D-AFTI Airbus A320-231 flyFTi (Frosch Touristik International) FRA 14AUG99
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 25-Oct--17.
Another lessor owned aircraft with a long history...
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWIM in May-92, this aircraft was stored at Toulouse, France until it was delivered to the Orix Aircraft Coirporation as N338RX in Sep-92. It was leased to Leisure Air (USA) in Oct-92 and returned to the lessor at the end of Jan-95 when it was stored. It was leased to Midway Airlines as N302ML in Jun-95 and returned to the lessor in Apr-96 and was leased to Transmeridian Airways the following month and returned to the lessor in May-99. In Jun-99 the aircraft was leased to Fly FTi (Frosch Touristik International) as D-AFTI in Jul-99 [Note: Fly FTi was owned by Airtours PLC (UK) and was an attempt to break into the German holiday market in conjunction with upmarket Tour Operator, Frosch... ]. The airline ceased operations at the end of Oct-01 and the leases on it's six A320's were transferred to other airlines within the Airtours Group or it's associates. D-AFTI was due to transfer to Airtours International Airways as G-FHAJ but that was cancelled and instead it was transferred to Skyservice Airlines (Canada) as C-GTDK in Dec-01. In the meantime, Airtours had changed it's name to MyTravel Airways and the aircraft was sub-leased to MyTravel between May/Nov-02, operated by Canadian crew. This was repeated between Apr/Nov-03, May/Nov-04 and Mar/Oct-05. In Oct-05 the lease was transferred to MyTravel Airways and the aircraft was re-registered G-GTDK. It was returned to the lessor in Jun-06 as EI-DRG. two days later it was leased to MyAir (My Way Airlines), Italy and returned to to the lessor in Nov-08. It was permanently retired at Lasham (UK) and was broken up there in Feb-09.
Note: During a landing at Bristol (UK) on 16-Jun-03, the aircraft suffered a tail strike and after temporary repairs it was ferried un-pressurised to Airbus at Toulouse for repair. It returned to service on 28-Jul-03
D-AFTI Airbus A320-231 flyFTi (Frosch Touristik International) FRA 14AUG99
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 25-Oct--17.
Another lessor owned aircraft with a long history...
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWIM in May-92, this aircraft was stored at Toulouse, France until it was delivered to the Orix Aircraft Coirporation as N338RX in Sep-92. It was leased to Leisure Air (USA) in Oct-92 and returned to the lessor at the end of Jan-95 when it was stored. It was leased to Midway Airlines as N302ML in Jun-95 and returned to the lessor in Apr-96 and was leased to Transmeridian Airways the following month and returned to the lessor in May-99. In Jun-99 the aircraft was leased to Fly FTi (Frosch Touristik International) as D-AFTI in Jul-99 [Note: Fly FTi was owned by Airtours PLC (UK) and was an attempt to break into the German holiday market in conjunction with upmarket Tour Operator, Frosch... ]. The airline ceased operations at the end of Oct-01 and the leases on it's six A320's were transferred to other airlines within the Airtours Group or it's associates. D-AFTI was due to transfer to Airtours International Airways as G-FHAJ but that was cancelled and instead it was transferred to Skyservice Airlines (Canada) as C-GTDK in Dec-01. In the meantime, Airtours had changed it's name to MyTravel Airways and the aircraft was sub-leased to MyTravel between May/Nov-02, operated by Canadian crew. This was repeated between Apr/Nov-03, May/Nov-04 and Mar/Oct-05. In Oct-05 the lease was transferred to MyTravel Airways and the aircraft was re-registered G-GTDK. It was returned to the lessor in Jun-06 as EI-DRG. two days later it was leased to MyAir (My Way Airlines), Italy and returned to to the lessor in Nov-08. It was permanently retired at Lasham (UK) and was broken up there in Feb-09.
Note: During a landing at Bristol (UK) on 16-Jun-03, the aircraft suffered a tail strike and after temporary repairs it was ferried un-pressurised to Airbus at Toulouse for repair. It returned to service on 28-Jul-03