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Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-203)

A300-9Scrapped

RegistrationPHRP-C8881

GROperatorGrand Air

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Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-203) built in 1974. Operated for Air Siam, Air France and Grand Air. Scrapped.

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Aging · 21 years · ≈ 63,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

First flight1974

Country of registrationFilipinas

MSN9

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

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1974

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Dec 26, 1974

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WLGA.

Jul 16, 1976

Transferred to Air France

Transferred to Air France.

Feb 20, 1978

Transferred to Bavaria Germanair

Transferred to Bavaria Germanair.

Apr 1, 1979

Transferred to Hapag-Lloyd

Transferred to Hapag-Lloyd.

Dec 1, 1986

Transferred to Dan-Air London

Transferred to Dan-Air London.

Jan 15, 1990

Transferred to Air Inter

Transferred to Air Inter.

May 1, 1995

Transferred to Grand Air

Transferred to Grand Air.

Operators

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Air Siam

Registration HS-VGF

1974-12-26

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WLGA · Lessor: Toulouse

1976-07-16

Air France

Registration F-ODCY

1978-02-20

Bavaria Germanair

Registration D-AMAP

1979-04-01

Hapag-Lloyd

Registration D-AMAP

1986-12-01

Dan-Air London

Registration G-BMNB

1990-01-15

Air Inter

Registration F-GIJT

1995-05-01

Grand Air

Registration RP-C8881

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A300B4 (A300B4-203) · RP-C8881 · Grand Air}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A300-9},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
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