US-Bangla Airlines' S2-AJB

US-Bangla Airlines is returning S2-AJB (c/n 28251, l/n 1200) to its lessor, AerCap. This 737-8Q8 is making its ferry flight from SZB to GWO, via GUM, JRF, and TUS. It will make a stop at JRF tonight, and leave in the pre-dawn hours for TUS. It's been noted that this 737 will be parted and scrapped at GWO.

28251's History:

Sep 2002: Delivered to Shanghai Airlines as B-2686, under lease from ILFC.

Jan 2010: Painted in the current livery.

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

Nov 2016: Leased to US-Bangla Airlines as S2-AJB.

Sep 2022: Ferried to HYD for storage for 11 months.

Dec 2023: Withdrawn from service, and stored at DAC.