Air Berlin - no longer 'your airline' ceased branded operations October 27th with a final flight from Munich to Berlin October 27th, ending 38 years of operations (initially as Air Berlin USA in 1979).
Airbus A320-214 MSN 2627 F/F 11/28/05
Air Berlin D-ABNW 1/15/16 - 10/27/17 [LF GECAS]
The airline's recent woes and analysis of the airline's situation has been well documented by this blog and from links provided to other entities commentary and opinion. It is now known that (subject to regulatory approvals) the majority of the business, including 81 A320s, will be acquired by Lufthansa for integration into it's Eurowings low cost subsidiary, while EasyJet will acquire 25 A320s, plus a sizable portion of the airline's Berlin Tegel operation. Below illustrates examples of Air Berlin's modern jet fleet operated in the last 10-15 years.
Fokker 100 MSN 11278
Air Berlin D-AGBP 3/04 - 11/08
Currently with Alliance Airlines (Australia) as VH-XWN
Boeing 737-5L9 MSN 28996 L/N 2998
Air Berlin OY-APL 8/06 - 10/07 (the only 737-500 in Air Berlin's fleet)
Currently with Travira Air (Indonesia) PK-TVZ
Boeing 737-46J MSN 27826 L/N 2694
Air Berlin D-ABAH 2/95 - 1/07
Currently stored Kabul, damaged following a hard landing 12/10/16 Safi Airways JY-JAQ (probable write off)
Boeing 737-86J MSN 37741 L/N 2686
Air Berlin D-ABKC 7/08 - 6/13
Currently with S7 Airlines (Russia) VP-BUG
Airbus A319-112 MSN 3245
Air Berlin D-ABGH 9/07 - 3/17 (Interim colors)
Currently with Eurowings (Germany) D-ABGH
Airbus A320-214 MSN 4101
Air Berlin D-ABFA 11/09 - 10/17
Currently stored Ostrava
Airbus A321-211 MSN 3708
Air Berlin D-ABCA 11/08 - 12/16
Currently with Niki OE-LCA
Airbus A330-223 MSN 288
Air Berlin D-ABXA 8/11 - 10/17
Currently stored at Lourdes
Air Berlin...Danke und tschuss
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