last update: August 10, 2008

 

 

G-BIKU

23399/0078

 
Roll out 24/09/1985

 

First flight 23/10/1985
Type 236 (SF)
Engines Rolls Royce RB211-535C
Selcal BG-MQ
Configuration Special Freighter
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Registration

Remarks
07/11/1985 G-BIKU del British Airways; named "Inverary Castle".
08/11/1985 G-BIKU arr London/Heathrow as BA9695P.
13/11/1985 G-BIKU first service: London/Heathrow-Milan/Linate.
---/---/199- G-BIKU at London/Heathrow with extra "The World's biggest offer"titles.
23/09/1994 G-BIKU at Hamburg with extra "Fly new Club Europe" titles.
09/09/1998 G-BIKU after completion of pushback at London/Heathrow, the tug driver raised the cab of his tug before ensuring that is was clear of the aircraft; the cab struck the aircraft fuselage causing minor damage to the skin of the forward electrical bay.
30/06/1999 G-BIKU at Rotterdam with "One World"sticker near front door.
27/10/2001 G-BIKU last service: Lisbon-London/Heathrow as BA499 (TT: 33.015 hours; 24.499 cycles).
01/12/2001 G-BIKU ferried London/Heathrow-Mobile.
06/12/2001 G-BIKU rgd to Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Ltd., Basingstoke.
26/09/2002 G-BIKU arr East Midlands as DHK009 from Mobile after conversion (red & white c/s).
02/10/2002 G-BIKU rgd to DHL Air Ltd., Diegem.
02/10/2002 G-BIKU ferried East Midlands-Brussels as BCS827.