D-ABOA 2 Boeing 757-330W Condor Flugdienst PMI 14JUN22

            This was the prototype Boeing 737-300.

In the final Thomas Cook Group livery with the 'sunny heart' tail logo replaced with the Condor Logo!

First flown in Aug-98 with the Boeing registration N757X, this aircraft was delivered to Condor Flugdienst as D-ABOA in Jun-99 after the flight test programme was completed.

The UK's Thomas Cook Group had been buying up shares in Condor for a number of years and when Lufthansa sold their stake it gave Thomas Cook overall control.  The airline was renamed Thomas Cook Airlines Germany in Jun-02.

The aircraft was stored at Marana, AZ, USA in Nov-02 and returned to Germany in Nov-03 after storage.  However, it didn't return to service until Mar-04.

It had become obvious to Thomas Cook that the Condor name was better known in Germany than Thomas Cook was and the name was changed back to Condor in Jun-04.  The aircraft was fitted with blended winglets in Apr-10.

In Sep-19 the Thomas Cook Group (UK) ceased operations, taking Thomas Cook Airlines UK with it.  Condor received a loan from the German Government which enabled them to continue in operation.

The aircraft was removed from service in Mar-20 and stored at Frankfurt-Hahn due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  It returned to service in early Jul-20.  However, it was removed from service again in late Aug-20 and stored at Dusseldorf.  The aircraft was ferried to Tel Aviv, Israel in Nov-20 for further storage.  It returned to service in Jun-21.  Current, updated 14-Jun-22.

Taken on: June 14, 2022

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