Five Air-Berlin-Jets and their history

With the From of Air Berlin, at a stroke, dozens of planes were unemployed. Many of them fly now and again for new airlines. A look at five special flyer.

136 aircraft strong, the fleet of Air Berlin in the autumn of 2016. At that time, the airline has just announced to shrink radically. and finally from the eternal crisis. It came to be known to be different.

The former German number two no longer exists. But what happened to your aircraft? Today you will fly, scattered in all over the world for new owners. aeroTELEGRAPH has picked out five special copies and looked to see what had become of you.

D-ABNW: The last

According to her, it was all over. Late in the evening of 27. October 2017 launched the D-ABNW in Munich. At 2345, the Airbus A320 Air Berlin landing in Berlin-Tegel. He had completed under the flight number AB6210 the last flight of the flight line. The next day he was transferred from the leasing company Gecas to Schönefeld.

Image: Felix Stoffels & stories

The aircraft was then approximately three months of unemployment. Since the end of January it will fly again. It now bears the registration number HB-JJM and transported passengers of the Swiss holiday flyer Edelweiss to holiday destinations. Also a baptismal name got the Air-Berlin-circuit plane at the new place. It is now called "Brienzer Rothorn".

Image: Edelweiss Air

D-ABXA: The Spectacular

A few days before the final end, Air Berlin took on the long haul flights. 16. October) at 8:07 PM flight AB7001 landed from Miami in Düsseldorf. The Pilot of the Airbus A330 flew before, but only once low over the runway and then a left turn over the airport. The maneuver caused a worldwide sensation – but was logged in correctly and has been carried out.

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