Ex-F-WNDC. Later F-WZMB, F-ODRD, VT-ELV. Written off at Madras/Chennai International (MAA/VOMM) 29-Sep-1986

To Northeastern International Airways as F-ODRD in 1984 and Indian Airlines as VT-ELV in August 1986. W/o after birdstrike on take-off and overrunning runway at Madras just a month later on 29th September 1986. Registration now used on a Condor A321

This is the second A321 Condor is flying as D-AIAB. In 2013/14 they flew A321 cn 5603 as D-AIAB, that A321 is now flying with Air Transat. In December 2023 they took up A321 cn 6511, which is an ex-Avianca A321. This got painted in the new Condor c/s at Norwich in March 2024. It is parked here at the ramp at Dusseldorf, next to a lamppost and pylons in matching colors.

On stand after respray into the updated Condor livery.

This frame has just been seen for the first time in this new orange stripe scheme...

Not the best of photos but a very rare shot of an A300 using two air bridges. Still a very new aircraft when this photo was taken. Only delivered 5 months before on the 19th of March 1976. Leased to Air Algerie by 10 Nov 1982. Returned to Airbus on 14 Dec 1983. Leased to Northeastern Airlines as F-ODRD on 29 May 1984 then to Indian Airlines in May 1986. Reregistered to VT-ELV on 22 Aug 1985. Damaged beyond repair at Madras on 29 Sep 1986 when it overran the runway.

Delivered to Lufthansa as D-AIAB in 1976. To Airbus as F-WZMB in 1983 then to Northeastern as F-ODRD in 1984 and Indian Airlines as VT-ELV in 1986. Damaged beyond repair in a takeoff accident at Madras in 1986.

Current as C-FTXQ, Air Transat (at time of upload)

Delivered new 19th March 1976 and became F-WZMB 14th Dec 1983