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Boeing 737-405 (24271)

 

 

Date: 23/04/1999

Location: OST/EBOS

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this second hand B737-400 airframe for Virgin Express arrived at Brussels on April 1 1999 and remained operational in a white livery for one month.

Date: 30/08/1999

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: afterwards it was leased to Sobelair between May 1 1999 and October 31 2001 in this white livery.

Date: 10/03/2002

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Guido Ceulemans

Description: when returned to Virgin it was for a while operational in this white livery with tail titles only and is depicted such. By September 2002 large Virgin titles were applied on the fuselage as well.

Date: 09/2002

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: by September 2002 large Virgin titles were applied on the fuselage as well.

Date: 07/10/2006

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: by November 18 2002 repainted in the full red livery.

Date: 19/08/2007

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: since March 25 2007 merged into Brussels Airlines and changed already to these colors on December 12 2006. Its final flight was made on January 19 2010 and left a bit later for the States (on February 1) on return to the lessor.

 

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