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Airbus A320-200 (A320-233)

A320-1300Stored

RegistrationIREP-AJI

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

MEOperatorMeraj Airlines

5operators

1incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-233) built in 2000 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for TACA, Universal Airlines and Meraj Airlines. Currently in storage.

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Old · 26 years · ≈ 85,800 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× IAE V2527E-A5

PropulsionJet

First flight2000

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationIrán

OwnerMeraj Airlines

MSN1300

Hex / ICAO 24-bit730549

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N461TA · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Airbus A320

Figures for the A320-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length37.6 m123 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height11.8 m39 ft

Range6,204 km3,350 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,131 m39,800 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight78,000 kg171,960 lb

Maximum payload35,400 kg78,044 lbIts 150 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity150 passengersUp to 195 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,204 km range, from Cairo it could fly non-stop as far as:

DELNew Delhi4,403 km BOMMumbai4,342 km LOSLagos3,930 km LHRLondon3,533 km MADMadrid3,351 km

Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg6,264 km

The type first flew in 1987 (39 years ago) · About 7,000 units built · Still in production

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

2008–2014Air Memphis airline base

Base

CAICairo

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2000

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.

Aug 11, 2000

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWBP.

Dec 1, 2000

Transferred to TACA

Transferred to TACA.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the A320 233 aircraft (registration N461TA), operated by TACA, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Jun 1, 2005

Transferred to Universal Airlines

Transferred to Universal Airlines.

Aug 31, 2005

Transferred to TACA

Transferred to TACA.

Aug 31, 2005

Transferred to TACA International Airlines

Transferred to TACA International Airlines.

Oct 28, 2008

Transferred to Air Memphis

Transferred to Air Memphis.

Mar 9, 2014

Transferred to Meraj Airlines

Transferred to Meraj Airlines.

Sep 16, 2020

Incident at Tehran

On September 16, 2020, the Airbus A320 233 aircraft (registration EP-AJI), operated by Meraj, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: Meraj.

Source: Meraj

Dec 2023

Placed in storage

In December 2023, the Airbus A320-233 aircraft (registration EP-AJI), operated by Meraj Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Meraj Airlines.

Source: Meraj Airlines

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the A320 233 aircraft (registration EP-AJI), operated by Meraj Airlines, was in the news. Source: Meraj Airlines.

What happened

In late February 2026, a sharp escalation of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States — with strikes on facilities inside Iranian territory and Iranian missile retaliation towards the Persian Gulf — led to the simultaneous closure of the airspace of at least eight countries on 28 February (Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The main Gulf airlines suspended or diverted their flights for several days — about 24% of Middle East operations were cancelled that day — and the restrictions were not fully lifted in the Emirates until 3 May 2026. Source: Meraj Airlines.

Source: Meraj Airlines

Operators

2000-08-11

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWBP · Lessor: Toulouse

2000-12-01

TACA

Registration N461TA

2005-06-01

Universal Airlines

Registration N461TA

2005-08-31

TACA

Registration N461TA

2005-08-31

TACA International Airlines

Registration N461TA

2008-10-28

Air Memphis

Registration SU-PBH

2014-03-09

Meraj Airlines

Registration EP-AJI · Lessor: Pk Airfinance

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  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-233) · EP-AJI · Meraj Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-16},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-1300},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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