German website Skyliner Aviation reported LY-BQR Airbus A321-231 msn 0946 which had been in storage at Ireland since 18 that on December 18, 2024 as 9H-SLG departed 22 December 2025 to Verona , Italy and onwards to Varna, Bulgaria, for Electra Airways.
The aircraft was in storage in all white colours with operator titles AnadoluJet , was re-registered as LY-BQR to Maverick Horizon Ltd on 25 August according to My Trade website.
The airframe owned by AerCap, which is 22.8 years old, had its first flight in March 2003 and was initially delivered to Spanair in April 2003 as EC-INB. Since then, the aircraft has had several operators, including Mihin Lanka, SriLankan Airlines, Avion Express, and SmartLynx Malta.
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