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Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-203)

A300-153Written off

RegistrationTRTC-ALP

AIOperatorAir Alfa

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Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-203) built in 1981. Operated for Eastern Air Lines, VIASA, Continental Air Lines and Air Alfa.

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Young · 14 years · ≈ 42,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

First flight1981

Country of registrationTurquía

MSN153

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A300

Figures for the A300-600R variant, the most representative of the family · it is 52% the length of a football pitch

Length54.1 m177 ft

Wingspan44.8 m147 ft

Height16.7 m55 ft

Range7,501 km4,050 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,200 m40,026 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight171,700 kg378,533 lb

Maximum payload82,895 kg182,752 lbIts 266 passengers with baggage would weigh about 26.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity266 passengersUp to 361 in a high-density layout

Endurance9 h 04 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1972 (54 years ago) · About 561 units built · Production ended in 2007

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1981

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Jun 30, 1981

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-GBNQ.

Oct 15, 1981

Transferred to Eastern Air Lines

Transferred to Eastern Air Lines.

Jul 1, 1989

Transferred to VIASA

Transferred to VIASA.

Apr 1, 1991

Transferred to Continental Air Lines

Transferred to Continental Air Lines.

Apr 1, 1992

Re-registered

Changed from N222EA to N14968 (still with Continental Air Lines).

Apr 8, 1995

Transferred to Air Alfa

Transferred to Air Alfa.

Operators

1981-06-30

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-GBNQ · Lessor: Toulouse

1981-10-15

Eastern Air Lines

Registration N222EA

1989-07-01

VIASA

Registration N222EA

1991-04-01

Continental Air Lines

Registration N222EA

1992-04-01

Continental Air Lines

Registration N14968

1995-04-08

Air Alfa

Registration TC-ALP

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-203) · TC-ALP · Air Alfa}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A300-153},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
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