IBERIA
The huge passenger number increase of the 1960s forced Iberia to order a pair of Boeing 747-100, which were later replaced by aircraft of the -200 series and supplemented by Douglas trijets in 1973, which formed the main long-haul fleet. As a long-time Douglas costumer, Iberia also already operated DC-8s and DC-9s. The new DC-jet was mainly used on the routes to the Americas, Africa and the Middle East. Iberia was the first airline to loose a DC-10-30 in a crash as EC-CBN was lost less than a year after its delivery on approach to Boston, killing a passenger. The final delivery on June 23rd 1980 brought the fleet to eight aircraft at that moment, although the all-time fleet includes twelve DC-10s as a result of leases and the integration of three ex-VIASA aircraft in 1998. Iberia finally phased out its DC-10 fleet in 2000 and replaced it with A340-300, while the A320 is becoming the backbone of the short-haul fleet, supplementing the 757. MD-80, A300 and 747-200 aircraft are also operated, but these will also leave the fleet soon. Although Iberia lost a DC-10 very early, Iberia was one of the most profilic DC-10 operators of the world and a good example how DC-10s were used on a worldwide network.
Registration | Aircraft | Fleetnr./Name | Operated from - to | Where is it now? |
EC-CBN | 46925/ 87 | Costa Brava | 20.03.1973 - 17.12.1973 | WRITTEN OFF |
EC-CBO | 46926/ 99 | Costa del Sol | 19.03.1973 - 11.1996 | SCRAPPED |
EC-CBP | 46927/ 100 | Costa Dorada | 29.05.1973 - ???? | -stored- |
EC-CEZ | 47980/ 150 | Costa de Azahar | 19.05.1974 - 28.11.2000 | -stored- |
EC-CLB | 47981/ 186 | Costa Blanca | 24.11.1975 - 12.1996 | -stored- |
EC-CSJ | 46922/ 221 | Costa de la Luz | 23.02.1976 - 04.1996 | World Airways |
EC-CSK EC-GNG | 46953/ 225 | Cornisa Cantabrica | 14.05.1976 - 31.03.1994 and 01.1997 - 09.10.2000 | -stored- |
EC-DEA | 47982/ 279 | Rias Gallegas | 14.05.1979 - 04.2000 | SCRAPPED |
EC-DHZ | 47834/ 324 | 23.06.1980 - 27.11.2000 | Cielos del Perú | |
EC-GTB | 46556/ 146 | ???? - 09.1998 and 1999 - 05.2000 | SCRAPPED | |
EC-GTC | 46972/ 276 | 08.1998 - 09.1998 | SCRAPPED | |
EC-GTD | 46982/ 290 | 08.1998 - 09.1998 and ???? - 27.11.2000 | -stored- | |
OO-LRM | 46998/ 267 | ???? - 03.1998 | Arrow Air |
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