96adrian From Norway, joined May 2011, 18 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 months 4 weeks ago) and read 2861 times:
Hi,
which airframe has operated for the largest number of airlines? I'm not talking about how many carriers has operated a type, but how many has operated a single frame. Any thoughts?
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11711 posts, RR: 52 Reply 1, posted (3 months 4 weeks ago) and read 2834 times:
B-737. It has been in continous production since 1967 and has sold over 10,000 airframes of the different models. Many airlines that flew the B-737 did not survive to today due to bankruptcies, mergers, etc.
Alasizon From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 286 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (3 months 4 weeks ago) and read 2805 times:
Quoting KC135TopBoom (Reply 1): B-737. It has been in continous production since 1967 and has sold over 10,000 airframes of the different models. Many airlines that flew the B-737 did not survive to today due to bankruptcies, mergers, etc.
Quoting 96adrian (Thread starter): I'm not talking about how many carriers has operated a type, but how many has operated a single frame.
I would however hinge my bets on it being a 737 (most likely a -200).
Window seats may be over-rated, but I'll take a window seat on a DC9 anyday
Alasizon From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 286 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (3 months 4 weeks ago) and read 2772 times:
Quoting 71Zulu (Reply 3): Either you two or me are misreading the question, I thought he was asking about a single frame and not a type.
You are correct, I was simply pointing out that the first poster misread the question. I believe the frame is most likely a -200, I just don't have a frame number handy that I know has been with more than a handful of operators
Window seats may be over-rated, but I'll take a window seat on a DC9 anyday
cargolex From United States of America, joined Apr 2010, 1164 posts, RR: 9 Reply 7, posted (3 months 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 2471 times:
DC-8, DC-9, 707, 727, and 737-200 are all in the running for such an aircraft.
One I know of is a DC-8, N605AL, one of the recently retired ATI (8C) DC-8s.
Seaboard World (original owner)
Loftlieder Icelandic
Overseas National Airways (ONA)
UTA
Capital Air
Arrow Air
German Cargo
Condor
Lufthansa Cargo
Emery Worldwide
ATI
But there are also some early Dc-9s still flying that have had a dozen or more operators.
(Database photograph closest time match to my two flights, and at departure & arrival airport)
In order:
Aviogenex (& 4 returns)
Malaysia Airlines
Air Zimbabwe
Air Ukraine
Changchani Airlines
Cameroon Airlines
President Airlines
Sudan Airways
JAT Airways
Tahmid Air
Mainly under the same registration, YU-ANP.
Believe this aircraft is still active at the moment, after 25 years service.
Skyeurope From Germany, joined May 2006, 102 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (3 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 686 times:
YU-ANP is stored at Perpignan (France). It operated for Toumai Air Tchad last year, but after that company went out of business, ANP appearently had no flights.
Tobias2702 From Germany, joined Sep 2008, 643 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (3 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 662 times:
Quoting cargolex (Reply 7): But there are also some early Dc-9s still flying that have had a dozen or more operators.
Don't wont to be nitpicking, but I couldn't find any early DC-9 with more than 11 different operators (that is significant, because )
Quoting cargolex (Reply 7): One I know of is a DC-8, N605AL, one of the recently retired ATI (8C) DC-8s.
this number is currently the one to be beaten in this thread.
Indeed, I can proudly present you a Boeing 737-200 with 13-14 different operators: s/n 19424; line number 147.
Here we go:
1969-1970 Aer Lingus (and again 1976-1983, 1987-1990)
1970-1971 Air Algérie
1971-1975 Cameroon Airlines
1975-1976 Zambia Airways
1983-1987 Nigeria Airways
1990 Euralair
1990-1991 International Air Leases (no idea if this counts here)
1991 Cayman Airways
1991-1994 Sultan Air
1994 Albatros Airlines (Turkey)
1994-1996 privately/company owned
1996-1998 Avant Airlines
1998-2000 Peruvian Air Force (and again since 2007)
2000-2007 TANS Peru
But I'm totally convinced that somewhere out there, aircraft with an even larger number of operators are lurking (maybe a DC-3?)...
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