First flight July 27th 1972, and delivered new to Austrian Airlines as OE-LDI August 30th 1972. April 30 1990 G-ELDI BMA. SAS was chosen to repaint this ex AUA DC-9 at their Koksa Hangar at Fornebu, that was responsible for the technical support of large fleet of DC-9s and MD-80s in ths SAS fleet. March 15th 1996 N948VV Valujet. September 24th 1997 N948VV AirTran Airways transformed,. January 1999 rr N948AT. 2003 WFU at Orlando, and in 2004 broken up there. My good friend Odd Einar Lønnve photographed it ouside Hangar 2, before delivery to BMA.

With DC-9-41 SE-DBW in the foreground and Boeing 737-130 D-ABEK behind. To G-ELDI,N848VV, N848AT. WFU Orlando in 2003 & scrapped in 2004.

It was easy to remember this DC-9's previous identity, OE-LDI of Austrian Airlines.

Delivered to Austrian Airlines as OE-LDI in 1972. To British Midland as G-ELDI in 1990 then to Valujet Airlines as N848VV in 1996 who were renamed to AirTran in 1997. Reregistered as N848AT in 1999. Withdrawn from use at Orlando-MCO, FL in 2003. Scrapped in 2004.

Original livery

slide scan from the NK collection. - OE-LDI was the last of nine Austrian Airlines DC-9-32s and was operated by the airline from 1972 to 1990.

Ex British Midland G-ELDI, registered 12th March 1996 and re-branded as AirTran Sep 1997, then re-registered N848AT Jan 1999

Previously with Valujet, G-ELDI with British Midland and OE-LDI with Austrian from origin. Re reg N848AT Jan 2000. Retired Nov 2003.