Date |
Reg |
Airline |
Livery |
Name |
Event |
Airport |
Notes |
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| 5/13/1980 |
N606BN |
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Other |
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Boeing applies for, and is granted, the plane's first airworthiness certificate. |
| 5/19/1980 |
N606BN |
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First Flight |
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| 5/30/1980 |
N606BN |
Braniff |
Orange! |
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Delivered |
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| 9/23/1983 |
N606BN |
PanAm |
Old PanAm livery |
Clipper America |
Sold |
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| 10/25/1983 |
N529PA |
PanAm |
Old PanAm livery |
Clipper America |
Reg Changed |
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| 11/1/1983 |
N606BN |
Pan American |
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Seen |
HEATHROW |
Seen still carrying N606BN on this date |
| 11/3/1983 |
N529PA |
PanAm |
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Sold |
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Plane sold to NCNB National Bank of North Carolina and leased back to PanAm. |
| 8/26/1985 |
N529PA |
PanAm |
|
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Sold |
|
Sold back to PanAm in preparation for sale to United. |
| 10/8/1985 |
N529PA |
PanAm |
Old, wide CHT |
|
Seen |
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| 2/11/1986 |
N529PA |
United |
PanAm wide cheatline with UA titles/logo |
|
Sold |
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Sold to United as part of huge deal including trans-Pacific routes. According to the sale papers files with the FAA, the plane's price: $1. |
| 2/21/1986 |
N150UA |
United |
|
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Reg Changed |
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Officially changed on this date, although not painted on the aircraft until 4.24.1986. |
| 4/1/1988 |
N150UA |
United |
Old small titles |
|
Seen |
|
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| 11/1/1990 |
N150UA |
United |
|
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Incident |
In flight |
Experienced uncommanded pitch-up on autopilot Altitude Hold Mode. Disconnected and manually recovered. Continued flight without further incident.
Read Report
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| 7/1/1992 |
N150UA |
United |
Old large titles |
|
Seen |
|
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| 7/20/1992 |
N150UA |
Elias C. Rodriguez |
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Sold |
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The Honorable Elias C. Rodriguez of Fairfax, VA, is the "Owner/Trustee" as part of transaction with Oman. |
| 7/20/1992 |
|
Oman Gov't |
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Leased |
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| 7/21/1992 |
|
Oman Gov't |
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Other |
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Being refurbished, Orlando |
| 12/1/1992 |
|
Oman Gov't |
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Sold |
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Purchased from Mr. Rodriguez. |
| 4/30/1993 |
A4O-SP |
Oman Gov't |
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Delivered |
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N150UA registration cancelled on this date. |
| 5/10/1993 |
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Other |
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Special airworthiness certificate issued, plane classified as "experimental" in order to comply with FAR as a result of flight deck and interior modification work performed by Page Avjet Corporation of Orlando. Plane now registered in Oman, but flying in US airspace. |
| 8/20/1996 |
A4O-SP |
Oman Gov''t |
|
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Damaged |
LHR |
8/20/96 2:40pm damaged #4 engine inlet cowl when hit containers at stand M31,LHR |
| 9/23/2004 |
A4O-SP |
Oman Gov't |
|
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Seen |
MCT |
Seen in hangar at Muscat, Oman. |
| 10/1/2004 |
A4O-SP |
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Retired |
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| 10/15/2004 |
A4O-SP |
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|
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Ferried |
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Ferried to ROW |
| 10/19/2004 |
|
|
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Sold |
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Owner of record recorded as GA Telesis Turbine Technologies, LLC. Sold to Apollo Aviation Capital Management, LLC. |
| 10/20/2004 |
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|
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Reg Cancelled |
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Omani registration formally cancelled. |
| 10/21/2004 |
|
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All white |
|
Seen |
ROW |
Seen and photographed at ROW, all white, no registration visible, faint lines on tail where Omani flag was once painted. Not yet "taped-up" for storage. |
| 11/2/2004 |
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Status |
ROW |
46076 hours, 7820 cycles. |
| 12/1/2004 |
|
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All white |
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For Sale |
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Listed as "for sale" by www.okaviation.com (OK Consultants). Asking price $8.0 million. 46000 hours on the airframe. |
| 2/7/2005 |
A4O-SP |
|
All white |
|
Seen |
ROW |
Seen, still parked, waiting for a buyer. Has been prepped and sealed for long term storage, with mylar applied to windows, pitot tubes, etc., although landing gear appears to still be exposed. Registration has been put back on plane. |
| 6/20/2005 |
A4O-SP |
|
|
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Sold |
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Sold by Apollo Aviation Capital to Mr. William Fry of San Diego, owner of Frys Electronics for the sum of "$10 and other good and valuable consideration." |
| 7/1/2005 |
|
|
|
|
Other |
ROW |
Engines were removed. Plane was left engineless. |
| 7/30/2005 |
N747FU |
|
|
|
Seen |
ROW |
Seen with new registration |
| 1/22/2006 |
N747FU |
|
Omani |
|
Seen |
ROW |
Oddly enough, the white paint has apparently been stripped off the plane. Now wearing the Omani colors again, including flag on the tail. |
| 1/25/2006 |
N747FU |
|
|
|
Seen |
ROW |
Plane still sitting engineless. Plane is still being actively maintained, with all systems being started up every week or so. No leaks. Interior is covered and appears new. |
| 1/31/2006 |
N747FU |
|
|
|
Seen |
ROW |
Seen, still all in one piece. |
| 7/11/2006 |
N747FU |
No Titles |
Basic Oman Government colours |
|
Seen |
ROW |
Parked near fence now it had markings again. |
| 9/19/2006 |
N747FU |
|
|
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Reg Changed |
ROW |
Although the registration had already been painted on the plane, it was not formally reregistered until this date. |
| 4/28/2007 |
N747FU |
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|
|
Ferried |
ROW |
Ferried ROW-TUS-SBD by an operation called CC2B, LLC, of San Jose, CA. Likely associated somehow with Frys Electronics, headquartered in San Jose. |
| 5/1/2007 |
N747FU |
No Titles |
|
|
Seen |
SBD |
Undergoing maintenance and interior work. It will also get a new paint job. |
| 10/19/2007 |
N747A |
No Titles |
|
|
Reg Changed |
SBD |
Reg may have been changed to mask true identity of aircraft while in service. |
| 10/19/2007 |
N747A |
No Titles |
White with Blue/Red cheatline |
|
Seen |
SBD |
Aircraft just out of paint shop with new N number. Interior is being refitted.
|
| 11/9/2007 |
N747FU |
|
|
|
Ferried |
KSBD |
Made approx. 90 minute test flight from KSBD to KVCV. Still using N747FU for it''s flight plan filings, even though it is wearing N747A. |
| 11/19/2007 |
N747FU |
|
White/blue |
|
Seen |
SBD |
A 747SP doing touch and gos. It is being Refurbed at the San Bernardino International Airport. (Old Norton AFB) |
| 11/19/2007 |
N747FU |
|
|
|
Flight |
SBD |
Finally delivered to its new owner! Flew from SBD to SJC |
| 11/19/2007 |
N747FU |
|
wht/blue/red |
Ballet San Jose |
Seen |
ksbd |
Aircraft is displaying registration N747FU. Has a Ballerina and Nut Cracker mural on tail. "Ballet San Jose" along fuselage in black above windows. Conducting touch & goes then flew north towards high desert. |
| 11/19/2007 |
N747FU |
|
white |
|
Seen |
KSJC |
Seen departing San Jose International at 4:18PM local, identified as a 747SP. |
| 11/19/2007 |
N747FU |
|
|
|
Seen |
|
Seen making a low pass over Santa Cruz, CA |
| 11/20/2007 |
N747FU |
Ballet San Jose |
Ballet San Jose |
|
Reg Changed |
Cleveland Hopkins Int'l. KCLE |
The registration has been changed back to N747FU. |
| 11/20/2007 |
N747FU |
|
white |
|
Seen |
SJC |
"San Jose Ballet" on the side with a picture of a ballerina touching her toe on the tail! |
| 11/21/2007 |
N747FU |
Ballet San Jose |
Ballet San Jose |
Clipper America |
Seen |
CLE |
Spotted at CLE after making its first run for new owner and in new ''Ballet'' colors. Transported Ballet San Jose to Cleveland for its annual run of ''The Nutcracker'' -- will return to SJC on Dec. 10. Plane is owned by John Fry of SJC-based Fry''s Electronics, who is also Chairman of Ballet San Jose. |
| 12/3/2007 |
N747FU |
Ballet San Jose |
white |
|
Seen |
KSJC |
It arrived from CLE at SJC at 2PM, according to FlightAware.com. I saw it parked at ACM Aviation with the Ballet San Jose markings. I saw it departing at 4PM. FlightAware.com said it went to SBD. I was surprised by its quick departure and only got photos from directly below during its climbout - not sure if you''d be interested in those.
This plane has now done the 3rd, 4th and 5th landings of a 747 at SJC. Time to stop counting I guess. It seems that the word is out that the runway rebuilds in 2000-2001 made it possible for SJC to support 747s. |
| 1/8/2008 |
N747FU |
|
|
|
Seen |
SJC |
Seen departing SJC at 0820 heading to LAS presumably carrying Fry''s Electronics employees to the CES show in Las Vegas. |
| 1/12/2008 |
N747FU |
Ballet San Jose |
|
|
Seen |
KSBD |
Outside of main hangar San Bernardino Itl Airport on an incredibly rare clear day. |
| 1/21/2008 |
N747FU |
Horta Aviation |
White/Blue |
Clipper America |
Other |
SBD |
Aircraft in for modification at BaySys West. |
| 5/16/2008 |
N747FU |
Ballet San Jose |
White Blue |
|
Seen |
SJC |
Seen Parked at ACM Aviation. Scheduled to Fly Ballet San Jose to China on 5-17-08 for six week good will tour. |
| 10/14/2008 |
N747A |
|
White |
Clipper America |
Seen |
McClellan Air Park |
Aircraft did fly-by over runway then landed. Very nice and clean! |
| 11/10/2008 |
N747A |
|
White |
|
Seen |
SAT |
N747A - w/Frys.com emblazoned on sides of aircraft - sitting at San Antonio Aviation hangers. Appears to be maintenance work in progress |
| 3/13/2009 |
N747A |
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|
Seen |
SAT |
Seen again at SAT maint hangars, has been here for several weeks, but not continuously since Nov report. Same livery with Frys.com on the side. |
| 9/3/2009 |
N747A |
no airline |
white blue and red checkline |
|
Seen |
Edinburgh |
N747A landed at Edinburgh,Scotland at 10.00am this morning.Don''t know when it will depart |
| 9/4/2009 |
N747A |
Untitled |
White Tail, Blue cheatline |
Clipper America |
Seen |
EGPH (Edinburgh Turnhouse UK) |
Seen arriving Edinburgh, Scotland 4/9/09. Thought to be staying the weekend before departing for US again. |
| 9/7/2009 |
N747A |
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Seen |
DFW |
Seen at D terminal at DFW airport. |
| 9/7/2009 |
N747A |
Clipper Express |
Whitw |
|
Seen |
DFW |
Active Charter flight into DFW, came in from a foriegn country due to it being on Terminal D, but an unknown destination. |
| 9/7/2009 |
N747A |
|
White/Stripes |
Clipper America |
Seen |
KDFW |
3 hour stopover heading west. White tail/no titles. Perfectly clean. |
| 9/11/2009 |
N747A |
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Thin blue cheat line on white, with no titles or tail colouring. |
|
Seen |
EGPH |
According to ATC, was at Edinburgh for a few days. They didn''t know whose it was or what it was doing there. It was parked at the far end of runway 12, too far for any detail to be seen. |
| 9/30/2009 |
N747A |
Frys Electronics |
|
|
Seen |
McClellan |
Plane has been hangered at the McClellan airport (KMCC) in Sacramento, CA for the last several months. |
| 6/17/2010 |
N747A |
|
White Blue |
Clipper America |
Seen |
McClellan, CA |
Has been conducting test flights, run on landings and low passes all day. |
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