ex F-WWDL, C-GVXE, C-GJUP, PH-VAC, N711LF, D-AKNZ, A9C-BAZ, N241LF. Became UR-WRM

Although operating mainly out of Weeze/Niederrhein in Germany, V Bird was a Dutch low cost airline with their head office at Maastricht-Aachen Airport. It began operations on 23 Oct 2003 and ceased operations 8 Oct 2004. They operated three A320s and also leased a fourth from Dutchbird for a while. I did fly a return trip from Niederrhein to Copenhagen with them in Jun 2004 and, some eight months after they had started, the load factors were very poor. It was sad to see them go.

Ex-C-GJUP, C-GVXE, F-WWDL. Later N711LF, D-AKNZ, A9C-BAZ, N241lF, UR-DAI, UR-WRM. Broken up Dec/2019 at Chateauroux Deols (CHR/LFLX)

To Skyservice Dec 2001 as C-GJUP. To V Bird Airlines Sep 2003 as PH-VAC (which I flew on in Jun 2004) and to Germanwings Dec 2004 as D-AKNZ. Then it was Bahrain Air A9C-BAZ, AeroSvit Airlines UR-DAI and, from Mar 2013, Windrose Air UR-WRM. Noted as parked up (stored) Chareauroux (France) Nov 2019.

Ex-N711LF, PH-VAC, C-GJUP, C-GVXE, F-WWDL. Later A9C-BAZ, N241lF, UR-DAI, UR-WRM. Broken up 12/2019 at Chateauroux Deols

At the Air Canada base for end-of-lease inspection.

[Nikon D50 + Nikkor AF-S 18-200 VR]

Arriving at the gate after the short flight from CGN.

Germanwings to CGN on rwy 22 for departure - nicely lit-up by the evening sun few minutes prior to sunset.

Reversing on rwy 24L.