SkyStef's aviation page
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SkyStef's aviation page |
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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. |
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06/1992 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: on February 24 1992, the airframe went to one of the successors of TEA namely Eurobelgian Airlines and served the airline till a lease to Air Provence Charter which started from January 1996 onwards. |
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10/03/1994 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: with additional "Eurobelgian Airlines" titles which were the full colors. |
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02/1996 Location: AMS/EHAM Photo: collection Skystef Description: leased to Air Provence Charter (APC), at first wearing EBA marking. |
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24/07/1996 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: a bit later carrying "APC" titles and reregistered "F-GLTM", it served the French airline till March 27 1997. |
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09/1997 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: returned to EBA which on August 1 1996 had changed its corporate identity into Virgin Express, here depicted in temporary white colors. |
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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. |
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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. |
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12/10/2005 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: from December 19 2002 onwards in the updated livery. |
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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). |
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12/2003 Location: FAO/LPFR Photo: collection Skystef Description: between November 2003 and March 2004 with additional "stop subsidies" titles. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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06/08/2018 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: with "Fire & Rescue Trainer" titles and logo. |