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Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-203)

A300-53Scrapped

RegistrationUSN501TR

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

SKOperatorSky Lease Cargo

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Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-203) built in 1977. Operated for Lufthansa, Air Algérie and Sky Lease Cargo. Scrapped.

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Old · 35 years · ≈ 105,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

First flight1977

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN53

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA63F60

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

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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Aircraft chronology

1977

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Aug 16, 1977

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WZEE.

Sep 29, 1977

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Mar 16, 1981

Transferred to Air Algérie

Transferred to Air Algérie.

Jan 1, 1985

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Sep 21, 1987

Transferred to VIASA

Transferred to VIASA.

Nov 1, 1996

Transferred to Pan American Airways

Transferred to Pan American Airways.

Apr 1, 2000

Transferred to Tradewinds Airlines

Transferred to Tradewinds Airlines.

Sep 7, 2000

Re-registered

Changed from N6254X to N501TR (still with Tradewinds Airlines).

May 9, 2012

Transferred to Sky Lease Cargo

Transferred to Sky Lease Cargo.

Operators

1977-08-16

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WZEE · Lessor: Toulouse

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Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WUAT · Lessor: Toulouse

1977-09-29

Lufthansa

Registration D-AIBA

1981-03-16

Air Algérie

Registration D-AIBA · Lessor: Lufthansa

1985-01-01

Lufthansa

Registration D-AIBA

1987-09-21

VIASA

Registration YV-160C · Lessor: GPA

1993-10-15

VIASA

Registration YV-160C · Lessor: GPA

1994-02-01

VIASA

Registration YV-160C · Lessor: GPA

1996-11-01

Pan American Airways

Registration N6254X

2000-04-01

Tradewinds Airlines

Registration N6254X

2000-09-07

Tradewinds Airlines

Registration N501TR

2009-10-07

Tradewinds Airlines

Registration N501TR · Lessor: Transcarga International Airways

2010-07-30

Tradewinds Airlines

Registration N501TR · Lessor: MTA - Master Top Airlines

2012-05-09

Sky Lease Cargo

Registration N501TR

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  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
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