VH-LNH. Douglas DC-9-83. c/n 49938-1785.
This aircraft was built for Irish Aerospace Ltd (Leasing Company) Rolled off the production line at Long Beach - October 20, 1990 Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engines Accepted by Irish Aerospace Ltd at Long Beach - December 18, 1990 Leased to La Tur Charter Airlines (Mexico) - December 18, 1990 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-RTK - December 1990 It was observed at Chicago (O’Hare) in the La Tur livery - December 27, 1990 Returned to Irish Aerospace Ltd at the end of the lease - December 19, 1991 Leased to TAESA (Mexico) as XA-RTK - January 02, 1992 Returned to Irish Aerospace Ltd at the e nd of the lease - May 07, 1992 Leased to Southern Cross Airlines - July 30, 1992 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LNH - July 30, 1992 Registered to Irish Aerospace Ltd Sub-leased to Compass Airlines as the registered operator - August 03, 1992 Arrived Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight from the United States as YM001 - August 06, 1992 Ferry route: Long Beach - Honolulu - Apia - Brisbane Operated its first Compass Airlines revenue service - August 31, 1992 Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Adelaide (West Beach) as YM37 - March 11, 1993 Compass Airlines ceased operations due to bankruptcy - March 11, 1993 Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) and stored - March 1993 Repossessed by Irish Aerospace Ltd - March 31, 1993 Departed Melbourne enroute to Shannon via Darwin on return to Irish Aerospace - March 31, 1993 Arrived Shannon on completion of the ferry flight - April 02, 1993 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 24, 1993 Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-DPU - May 25, 1993 Registered to Irish Aerospace Ltd Leased to Transwede as the registered operator It was observed at London (Gatwick) in the basic Compass livery with large Transwede titles - June 20, 1993 Returned to Irish Aerospace Ltd at the end of the lease - February 23, 1994 Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - March 02, 1994 Entered onto the Spanish Aircraft Register as EC-592 - March 12, 1994 Leased to Spanair (Spain) at the registered operator Ferried Shannon - Palma on delivery to Spanair - March 12, 1994 Reregistered as EC-FXA - June 24, 1994 Registered to Airplanes Finance Ltd Leased to Spanair as the registered operator Aircraft named ‘Sunstar’ Withdrawn from use and stored at Madrid - November 04, 2008 Departed Madrid on the ferry flight to the United States as JKK8702 - January 21, 2009 Arrived Marana on completion of the ferry flight - January 22, 2009 Ferry route: Madrid - Santa Maria - Bangor - Marana Cancelled from the Spanish Aircraft Register - March 2009 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N938MA - March 24, 2009 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Trustee Sold to Jetran LLC - August 03, 2009 Registered to Jetran LLC, Nevada - August 18, 2009 Departed Tucson on the ferry flight to Sweden in the basic Spanair livery - February 16, 2010 Arrived Stockholm on completion of the ferry flight - February 17, 2010 Ferry route: Tucson - Montreal (Mirabel) - Keflavik - Stockholm (Arlanda) Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 09, 2010 Entered onto the Ukrainian Aircraft Register as UR-CNH - March 09, 2010 Leased to Um Air (Ukrainian Mediterranean Airlines) as the registered operator Ferried Stockholm (Arlanda) - Kiev - March 12, 2010 Ferried Kiev - Teheran on sub-lease to Caspian Airlines - March 15, 2010 It was observed at Dubai as 'UR-CHN' operating Caspian Airlines services - August 08, 2010 Cancelled from the Ukrainian Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Iranian Aircraft Register as EP-CPV - ? It was observed at Teheran in an all-white livery with Caspian Airlines titles and logo - August 03, 2012 Current with Caspian Airlines |
XA-RTK. La Tur Mexico - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, January 1992. (A. Lerch Copyright Image 1135-408.) |
VH-LNH. Compass - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-342.) |
VH-LNH. Compass - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1992. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1135-571.) |
VH-LNH. Compass - in the standard livery with additional 'Merry Christmas' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-343.) |
VH-LNH. Compass - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1135-569.) |
VH-LNH. Compass - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1135-570.) |
SE-DPU. Transwede - in the basic Compass livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1135-578.) |
SE-DPU. Transwede - in the basic Compass livery at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, August 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1135-042.) |
EC-FXA. Spanair - in the standard livery at Faro Airport, July 2001. (F. Mesquita Copyright Image 1135-117.) |