ZK-TLB. Boeing 737-3Q8. c/n 26310-2680.

Was also registered as: N14381; G-BZZE; G-TOYA; VQ-BHB.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Corporation - ?

First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) - December 01, 1994

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N14381 - January 06, 1995

Leased to Continental Airlines, Houston as the registered operator

The aircraft was withdrawn from service by Continental - October 2002

Returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - October 04, 2002

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - December 12, 2002

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BZZE (CofR G-BZZE/R1) - December 13, 2002

Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation

Leased to KLM UK Ltd, London as the registered operator

Sub-leased to Buzzaway, London as the registered operator - December 13, 2002

Returned to KLM UK at the end of the sub-lease - April 01, 2003

It was observed at London (Stansted) in Ryanair livery - May 03, 2003

Sub-leased to Ryanair as the registered operator - May 20, 2003

It was withdrawn from Ryanair service and returned to KLM UK at the end of the sub-lease - October 31, 2004

Returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - November 03, 2004

Leased to mbi Baby as the registered operator - December 13, 2004

Reregistered as G-TOYA (CofR G-TOYA/R1) - December 13, 2004

Registered to British Midlands Airways, Derby

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - March 29, 2010

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - May 11, 2010

Entered onto the Bermuda Aircraft Register as VQ-BHB - May 11, 2010

Leased to Kuban Airlines, Krasnodar, Russia as the registered operator

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - May 19, 2012

Sold to Airwork NZ - October 04, 2012

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-TLB - October 04, 2012

Registered to Airwork Flight Operations, Auckland

The aircraft was acquired as a source for spare parts

The aircraft was broken up at Auckland - December 21, 2012

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - December 21, 2012

 

 

VQ-BHB. Kuban - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-636.)