History of Nordrhein Flug

(TOP)
Airline - Nordrhein Flug
Aircraft - Boeing 727-200 | D-ANBB
Delivered to TransGermania, 1967
Sold to Nordrhein Flug, 1972
Sold to Atlantic Charter, 1991
Stored at Bruntingthorpe, 2003
Scrapped at Bruntingthorpe, 2004
Livery - Standard 1972-1993
Country - Germany

(MIDDLE)
Airline - Nordrhein Flug
Aircraft - Airbus A320-111 | D-ANTA
Delivered to Nordrhein Flug, 1988
Stored at Toulouse, 1999
Scrapped at Toulouse, 2000
Livery - Standard 1993-2005
Country - Germany

(MIDDLE)
Airline - Nordrhein Flug
Aircraft - Airbus A320-214 | D-ANSO
Delivered to Nordrhein Flug, 2007
Sold to European Germany, 2015
Transferred to European Netherlands, 2017
Livery - Standard 2005-2015
Country - Germany

Nordrhein Flug was founded in 1972 in Dusseldorf, operating a fleet of 727s on holiday and charter flights within Europe. Despite the addition of A300B4s in 1977 (most of which were soon sold), the airline's fleet remained based on the 727-200. In the late 1980s, a fleet renewal program saw the introduction of the A320-100 and later the A320-200. D-ANTA is shown here wearing the 1993 livery, which was widely criticized for being too simple and overly different from the airline's previous livery, but stayed in use until 2005. Pictured wearing the new 2005 livery is an A320-214 delivered in 2007. The new brand was more modern, featuring bright colors and an updated titling style. It was part of Nordhrein Flug's efforts to reimagine itself as a German low cost carrier, and remained in use until the airline was purchased by European's German division. D-ANSO was one of the aircraft later transfered to the Dutch division.