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Boeing 737-3M8(WL) (25070)

 

 

Date: 04/07/1991

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: this B737-300 airframe of TEA was delivered at Brussels on June 1 1991 and served the airline till its closure on October 15 1991.

Date: 03/1992

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: on February 24 1992, the airframe went to one of the successors of TEA namely Eurobelgian Airlines but was three days later for one month leased to Transmed (of Egypt), here depicted such.

Date: 06/1992

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: after been returned to Eurobelgian, the tail was resprayed with their logo and large "EBA" titles were put on the fuselage, here seen such.

Date: 10/03/1994

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: seen with additional "Eurobelgian Airlines" titles which was the full livery.

Date: 02/1996

Location: AMS/EHAM

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: leased to Air Provence Charter (APC), at first wearing EBA marking.

Date: 03/1996

Location: CDG/LFPG

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen with their abbreviated titles in basic EBA colors.

Date: 24/07/1996

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: on March 26 1996 reregistered "F-GLTM" with additional "Air Provence Charter" titles at the back side, it served the French airline till March 27 1997.

Date: 09/1997

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: on March 27 1997 returned to EBA which on August 1 1996 had changed its corporate identity into Virgin Express, here depicted in temporary white colors.

Date: 29/08/1999

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: after a paintstop at Eindhoven between October 17-24 1997, it emerged in their full red colors.

Date: 10/05/1998

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: between April 16 1998 and March 23 1999 leased to French subsidiary Virgin Express France without changing its outfit but reregistered "F-GMTM" and the Belgian flag replaced with the French one.

Date: 12/10/2005

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: from December 19 2002 onwards in the updated livery.

Date: 04/2003

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: from the end of March 2003 onwards for a couple of weeks operational with Budget stickers (on both sides).

Date: 12/2003

Location: FAO/LPFR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: between November 2003 and March 2004 with additional "stop subsidies" titles.

Date: 16/04/2007

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: on March 25 2007 merged into Brussels Airlines and changed to these colors on February 12 2007.

Date: 13/03/2008

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: from February 16 2008 onwards it was operational with winglets. On March 8 2011, it made its final commercial flight.

Date: 09/06/2011

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: between March 9-15 2011, it was repainted at Norwich in Korongo markings. Afterwards temporary stored at Brussels but between March 23 and April 16 2011 it was at Bacau for a maintenance visit. Afterwards, awaiting delivery, it was between May 25 2011 - March 28 2012 often used on intra European network of Brussels Airlines. Finally on April 8 2012, it left to the Congo and became operational for the African carrier. After some incidents the aircraft came back to Brussels on August 31 2015, where it remained laid up as it was decided that Korongo would cease operations.

Date: 2016

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Erik Watzeels

Description: since March 2016 it's used by the fire service of the airport and its registration was officially cancelled on June 7 2017.

Date: 06/08/2018

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: with "Fire & Rescue Trainer" titles and logo.

 

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