G-VSEA Airbus A340-311 Virgin Atlantic Airways MAN 08NOV09

            Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version, plus DeNoise AI 08-Nov-22,

Named:  "Plane Sailing".

This was the 3rd prototype A340-300 (c/n 003) and first flew with the Airbus test registration F-WWDA on 15-Jul-92.  After taking part in the A340 test programme the aircraft was stored at the Airbus airfield at Bremen-Lemwerder (now closed) in Nov-93.

It was leased to Virgin Atlantic Airways as G-VSEA in Jul-97, returning to Airbus Leasing in Sep-11 when it was stored at Lourdes, France.

The aircraft was sold to GMT Holdings 4 Ltd (Global Republic Aviation) as M-YRGV in Dec-11.  It was due to be leased to Luzair (Portugal) as CS-TQT but that didn't happen.

It was then due for sale to a 'front' company, Rajshahi Air for onward sale to Iran Aseman Airlines in contravention of sanctions on Iran (the previous delivery of c/n 002 [ex G-VHOL] had already been made).

The sale was blocked by the EU and the aircraft remained stored at Lourdes before being broken up in 2013.  Updated 08-Nov-22.

Taken on: November 8, 2009

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