G-BOPB 1 Boeing 767-204ER Britannia Airways MAN 12JAN89

            Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 10-Apr-14.

Named:  "Sir Ross Smith".

First flown with the Boeing test registration N6009F, this aircraft was delivered to Britannia Airways (UK) as G-BOPB in Nov-88.  It was sold to a lessor in Apr-98 and leased back to Britannia Airways.

It was returned to the lessor in Apr-01, leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic as TF-ATP and wet-leased to Excel Airways (UK) the following month.  It was returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic in Oct-01 and was immediately wet-leased to Air Algeria (Algeria), returning to Air Atlanta Icelandic in Mar-02.

Air Atlanta Icelandic is an ACMI leasing company and the aircraft got around.  It was wet-leased to Excel Airways between May/Dec-02, then to Albarka Airlines (Nigeria) from Jan/Mar-03.

In Mar-03 the aircraft was transferred to Air Atlanta Europe and wet-leased Excel Airways again between Mar/May-03 when the aircraft was re-registered G-BOPB, the lease continued until it was returned to Air Atlanta Europe in Nov-03.

It was returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic as TF-ATP the same day and was wet-leased to Saudia Saudi Arabian Airlines for a Haj Pilgrimage operation between Jan/Mar-04.

On it's return it was transferred back to Air Atlanta Europe as G-BOPB and leased to Excel Airways in Apr-04.  It stayed with Excel for longer this time and returned to Air Atlanta Europe in Nov-05 when it was stored at Shannon, Ireland.

The aircraft was leased to Excel Airways again in Mar-06.  Excel Airways was renamed XL Airways UK in Nov-06 and the aircraft continued in service until XL Airways ceased operations in Sep-08.

It was returned direct to the lessor and stored at Sanford, FL, USA.  It was sold to Jordan Aviation as JY-JAL in Nov-08, based at Amman, Jordan and operated mostly for other airlines.

It was wet-leased to TACV Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde between Jul/Nov-18.  It was wet-leased to Ariana Afghan Airlines between Oct-19/Mar-20.  The aircraft was permanently retired at Amman, Jordan in Aug-23 after 35 years in service.

Taken on: January 12, 1989

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