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Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-203) · N161GE · British Aerospace

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Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-203)

A300-161Scrapped
RegistrationUSN161GE
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OperatorBritish Aerospace
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Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-203). Operated for Eastern Air Lines, Sultan Air and TransAer International Airlines. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
MSN161
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

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

With its 7,501 km range, from Dublin it could fly non-stop as far as:

SEASeattle7,283 kmDFWDallas-Fort Worth7,180 kmDELNew Delhi7,073 kmHAVHavana7,069 kmMIAMiami6,693 km
Beyond its rangeCUNCancún7,531 km

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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1997–2001TransAer International Airlines airline base
Base
DUBDublin

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Dec 4, 1981
Delivered to Eastern Air Lines
Delivered to Eastern Air Lines as N226EA.
Dec 1, 1992
Transferred to Sultan Air
Transferred to Sultan Air.
Mar 13, 1997
Transferred to TransAer International Airlines
Transferred to TransAer International Airlines.
Jun 21, 2001
Transferred to British Aerospace
Transferred to British Aerospace.

Operators

1981-12-04
Eastern Air Lines
Registration N226EA
1992-12-01
Sultan Air
Registration TC-JUV · Lessor: GECAS
1997-03-13
TransAer International Airlines
Registration EI-TLK · Lessor: GECAS
1998-12-01
TransAer International Airlines
Registration EI-TLK · Lessor: GECAS
1999-02-21
TransAer International Airlines
Registration EI-TLK · Lessor: GECAS
1999-02-23
TransAer International Airlines
Registration EI-TLK · Lessor: GECAS
1999-04-25
TransAer International Airlines
Registration EI-TLK · Lessor: GECAS
1999-06-15
TransAer International Airlines
Registration EI-TLK · Lessor: GECAS
1999-10-01
TransAer International Airlines
Registration EI-TLK · Lessor: GECAS
2000-02-01
TransAer International Airlines
Registration EI-TLK · Lessor: GECAS
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TransAer International Airlines
Registration EI-TLK · Lessor: GECAS
2001-06-21
British Aerospace
Registration N161GE · Lessor: GECAS

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