DATE | REG | AIRLINE | LIVERY | NAME | EVENT | AIRP | NOTES |
1974-07-16 | ZS-SPA | South African Airways | | | Other | | Order placed for the aircraft. |
1976-01-27 | ZS-SPA | South African Airways | | | Roll Out | PAE | New aircraft rolled out |
1976-02-17 | ZS-SPA | South African Airways | | | First Flight | | |
1976-03-23 | ZS-SPA | South African Airways | | | Delivered | CPT | World Record |
1976-05-01 | ZS-SPA | South African Airways | Original | Matroosberg | Seen | JNB | Photo |
1976-06-01 | ZS-SPA | South African Airways | Original | Matroosberg | Seen | LHR | |
1977-04-02 | ZS-SPA | South African Airways | | | Flight | CPT | Non-stop flight from LHR to CPT with Captain G. van Renen and FEO Jurg Luthi. Dep. LHR 19:10 Arr. CPT 08:20 = 13:10 Hrs |
1977-07-01 | ZS-SPA | South African Airways | Original | Matroosberg | Seen | FRA | |
1980-03-01 | ZS-SPA | South African Airways | Original | Matroosberg | Seen | | |
1980-10-13 | ZS-SPA | South African Airways | | | Other | JNB | Aircraft landed from service. |
1980-10-14 | ZS-SPA | SAA-South African Airways | | | Rolled In | JNB | Aircraft rolled into hangar for repaint into Luxair colours.
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1980-10-21 | ZS-SPA | SAA-South African Airways | | | Other | JNB | Aircraft in hangar between 14-21 october. |
1980-10-21 | ZS-SPA | SAA-South African Airways | | | Other | JNB | New technical log created: To be repainted into Luxair livery. |
1980-10-22 | LX-LTM | Luxair | Full c/s | | Seen | JNB | Aircraft seen outside hangars in full Luxair colours.
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1980-10-22 | LX-LTM | Luxair | | | Other | JNB | Quickly rolled in hangar again after exposure in British press. |
1980-10-29 | ZS-SPA | No Titles | Basic Luxair colours | | Other | JNB | Departed as Luxair 184 |
1980-11-01 | ZS-SPA | Luxair | | | Leased | | |
1981-01-01 | ZS-SPA | SAA-South African Airways | | | Returned | | |
1981-03-14 | ZS-SPA | No Titles | Basic Luxair c/s | | Seen | ZRH | |
1981-03-21 | ZS-SPA | No Titles | Basic Luxair c/s | | Seen | ZRH | Photo |
1981-04-15 | ZS-SPA | | | | Other | JNB | Rolled into hangar for repaint into: SAA titles, luxair fuselage. |
1981-05-30 | ZS-SPA | SAA-South African Airways | Basic Luxair c/s | | Seen | ZRH | |
1981-06-01 | ZS-SPA | SAA-South African Airways | Basic Luxair c/s | | Seen | ZRH | Photo |
1981-06-12 | ZS-SPA | SAA-South African Airways | Basic Luxair c/s | | Seen | ZRH | |
1981-09-09 | ZS-SPA | SAA-South African Airways | Old, old flag | Matroosberg | Seen | JNB | Photo |
1984-01-04 | ZS-SPA | SAA-South African Airways | Old, old flag. 50 Years sticker | Matroosberg | Seen | ZRH | |
1984-06-01 | ZS-SPA | SAA-South African Airways | Old, 50 Years sticker | Matroosberg | Seen | JNB | Photo |
1987-02-16 | ZS-SPA | SAA-South African Airways | | | Rolled In | JNB | Rolled into hangar for repaint into: Air Mauritius 3B-NAJ |
1987-04-01 | 3B-NAJ | Air Mauritius | | Chateau Mon Plaisir | Leased | | |
1987-04-12 | 3B-NAJ | Air Mauritius | | Chateau Mon Plaisir | Seen | LHR | |
1989-04-01 | 3B-NAJ | Air Mauritius | | Chateau Mon Plaisir | Seen | ZRH | Photo |
1994-05-31 | ZS-SPA | SAA-South African Airways | | | Returned | | |
1995-01-23 | ZS-SPA | | | | Other | JNB | Rolled into hangar for repaint into: Alliance |
1995-04-01 | ZS-SPA | Alliance | Original colours | | Seen | JNB | Photo |
1995-05-01 | ZS-SPA | Alliance | | | Leased | | Wetleased. |
1995-07-03 | ZS-SPA | Alliance | Original livery | | Seen | LHR | Operating first flight for Alliance |
1995-10-01 | ZS-SPA | Alliance | Original livery, Three flags added | | Seen | LHR | Photo |
1997-06-23 | ZS-SPA | Alliance | Original livery, 3 Flags | | Seen | CDG | See Photo |
1997-10-31 | ZS-SPA | Alliance | | | Status | | 63325 hours, 13090 cycles. |
1998-02-01 | ZS-SPA | Alliance Air | New colours. New lions head, 4 flags and white engines | | Seen | JNB | Photo |
1998-03-04 | ZS-SPA | Alliance Air | | | Incident | LHR | Ground handling vehicle reversed into nbr 4 engine.
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1999-01-01 | ZS-SPA | Alliance Air | Four flags and new tail design | | Other | | New airline name |
1999-09-20 | ZS-SPA | Alliance Air | Four flags and new tail design | | Seen | JNB | |
2000-01-01 | ZS-SPA | South African Airways | | | Returned | | |
2000-01-01 | ZS-SPA | South African Airways | | | Other | JNB | Stored |
2000-02-01 | ZS-SPA | South African | New livery (Last livery) | | Seen | JNB | Photo |
2000-04-14 | ZS-SPA | South African | New Last livery | | Seen | PER | |
2000-06-01 | ZS-SPA | South African | New Last livery | | Seen | CDG | Departure from CDG.
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2002-04-01 | ZS-SPA | South African | | | Retired | JNB | Slated for scrap. |
2002-09-12 | ZS-SPA | South African | New Last livery | | Seen | JNB | Seen in SAA maintenance with parts removed. No engines.
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2002-10-17 | ZS-SPA | South African | | | Seen | JNB | Seen being cut up. Nose removed, body cut behind wings, still wearing titles
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2002-10-17 | ZS-SPA | South African | | | Scrapped | JNB | Scrapped over the course of two days, October 17-18, 2002 |