

Was also registered as: G-BXAT; OO-TCL; LV-BOJ; N436BV;

F-GSTR; LX-STB; N275AT.

 

This aircraft was built by Airbus Industrie at Toulouse - Blagnac, France - 1993

It was rolled out at Toulouse - June 1993

First flown as 'F-WWDE' - June 16, 1993

Powered by CFMI CF56-5A1 engines

It was observed at Toulouse in the CL Air livery - December 07, 1993

Accepted by GATX Aircraft Leasing - December 20, 1993

The intended lease to CL Air was not taken up

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GJVU - January 1994

Registered to GATX Aircraft Leasing

Leased to Air Inter as the registered operator - January 12, 1994

Ferried Toulouse - Paris (Orly) on delivery to Air Inter - January 12, 1994

Entered service with Air Inter - January 1994

Withdrawn from service by Air Inter - March 1997

Returned to GATX Aircraft Leasing at the end of the lease - March 1997

Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - May 12, 1997

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BXAT (Cof R G-BXAT/R1) - May 12, 1997

Leased to Flying Colours, Manchester as the registered operator

Withdrawn from service by Flying Colours - October 19, 1997

Returned to GATX Aircraft Leasing at the end of the lease

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - October 24, 1997

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GJVU - October 24, 1997

Leased to Air France as the registered operator

Returned to GATX Aircraft Leasing at the end of the lease - February 25, 1998

Leased to Volare Airlines, Italy as the registered operator - February 25, 1998

It was observed at Villefranche in the Volare Airlines livery - April 05, 1998

The titles on the aircraft were modified to 'Volareweb' - April 2003

Volare Airlines ceased all operations - November 19, 2004

The aircraft was stored at ?

Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - ?

It was leased to Thomas Cook Airlines, Belgium as the registered operator - March 11, 2005

The aircraft was repainted into the Thomas Cook livery

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-TCL - May 01, 2005

Registered to Thomas Cook Airlines, Brussels, Belgium

It was sold to AerCap Aircraft Leasing, Dublin, Ireland - December 2006

Leased to Thomas Cook Airlines, Belgium as the registered operator

Operated its final Thomas Cook revenue service - January 2008

Returned to AerCap Aircraft Leasing at the end of the lease - January 21, 2008

Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - January 2008

Entered onto the Argentina Aircraft Register as LV-BOJ - February 01, 2009

Leased to Aerolineas Argentinas, Buenos Aires, Argentina as the registered operator

Withdrawn from service by Aerolineas Argentinas - November 27, 2008

It was ferried Buenos Aires - Brownsville (Texas) - Goodyear (Arizona) for storage - December 08, 2008

Cancelled from the Argentina Aircraft Register - December 2008

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N436BV - December 12, 2008

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Trustee

Leased to Strategic Airlines, France - July 30, 2009

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 2009

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GSTR - August 10, 2009

Registered to Strategic Airlines, France

Sub=leased to Solomon Airlines, Honiara, Solomon Islands as the registered operator - August 13, 2009

It was painted into the Solomon Airlines livery but retained its French registration

It was withdrawn from service by Solomon Airlines and returned to Strategic - April 20, 2010

Cancelled from the French Aircaft Register - May 20, 2011

Entered onto the Luxembourg Aircraft Register as LX-STB - May 20, 2011

Registered to Strategic Airlines, Luxembourg

It was withdrawn from service by Strategic Airlines - August 2012

Returned to Wells Fargo Bank at the end of the lease - August 11, 2012

Cancelled from the Luxembourg Aircraft Register - August 11, 2012

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N275AT - August 11, 2012

Registered to Aeroturbine Inc, Doral, Florida

Ferried Luxembourg - United States - ?

It was observed stored at Goodyear (Arizona) - October 02, 2012

The aircraft was scrapped at Goodyear

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - September 10, 2013

 

 

F-GSTR. Strategic - in the standard livery with additional 'Solomons' titles at Brisbane Airport, September 20, 2009.

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