US-Bangla Airlines' S2-AJA

US-Bangla Airlines is returning S2-AJA (c/n 30039, l/n 701) to its lessor, AerCap. This 737-8Q8 is making its ferry flight from KUL to P08 [Coolidge Muni Airport, Coolidge, AZ], via GUM and HNL. It will go into storage at P08, and will eventually be parted out and scrapped.

30039's History:

Nov 2000: Delivered to Polynesian Airways as 5W-SAM, under lease from ILFC.

May 2003: Leased to Miami International Airlines as N734MA "Billie".

Jun 2012: Leased to TACV-Cabo Verde Airlines as D4-CBX.

May 2014: Acquired by AerCap, and the lease transferred.

Oct 2016: Leased to US-Bangla Airlines as S2-AJA.

Feb 2024: Withdrawn from service, and ferried from DAC to KUL for storage.