VH-NOF. Boeing 757-23APF. c/n 24566-255.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) - May 1988

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - September 26, 1989

It was observed at Seattle (Boeing Field) in the Kenya Airways livery as '5Y-BGI' - October 01, 1989

First flown as '5Y-BGI' - November 04, 1989

Powered by Rolls Royce RB-211-535-E4 engines

Accepted by AWAS at Seattle (Boeing Field) - December 06, 1989

The aircraft was leased to Kenya Airways - December 06, 1989

Entered onto the Kenyan Aircraft Register as 5Y-BGI - December 06, 1989

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services

Leased to Kenya Airways, Nairobi as the registered operator

The aircraft was named 'Jamburi Star'

Ferried Nairobi - London (Luton) on returned to AWAS at the end of the lease - June 06, 1993

Placed in open storage at London (Luton)

The intended lease to Leisure Air, Winston, Salem, NC as 'N240LA' was not taken up

It was observed at London (Luton) in an all-white livery as 'XA-RLM' - December 20, 1993

Ferried London (Luton) - Detroit - December 22, 1993

Leased to TAESA Mexico - December 23, 1993

Entered onto the Mexican n Aircraft Register as XA-RLM - December 1993

Leased to TAESA (Transportes Aereos Ejecutivos SA), Mexico City as the registered operator

Returned to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services at the end of the lease - September 14, 1994

The TAESA titles were removed and the aircraft was parked at Mexico City

Leased to TAESA (Transportes Aereos Ejecutivos S.A.) as the registered operator - October 14, 1994

'TAESA' titles were reapplied to the aircraft and it re-entered service - October 15, 1994

It was observed at Mexico City without any titles - July 21, 1997

It was observed at Paris (Orly) with 'TAESA' titles - September 07, 1997

Sub-leased to STAF (Servicios de Transportes Aereos Fueguinos), Argentina - December 1997

It was observed at Miami in the TAESA livery with 'STAF' titles on the port side only - January 01, 1998

Returned to TAESA at the end of the sub-lease - February 1998

Sub-leased to Air Madeira, Lisbon, Portugal as the registered operator - May 26, 1998

Ferried Lisbon - London (Stansted) as LXR3020 - May 26, 1998

During this sub-lease Air Madeira operated some services for Leisure International Airways, England

Operated its first Leisure International service London (Stansted) - Salzburg in an all-white livery without titles but

a Mexican flag was near the front cabin door

The aircraft was crewed by Mexican nationals who were based at Faro, Portugal

It was returned to TAESA at the end of the sub-lease - August 26, 1998

It was sub-leased to Air 2000 - September 07, 1998

Returned to TAESA at the end of the sub-lease - October 01, 1998

Sub-leased to First Choice Airways, England as the registered operator - November 01, 1998

Ferried Manchester - Gander - Mexico on return to TAESA - November 01, 1998

Sub-leased to TAME (Transportes Aereos Militares Ecuatorianoss), Ecuador - March 1999

Returned to TAESA at the end of the sub-lease - April 1999

It was observed at Galapagos Islands (Baltra) in the TAME livery - May 16, 1999

It was observed at Mexico City in the TAESA livery - June 19, 1999

Returned to Ansett Worldwide Leasing at the end of the TAESA lease - February 11, 2000

Cancelled from the Mexican Aircraft Register - ?

It was observed at Goodyear in the TAESA livery - February 12, 2000

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N566AN - February 13, 2000

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company, U.S.A.

The intended lease to Monarch Airlines, England was not taken up

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NOF - April 27, 2000

Registered to Nordstress Australia, Sydney

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 28, 2000

The aircraft remained stored at Goodyear, Arizona

Leased to Guyana Air 2000, Georgetown Guyana as the registered operator - May 09, 2000

Ferried Toronto - Manchester for maintenance as GYA618M - October 23, 2000

It was observed stored at Hamilton, Guyana in the Air 2000 livery - May 20, 2001

Returned to Nordstress at the end of the Guyana Air lease - May 29, 2001

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 07, 2001

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N566AS - June 07, 2001

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company, U.S.A.

The intended lease to South Atlantic Airways, Teneriffe, Spain was not taken up

It was observed stored at Mojave in an all-white livery without titles - October 02, 2001

Ferried Mojave - Fargo - October 2001

Ferried Fargo - London (Luton) - October 20 - 21, 2001

It was observed at the Monarch maintenance facility at London (Luton) - October 22, 2001

Ferried London (Luton) - Fargo - Mojave - November 26, 2001

It was observed stored at Mojave in an all-white livery - April 14, 2002

It was observed stored at Mojave in an all-white livery - October 02, 2002

It was observed stored at Mojave in an all-white livery - April 02, 2003

Sold to MSA 1, New York - July 09, 2003

Registered to MSA 1, New York

Ferried Mojave - Everett (Paine Field) - November 08, 2003

It was observed on the Goodrich ramp awaiting conversion to freighter configuration - April 25, 2004

The aircraft was converted to a 'Boeing 757-23APF' by Precision Conversions, Everett, Washington - 2004 - 2005

The freighter conversion was completed - July 25, 2005

Ferried Everett - Keflavik in the Icelandair livery with 'Icelandair Cargo' titles as ICE9700 - August 12, 2005

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 15, 2005

Entered onto the Icelandic Aircraft Register as TF-FIE - August 16, 2005

Registered to MSA 1, New York

Leased to Icelandair as the registered operator

Operated its first freighter service Keflavik - Humberside - Liege as ICE748 - August 16, 2005

Ferried Liege - Southend for the addition of the 'Swedish' flag on the fuselage as ICE6701 - June 24, 2006

Ferried Southend - Leige as ICE6700 - June 26, 2006

It was observed stored at Keflavik - August 25, 2013

Withdrawn from service and ferried Keflavik - Boston - Goodyear as ICE8701 - October 09, 2013

Returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - October 10, 2013

Cancelled from the Icelandic Aircraft Register - October 10, 2013

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N720DB - December 02, 2013

Registered to MSA 1, New York

It was ferried Goodyear - Amarillo for repainting - December 06, 2013

Ferried Amarillo - Hamilton (Ontario CA) in the Cargojet livery but without the tail logo - December 20, 2013

It was observed at Hamilton in the full Cargojet livery - February 02, 2014

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 04, 2014

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FKAJ - March 12, 2014

Registered to Cargojet Airways, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Leased to CargoJet Airways, Toronto, Canada as the registered operator

Current with CargoJet, Canada

 

 

5Y-BGI. Kenya Airways - 'Jamburi Star' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, July 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-031.)

XA-RLM. TAESA - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-032.)

VH-NOF. Guyana Air 2000 - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, May 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4640-033.)