VH-VGD Boeing 737-4YO

This aircraft was ordered new by Guinness Peat Aviation (Leasing) Group Ltd (G.P.A.), Ireland - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Washington) - January 1989

First flown as HL-7255 - January 28, 1989

Accepted by G.P.A. Group Ltd at Seattle (Boeing Field, Washington) - January 28, 1989

Entered onto the Korean Aircraft Register as HL-7255 - January 28, 1989

Registered to Guinness Peat Aviation (Leasing) Group Ltd (G.P.A.), Ireland

Leased to Asiana Airlines Incorporated, Korea as the registered operator

Returned to G.P.A. Group Ltd on termination of the lease - January 31, 1997

Sold to Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management - March 15, 1997

Leased to Virgin Express Airways, Belgium

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GMJD - March 15, 1997

Registered to Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management

Sub-leased to Air Provence Charter (France) as the registered operator

Returned to Virgin Express Airways, Belgium on termination of the sub-lease - ?

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-VJO - ?

Transferred to Virgin Express France - August 23, 1999

Returned to Virgin Express Airways, Belgium - October 15, 2000

Operated its last Virgin Express service Brussels (Belgium) - Barcelona (Spain) - Brussels - November 18, 2000

Departed Brussels (Belgium) on the ferry flight to Australia as OO-VJO - November 30, 2000

Arrived Brisbane (Queensland) on completion of the ferry flight from Belgium - December 01, 2000

Ferry route: Brussels (Belgium) - Luxor (Egypt) - Sharjah (U.A.E.) - Chennai (India) -

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Brisbane (Queensland)

Leased to Virgin Blue Pty Ltd Australia - December 01, 2000

Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - December 04, 2000

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VGD - December 11, 2000

Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Operated the inaugural Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) service as DJ822 - June 15, 2001

Ferried Brisbane (Queensland) - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Singapore for maintenance - June 23, 2001

Ferried Singapore - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Brisbane (Queensland) after maintenance - July 10, 2001

Operated its final revenue service - April 23, 2002

Withdrawn from service and prepared for return to lessor on termination of the lease

Departed Brisbane (Queensland) on the ferry flight to The Netherlands as DJ9060 - April 26, 2002

Arrived Amsterdam (Schiphol, Netherlands) on completion of the ferry flight from Australia - April 28, 2002

Ferry route: Brisbane (Queensland) - Darwin (Northern Territory) - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) -

Bangalore (India) - Dubai (U.A.E.) - Paphos (Cyprus) - Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 30, 2002

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-VJO - May 08, 2002

Registered to CIT Leasing Corporation

Leased to Virgin Express Airwways, Belgium as the registered operator

Ferried Amsterdam (Netherlands) - Brussels (Belgium) on return to Virgin Express - May 10, 2002

Returned to service Brussels - Rome (Fiumcino, Italy) - Brussels in the standard 'Virgin Blue' livery - May 13, 2002

Operated the Brussels Airlines flight Brussels - London (Heathrow) - Brussels as TV5813 - June 05, 2002

It was observed at Brussels in the basic 'Virgin Blue' livery with 'Virgin Express' titles - November 03, 2002

Ferried Brussels - Southend (England) in the basic 'Virgin Express' livery for repainting - April 2003

Ferried Southend (England) - Brussels (Belgium) in an 'all white' livery without titles - April 30, 2003

Returned to Virgin Express service Brussels - Barcelona (Spain) - Brussels - May 01, 2003

Operated its last Virgin Express revenue service Brussels - Rome (Fiumcino) - Brussels - May 04, 2003

Returned to CIT Leasing Corporation at Brussels on termination of the lease - May 15, 2003

Leased to Sobelair, Belgium as the registered operator - May 15, 2003

Operated Brussels - Malaga (Spain) - Brussels in basic white livery with blue Sobelair titles and logos - May 16, 2003

Operated its last Sobelair revenue service - January 17, 2004

Route: Brussels (Belgium) - Almeria (Spain) - Malaga (Spain) - Brussels (Belgium)

Sobelair ceased operations - January 18, 2004

Ferried Brussels - Lasham (England) on return to CIT Leasing Corporation as OO-VJO - January 27, 2004

Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - January 29, 2004

The aircraft had flown 35,293 hours with 32,948 cycles

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N239CT - February 10, 2004

Registered owner CIT Leasing Corporation, New York

The aircraft was stored Lasham (England) in an 'all-white' livery without registration marks

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 28, 2004

Leased to Islandflug (Iceland) and sub-leased to Aviajet in the standard 'Aviajet' livery - April 29, 2004

Entered onto the Icelandic Aircraft Register as TF-ELZ - April 29, 2004

Registered owner CIT Leasing Corporation

Arrived Dublin (Ireland) in the standard 'Aviajet' livery - April 30, 2004

Ferried Dublin (Ireland) - Southend (England) as ICB174P on return to CIT Leasing - January 30, 2005

Seen at Southend with white fuselage and red Jet2 tail as TF-ELZ - February 02, 2005

Ferried Southend - Manchester (England) for sub-lease to Jet2.Com Ltd as EXS5101P - February 09, 2005

Ferried Manchester - Shannon (Ireland) at end of the Jet2.Com lease as ABD0556P - October 17, 2005

Rolled out at Shannon (Ireland) as TF-ELZ in the standard 'AdamAir, Indonesia' livery - November 18, 2005

Registration marks 'PK-KKS' although painted on the aircraft were taped over

Repainted registration as 'N239CT' at Shannon (Ireland) - December 20, 2005

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N239CT - January 10, 2006

Registered owner CIT Leasing Corporation, New York

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 18, 2006

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-KKS - January 18, 2006

Registered to CIT Leasing Corporation, New York

Leased to AdamAir, Indonesia as the registered operator

AdamAir ceased operations after its operating licence was revoked - March 18, 2008

The aircraft was repossessed by the lessor

Cancelled from the Indonesian Aircraft Register - March 2008

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N239CT - April 01, 2008

Registered to CIT Leasing Corporation, New York

Ferried Majuro (Marshall Islands) - Honolulu (Hawaii) - Marana as N239CT on return to lessor - May 29, 2008

Ferried Marana (Arizona) - Goodyear (California) as N239CT - October 02, 2008

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 03, 2008

Entered onto the Tajikistan Aircraft Register as EY-538 - October 03, 2008

Registered to CIT Leasing Corporation, New York

Leased to Eastock Avia as the registered operator

Departed Goodyear (California) on the ferry flight to Bucharest (Romania) as ETJ3002 - October 29, 2008

Arrived Bucharest (Romania) on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - October 31, 2008

Ferry route: Goodyear (California) - ? - Keflavik (Iceland) - Copenhagen (Denmark) - Bucharest (Romania)

It was observed at Dubai (U.A.E.) operating for Skylink Arabia - November 10, 2008

It was observed at Dubai (U.A.E.) with 'Pamir' titles - July 29, 2009

It was observed at Moscow (Domodedovo, Russia) with 'Eastock Avia' titles - February 07, 2010

It was observed at Istanbul (Ataturk, Turkey) without titles - September 20, 2010

It was observed at Istanbul (Turkey) operating services for Iraqi Airways - October 20, 2011

It was observed stored at Istanbul (Turkey) - September 2012

Sub-leased to East Air as EY-538 - February 06, 2013

Ferried Istanbul (Turkey) - Kulob (Tajikistan) on delivery to East Air - February 06, 2013

It was observed at Dusseldorf (Germany) with East Air titles - August 16, 2013

Cancelled from the Tajikistan Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Ukraine Aircraft Register as UR-CNP - February 11, 2015

Registered to NAC Nordic Aviation (Aircraft Leasing), Billund, Denmark

Leased to Yan Air, Kiev, Ukraine as the registered operator

Ferried Vinnica (Ukraine) - Kharkov (Ukraine) on delivery to Yan Air - February 12, 2015

It was observed at Kiev (Ukraine) in basic 'East Air' livery with 'Yan Air' titles and tail logo - July 07, 2015

Current status - ?