BCal's B747 Fleet
Where are they now?
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Where are they now?
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G-NIGB : (not named)
Serial No. 21517 / Line No. 368
Age : 27 years
Status : Scrapped
C-GXRD Wardair Canada (first flight 02-04-1979, delivered 25-04-1979)
G-NIGB British Caledonian Airways (bought; 09-03-1987)
G-NIGB British Airways (merged; 14-04-1988)
N208AE Potomac Capital Leasing (bought from BA; 11-02-1991)
N208AE Nora Leasing (bought from Potomac, 12-02-1991)
N208AE Philippine Airlines (leased from Nora Leasing; 13-02-1991)
N208AE Withdrawn from use and stored Las Vegas; 18-10-1998)
RP-C8830 Philippine Airlines (re-registered; 01-07-2000)
RP-C8830 Withdrawn from use; 27-02-2002. Stored Marana Pinal Air Park
RP-C8830 Broken up at Marana; 19-04-2006
Serial No. 21517 / Line No. 368
Age : 27 years
Status : Scrapped
C-GXRD Wardair Canada (first flight 02-04-1979, delivered 25-04-1979)
G-NIGB British Caledonian Airways (bought; 09-03-1987)
G-NIGB British Airways (merged; 14-04-1988)
N208AE Potomac Capital Leasing (bought from BA; 11-02-1991)
N208AE Nora Leasing (bought from Potomac, 12-02-1991)
N208AE Philippine Airlines (leased from Nora Leasing; 13-02-1991)
N208AE Withdrawn from use and stored Las Vegas; 18-10-1998)
RP-C8830 Philippine Airlines (re-registered; 01-07-2000)
RP-C8830 Withdrawn from use; 27-02-2002. Stored Marana Pinal Air Park
RP-C8830 Broken up at Marana; 19-04-2006
1980 with Wardair
1987 (March) awaiting delivery to LGW
1989 with BA
2000 with Philippines
2003 in store at Marana
2006 - last days at Marana
G-CITB : (Not named)
Serial No. 22579 / Line Number 514
Age : 32 years
Status : Stored - Singapore December 2012
JY-AFS Alia Royal Jordanian (first flight 09-03-1981, delivered on 26-03-1981
JY-AFS Garuda Indonesian (leased 02-07-1987)
JY-AFS Royal Jordanian (returned 31-08-1987)
G-CITB British Caledonian (bought from RJA 10-09-1987)
G-CITB British Airways (merged 14-04-1988)
G-CITB All Nippon Airways (bought 29-11-1989)
G-CITB Leased back to BA (30-11-1989)
JA8192 All Nippon Airways (ANA) (returned by BA 15-11-1990)
JA8192 ANA converted to freighter (01-07-1997)
JA8192 Nippon Cargo Airlines (from 19-08-1997)
JA8192 Nippon Cargo Airlines (withdrawn 03-02-1997; stored at Narita)
JA8192 Forwarded to Xiamen, bought by Wilmington Trust (27-03-1997)
9V-JEA Jett8 Airlines Cargo (leased from 03-04-2007)
N105KZ Returned to Wilmington Trust and stored at Victorville, CA. (16-06-2009)
9V-JEA Jett8 Cargo (leased from 01-06-2010)
N279SG Returned to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest (21-08-2012)
N279SG In store at Singapore 24-12-2012
Serial No. 22579 / Line Number 514
Age : 32 years
Status : Stored - Singapore December 2012
JY-AFS Alia Royal Jordanian (first flight 09-03-1981, delivered on 26-03-1981
JY-AFS Garuda Indonesian (leased 02-07-1987)
JY-AFS Royal Jordanian (returned 31-08-1987)
G-CITB British Caledonian (bought from RJA 10-09-1987)
G-CITB British Airways (merged 14-04-1988)
G-CITB All Nippon Airways (bought 29-11-1989)
G-CITB Leased back to BA (30-11-1989)
JA8192 All Nippon Airways (ANA) (returned by BA 15-11-1990)
JA8192 ANA converted to freighter (01-07-1997)
JA8192 Nippon Cargo Airlines (from 19-08-1997)
JA8192 Nippon Cargo Airlines (withdrawn 03-02-1997; stored at Narita)
JA8192 Forwarded to Xiamen, bought by Wilmington Trust (27-03-1997)
9V-JEA Jett8 Airlines Cargo (leased from 03-04-2007)
N105KZ Returned to Wilmington Trust and stored at Victorville, CA. (16-06-2009)
9V-JEA Jett8 Cargo (leased from 01-06-2010)
N279SG Returned to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest (21-08-2012)
N279SG In store at Singapore 24-12-2012
1985 with Alia
1987 with Royal Jordanian
1990 with BA
1995 with All Nippon Airlines
1997 Cargo Conversion underway
2005 with Nippon Cargo Airlines
1988 in BCal colours
1988 in BCal livery
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2007 with Jett8 Airlines Cargo
2012 in store at Singapore
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