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Airbus A320-200 (A320-214)

A320-1777Stored

RegistrationBMVQ-BCZ

OperatorUral Airlines

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) built in 2002 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for Air 2000, First Choice Airways, Thomson Airways and Ural Airlines. Currently in storage.

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Nearly new · 10 years · ≈ 33,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× CFMI CFM56-5B4/P

PropulsionJet

Seats162 (C12 · Y150)

First flight2002

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationBermudas

OwnerUral Airlines

MSN1777

Hex / ICAO 24-bit424928

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

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 Manchester, Greater Manchester it could fly non-stop as far as:

ORDChicago6,140 km DXBDubai5,656 km YYZToronto5,511 km DOHDoha5,410 km JFKNew York5,362 km

Beyond its rangeATLAtlanta6,581 km

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

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Seating layout

12Business

150Economy

162 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2003–2008First Choice Airways airline base

Base

MANManchester, Greater Manchester

2008–2009Thomson Airways network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

MANManchester, Greater Manchester LGWLondon

Main destinations

PMIPalma de Mallorca BHXBirmingham, West Midlands TFSTenerife ACESan Bartolomé EMANottingham, Leicestershire NBEEnfidha GLAGlasgow NCLNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear DLMDalaman AYTAntalya

2009–2012Ural Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

DMEMoscow SVXYekaterinburg

Main destinations

DYUDushanbe KRRKrasnodar LBDKhujand CEKChelyabinsk GOJNizhny Novgorod KUFSamara LEDSt. Petersburg TASTashkent DWCDubai(Jebel Ali)OVBNovosibirsk

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2002

Built

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

May 27, 2002

Delivered to Air 2000

Delivered to Air 2000 as G-OOAW.

Oct 7, 2003

Transferred to First Choice Airways

Transferred to First Choice Airways.

Mar 11, 2008

Re-registered

Changed from G-OOAW to G-OOPW (still with First Choice Airways).

Nov 1, 2008

Transferred to Thomson Airways

Transferred to Thomson Airways.

May 2009

Placed in storage

In May 2009, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration G-OOPW), operated by Thomson Airways, was placed in storage. Source: Thomson Airways.

Source: Thomson Airways

Jun 6, 2009

Transferred to Ural Airlines

Transferred to Ural Airlines.

Apr 13, 2012

Incident at Ekaterinburg

On April 13, 2012, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VQ-BCZ), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Ekaterinburg. Source: Ural.

Source: Ural

Operators

2002-05-27

Air 2000

Registration G-OOAW · Lessor: ILFC

2003-10-07

First Choice Airways

Registration G-OOAW

2008-03-11

First Choice Airways

Registration G-OOPW

2008-11-01

Thomson Airways

Registration G-OOPW

2009-06-06

Ural Airlines

Registration VQ-BCZ · Lessor: AerCap

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · VQ-BCZ · Ural Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-16},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-1777},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-1777}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}

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