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Avro RJ70 · VT-MDL · MDLR Airlines

Avro RJ70 illustration in MDLR Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Avro RJ70

BAE146-1229Scrapped
RegistrationINVT-MDL
OperatorMDLR Airlines
2operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Avro RJ70 built in 1992. Operated for Turkish Airlines and MDLR Airlines. Scrapped.

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Young · 15 years · ≈ 30,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBAE Systems
Engines4× 4 x LY LF507-1F
First flight1992
Country of registrationIndia
MSN1229
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · BAe 146 / Avro RJ

Figures for the BAe 146-300 variant, the most representative of the family

Length31.0 m102 ft
Wingspan26.3 m86 ft
Height8.6 m28 ft
Range3,340 km1,803 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed743 km/h401 ktMach 0.70
Service ceiling9,450 m31,004 ftIt flies above Everest (1.1 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight45,132 kg99,499 lb
Maximum payload19,492 kg42,972 lbIts 100 passengers with baggage would weigh about 10.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity100 passengersUp to 112 in a high-density layout
Endurance4 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 3,340 km range, from Istanbul it could fly non-stop as far as:

DXBDubai3,030 kmDOHDoha2,757 kmMADMadrid2,701 kmLHRLondon2,487 kmCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)2,212 km
Beyond its rangeDELNew Delhi4,567 km

The type first flew in 1981 (45 years ago) · About 387 units built · Production ended in 2001

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.

The full story of the BAe 146 / Avro RJ Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1996–2007Turkish Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
ISTIstanbul
Main destinations
SAWPendik, IstanbulESBAnkaraAYTAntalyaADBGaziemirICNSeoulADASeyhanBGWBaghdadBJVBodrumBRUZaventemHAMHamburgVKOMoscow
since 2007MDLR Airlines airline base
Base
DELNew Delhi

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1992
Built
Assembled by the manufacturer.
Jul 23, 1992
Delivered to Bae Systems
Delivered to Bae Systems as VH-NJT.
Jun 28, 1996
Transferred to Turkish Airlines
Transferred to Turkish Airlines.
Feb 28, 2007
Transferred to MDLR Airlines
Transferred to MDLR Airlines.

Operators

1992-07-23
Bae Systems
Registration VH-NJT
1996-06-28
Turkish Airlines
Registration TC-THI
2007-02-28
MDLR Airlines
Registration VT-MDL

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
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Wikipedia

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