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MSN 193H-1206
CS-TMX


© André Malhão

1. History

DATE REMARK
April 1979 It was one of the six L-1011-500s ordered by Air Canada
11 September 1981 Delivered to Air Canada; registered C-GAGG; fleet number 552
August 1991 Bought by Delta Airlines; re-registered N765DA
January 2001 Withdrawn from service and stored @ Victorville
April 2001 Bought by YES - Linhas Aéreas Charter; re-registered CS-TMX; named "Maria de Lurdes Teixeira"
24 April 2001 Delivery/ ferry-flight to Lisbon
February 2003 Leased to Cubana till 14th March 2003
June 2005 YES rebranded as White and started operations with Airbus A310; CS-TMX only used as a back-up a/c; YES titles removed
11 December 2005 Last commercial flight operated by White with the L-1011
February 2006 Preservation works: withdrawn from service; stored at LIS
29 May 2006 1st test-flight (LPPT-LPPT) as WHT002T after overhauled and modified engines
2 June 2006 2nd test-flight (LPPT-LPPT) as WHT003T and last TMX flight
September 2006 White Airways was sold by TAP to OMNI and CS-TMX was transferred to TAP as part of the deal
January 2007 Bought by euroAtlantic airways as a spare parts aircraft; still stored at LIS but being slowly dismantled
10 April 2008 Finally scrapped at LIS

2. Photo Gallery

Exterior views


© André Malhão
YES/Delta hybrid

© Pedro Becken
CS-TMX @ OPO

© Tomás Coelho
Without YES titles

© Ricardo Almeida
Engineless @ LIS

© André Malhão
Test-flight

© Cláudio Silva
Stored @ LIS
Interior views

© Maurício Caldas
Cockpit

© Maurício Caldas
Business Class

© Maurício Caldas
Economy Class
     

 

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