F-GIXK 1 Boeing 737-33A(QC) l'Aeropostal (ops for Air France) MAN 07NOV98

            Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-Sep-23.

Operating a passenger service for Air France.

This aircraft was delivered to Nordstress Ltd and leased to Monarch Airlines as G-MONP in Oct-88.  It was sub-leased to Inter European Airways (UK) in May-89.

Inter European wet-leased it to Australian Airlines between Sep-89 / Mar-90.  It was returned to Monarch in Apr-90.  The aircraft was wet-leased to EuroBerlin (a Monarch subsidiary) for seven days in Oct-90.

It was wet-leased to EuroBerlin again between Mar-93 / Oct-94.  The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Nov-94.  It was converted to a Boeing 737-300QC ('Quick Change') in Mar-95 with a main deck cargo door and could be used in both passenger and freighter configurations (see note below).

The aircraft was leased to l'Aeropostale (France) as F-GIKX in Mar-95 and operated night mail services for the French Post Office and operated passenger service during the day, almost exclusively for Air France.

It was repainted in full Air France livery, with additional 'l'Aeropostale' titles between early 1999 and late 2001.  l'Aeropostale was renamed Europe Air Post in Mar-01.  It returned to the lessor in Sep-02 and was leased to Islandsflug (Iceland) as TF-ELO a week later.

Islandsflug was merged into Air Atlanta Icelandic in Jan-05.  Air Atlanta Icelandic sub-leased it to The Dart Group PLC (UK) as G-CELO in Feb-06.  The aircraft was sub-leased to Channel Express Airlines and operated on behalf of the The Dart Group's new start-up airline, Jet2,com.

It was re-registered TF-ELO again in Jun-06 and was operated on behalf of Jet2,com until Jan-07 when the aircraft was sold to The Dart Group and registered G-CELO again, operated by Jet2.

The aircraft continued in service with Jet2 for another 12 years until, after 30 years in service, the aircraft was permanently retired at Kemble-Cotswold Airport, UK in Nov-18.  It was broken up at Kemble in Feb-20.

Note:  the 'QC' versions of the Boeing 737 were fitted with a roller bed cabin floor.  The seats were mounted on full width pallets which could be rolled on through the cargo door and locked in position.

Taken on: November 7, 1998

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