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VH-LNI. Douglas DC-9-82. c/n 53121-1971. Was also registered as: N532MD; N9409F. |
This aircraft was built for Irish Aerospace Ltd (Leasing Company) Rolled off the Douglas production line at Long Beach as an MD-82 - February 02, 1992 Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engines Stored at Long Beach in 'gold primer' as N9012J - February 29, 1992 It was converted to an MD-83 series - July 17, 1992 It was observed stored at Mojave - February 25, 1993 Leased to Southern Cross Airlines - July 30, 1992 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LNI - August 06, 1992 Registered to Irish Aerospace Ltd Leased to Compass Airlines as the registered operator Departed California (Santa Barbara) on the ferry flight to Australia as YMA002 - August 17, 1992 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - August 19, 1992 Ferry route: Santa Barbara - Oakland - Honolulu - Apia - Auckland - Melbourne Operated its first revenue service - ? Operated its final revenue service Adelaide (west Beach) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as YM126 - March 11, 1993 Compass Airlines ceased all operations due to bankruptcy - March 11, 1993 Repossessed by Irish Aerospace and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - March 1993 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) enroute to Ireland via Darwin on return to Irish Aerospace - March 31, 1993 It arrived at Shannon (Ireland) on completion of the ferry flight from Australia - April 02, 1993 It was observed at Shannon in the basic 'Compass' livery with 'TAESA' (Mexico) titles as N532MD - August 12, 1993 The intended lease to TAESA was not taken up and aircraft remained stored Shannon Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 12, 1993 Sold to McDonnell Douglas Corporation - December 23, 1993 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N532MD - December 1993 Ferried Shannon - Goose Bay enroute to Long Beach - January 09, 1994 It was observed at L ong Beach in the basic 'Compass' livery with 'TAESA' titles - January 12, 1994 Reregistered as N9409F Ferried Long Beach - Kansas City for lease to Trans World Airlines (T.W.A.) - March 31, 1994 The aircraft was still in the basic 'Compass' livery with 'TAESA' titles It was observed in TWA service Kansas City - St. Louis in the standard 'T.W.A.' livery - May 10, 1994 The aircraft had flown 1,767 hours and 1,563 cycles Sold to Nationals Financial Capital Corporation with lease to T.W.A. continuing - June 30, 1994 Sold to Greyrock Capital Group Incorporated with lease to T.W.A. continuing - May 1995 Registered to MDFC Equipment Leasing Corporation - April 09, 2001 Leased to Trans World Airways Inc as the registered operator T.W.A. merged with American Airlines - December 02, 2001 Repainted into the standard 'American Airline's livery - ? It was observed at St Louis in American Airlines livery - August 14, 2002 Current status - ? |
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VH-LNI. Compass - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1992. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1135-573.) |
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VH-LNI. Compass - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-345.) |
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VH-LNI. Compass - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1992. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1135-574.) |
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VH-LNI. Compass - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-458.) |
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VH-LNI. Compass - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1135-572.) |
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N532MD. Taesa - in the basic Compass livery at Douglas Long Beach Airport, January 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-049.) |