VH-IGF. Airbus A300B4-622R. c/n 613.


Ordered new by Ansett Worldwide Air Services (AWAS)

First flown as F-WWAN at Toulouse - June 14, 1991

Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4158 engines

Accepted by Ansett Worldwide Air Services at Toulouse, France - September 24, 1991

Leased to Garuda Indonesian Airways - September 1991

Entered onto Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-GAL - September 1991

Ferried Abu Dhabi-Hamburg for return to AWAS at end of lease - April 20, 1997

Returned to AWAS - May 15, 1997

Seen Hamburg all white livery and without titles for maintenance - May 15, 1997

Ferried in all white livery from Hamburg (Lemwerder) to Abu Dhabi as PK-GAL using Garuda Airways

Indonesia flight number - June 3, 1997

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IGF - June 4, 1997

Registered to Nordstress Australia (AWAS company)

Ferried to U-Tapao, Thailand for storage - June 1997

Ferried U-Tapao-Beijing for maintenance and repainting - July 1997

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - July 22, 1997

Leased to Korean Airlines - July 22, 1997

Entered onto Korean Aircraft Register as HL-7520 - July 22, 1997

Seen at Seoul in service with Korean Air - August 1, 1997

Returned to AWAS at end of lease - October 31, 1999

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IGF - December 16, 1999

Registered to Nordstress Australia

Stored at U-Tapao, Thailand - December 1999

Seen at U-Tapao in all white livery as HL7520 on maintenance with Thai Airways - January 11, 2000

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 24, 2000

Entered ontoTurkish Aircraft Register as TC-ABE - January 25, 2000

Leased to Air Alfa, Turkey - January 25, 2000

Sub-leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines in an all-white fuselage livery and Saudi tail logo

Seen at Geneva operating a Saudi Hadj flight - February 28, 2000

Seen at Dusseldorf in basic Saudi livery operating an Air Alfa service - April 17, 2000

Sub-leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines and seen Jeddah - February 2001

Returned to Air Alfa - April 2001

Seen at Paris (Charles de Gaulle) in all white livery operating Sudan Airways flight - April 17, 2001

Seen at Paris (Charles de Gaulle) in all white livery operating Sudan Airways flight - April 24, 2001

Seen at Manchester in all white livery operating Sudan Airways flight SD130 - April 29, 2001

Seen at Manchester in all white colours operating Sudan Airways flight - May 6, 2001

Aircraft returned to AWAS and stored at Singapore - May 15, 2002

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N613AN - May 15, 2002

Registered to AWMS1 (AWAS company)

Cancelled from U.S. Aircraft Register - February 10, 2003

Leased to Qatar Airways - February 14, 2003

Entered onto Qatar Aircraft Register as A7-AFD - February 2003

Seen at Manchester as A7-AFD in all white livery with Qatar Airways titles - April 10, 2003

Ferried as QTR3003 (Qatar) Doha-Dresden for freighter conversion - November 10, 2007

Returned to AWMS1 - November 10, 2007

Sold to Federal Express (FedEx), U.S.A. - November 11, 2007

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N742FD

Converted to freighter at Dresden

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