AIR LUXOR A330neo (Fictitious CS-TQF)
The Portuguese airline AIR LUXOR never had an Airbus A330neo, as at that time there were no NEO models from Airbus.
I leave here a small contribution for anyone who wants to fly with a texture of memory. This aircraft was in the AIR LUXOR fleet from Jun/2003 to Oct/2005.
A very old A330 (c/n 087), first flown under Airbus test registration F-WWKF, this aircraft was delivered to LTU Lufttransport Unternemen as D-AERH in March 95. The airline was renamed LTU International Airways in November 1997.
It was sold to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation in May 2000 and leased to LTU. The aircraft was returned to ILFC in Nov-02 and immediately leased to Skyservice Canada as C-FRAP. It was operated by Skyservice on behalf of 'ConQuest Vacations'.
The aircraft returned to the lessor at the end of Jun-03 and was leased to Air Luxor (Portugal) as CS-TQF the following day. It was leased with crew to Ariana Afghan Airlines in April 2005, returning to Air Luxor around March 2006. It was returned to the lessor in Apr-06 and stored at Lake Charles Regional, LA, USA.
In May-07 the aircraft was leased to Vietnam Airlines as VN-A368, returning to the lessor in Jul-11. It was immediately leased to Onur Air (Türkiye) as TC-OCD.
On September 11, it signed a long-term wet lease agreement with Saudia Saudi Arabian Airlines. It returned to Onur Air in Jan-16. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Mar-16 and permanently retired in San Bernardino, CA, USA.
Registration/Serial: CS-TQF
Aircraft Original Type: Airbus A330
Aircraft Generic Type: Airbus A330-300
Aircraft Version: Airbus A330-322
MSN: 087
Operator Titles: Air Luxor