GIRjet
Photos © R.Leeuw
GirJet intended to expand into the cargo business and aimed to acquire 2 747-200F's from Martinair (PHMCE & PHMCF). Flightcrew trained on Martinair's routenet. And indeed PHMCE was purchased and reregistered EC-KEP.
Unfortunately GIRjet overextended itself with this move and acquisition of PHMCF was cancelled. GIRjet went into bankruptcy.
EC-KEP was reregistered N652AP (AWAS) and is seen here stored in the Arizona desert: Goodyear Airpark, Phoenix (19May08). During 2009 this 747-200 was registered to a new startup in Pakistan, Rayyan Air, with tailnumber AP-BIB.
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