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VH-OPW. Airbus A300B4-622R. c/n 668. Was also registered as: PK-GAS; A7-ABO; N745FD. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Worldwide Air Services (AWAS) - ? First flown as 'F-WWAZ' at Toulouse, France - October 27, 1992 Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4158 engines Accepted by Ansett Worldwide Air Services at Toulouse - December 17, 1992 Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-GAS - December 17, 1992 Leased to Garuda Indonesian Airways as the registered operator Operated its final Grauda revenue service - November 1996 Ferried Abu Dhabi - Hamburg in the 'Garuda' livery on return to AWAS - November 03, 1996 It was observed at Hamburg in an 'all-white' livery undergoing maintenance - December 18, 1996 Ferried Hamburg - Abu Dhabi in an 'all-white' livery as PK-GAS using a Garuda call sign - January 13, 1997 It arrived Brisbane as 'PK-GAS' for storage - January 15, 1997 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OPW - January 16, 1997 Registered to Nordstress (AWAS company) Ferried Brisbane - Singapore - Doha - Bordeaux for maintenance with SOGERMA - March 22, 1997 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 02, 1997 It was observed at Toulouse in the 'Qatar Airways' livery as 'A7-ABO' - April 24, 1997 Entered onto the Qatar Aircraft Register as A7-ABO - April 28, 1997 Leased to Qatar Airways as the registered operator Operated its first revenue service to London (Heathrow) - April 28, 1997 Ferried Doha - Dresden as QTR3003 for conversion to freighter configuration - October 30, 2007 Returned to AWMS1 - October 30, 2007 Sold to Federal Express (FedEx) U. S. A. - November 05, 2007 Cancelled from the Qatar Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N745FD - ? Test flown Dresden - Leipzig - Dresden as FDX9024 - May 16, 2008 Ferried Dresden - Bangor - Memphis as FDX9027 in the basic Qatar livery on delivery to FedEx - May 20, 2008 Current status - ? |
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VH-OPW. Nordstress Australia - in the 'all-white' livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0310-131.) |
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VH-OPW. Nordstress Australia - in the 'all-white' livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0310-132.) |
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A7-ABO. Qatar Airways - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0310-128.) |
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A7-ABO. Qatar Airways - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, May 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0310-154.) |
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A7-ABO. Qatar Airways - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0310-180.) |