An A320-231 registered as N406PR (msn 406) is making a stopover at HNL on its way back to the mainland. The Airbus is owned by Wells Fargo, and appears to be returning to them from a lease. The flight originated from CMB (Colombo, SriLanka), but was tracked from MNL (Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines), and has made stops in GUM and MAJ. It appears that the A320 is headed for storage in a US desert.
It was previously registered as 4R-ABB with SriLankan Airlines (UL/ALK), delivered under lease on July 13, 1999. The aircraft was damaged in an attack by Tamil Tiger rebels on July 24, 2001 at CMB, but was repaired and returned to service with UL. As you can see, the UL logo and titles have been whited-out, but the wingtip fence remains red, which was part of the UL livery.
*Update 03-04-09*
N406PR left this morning for VCV.
This aircraft entered the service in 1993 with airlanka; which was the previous name of UL before becomming SrilLankan Airlines. It has done the most number of cycles of all the 320 operated by UL. Some old pictures of this aircraft is available in airlines.net under name AirLanka.
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This plane is currently in Guadalajara, Mexico, in preservation,,
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