PH-MCV 2 Boeing 767-31AER bmi british midland (Star Alliance)(ArkeFly) MAN 08FEB06

            Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 08-Feb-22.

Wet-leased to 'bmi british midland' by TUI Netherlands/ArkeFly to cover A330 maintenance.

Delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to Martinair Holland as PH-MCV in Nov-95.  The aircraft was returned to ILFC in Nov-02 and stored at Amsterdam.

It was leased to African Safari Airways as 5Y-QQQ in May-03 and returned to ILFC in Sep-04.  It became PH-MCV again in Oct-04 when it was leased to Holland Exel Airways.

Holland Exel ceased operations in May-05 and the lease was transferred to TUI Airlines Netherlands (TUI had an extensive programme of flights with Holland Exel) operated by subsidiary company ArkeFly.

In Jun-05 the aircraft was briefly sub-leased to Olympic Airlines, returning to ArkeFly the following month.  In Feb-06 it was repainted in full 'Star Alliance' livery and wet-leased to bmi british midland.  It returned to ArkeFly at the end of May-07 and was sub-leased to bmi again briefly in Sep/Oct-07.

The aircraft was returned to ILFC in Nov-07.  In Jan-08 it was leased to VRG Linhas Aereas (the 'New VARIG') as PR-VAE.  It returned to ILFC in Aug-08 and was stored at Miami, Fl, USA as N281LF.

It was re-registered EI-EED in Apr-09 and leased to Blue Panorama Airlines (Italy).  It returned to ILFC at the end of Aug-13 and was stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA the following month.

In Dec-13 the aircraft was sold to Aeroturbine Inc as N195AT and remained stored at Goodyear.  In Aug-14 it was ferried to Hahn, Germany for further storage.  At one point it was thought to have been permanently retired as it spent several months without engines & still in Blue Panorama livery.

However, in Apr-16 it was leased to VIM Airlines (Russia) as VP-BFI.  The aircraft was stored at Teruel, Spain in Oct-16 for the 2016/17 winter season and returned to service with VIM Airlines in late May-17.

Unfortunately VIM Airlines ceased operations in mid Oct-17, the aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Hahn, Germany.  It was sold to Atlas Air Inc in Mar-18 and moved to Marana, AZ, USA for further storage.

The aircraft was repainted in full Atlas Air livery at Amarillo, TX, USA in May-18 and then stored at San Antonio, TX until it entered service in early Oct-18.  It's currently operating a trooping contract for the US Army.  Current, updated 19-Jan-22.

Taken on: February 8, 2006

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