DC9 30 CF

This is the last aircraft in the FUEL AIRWAYS fleet.
This Douglas DC9-30 entered service in April 1966 for the American company Delta Air Lines. First registered N129L, it flew more than 18 years for the American company before being sold to a Brazilian company specialized in expedition flights in the South of the American continent.
A cargo door was installed in order to configure the aircraft as a combi and to be able to transport bulky equipment more easily.
It became the property of FEUL AIRWAYS in 1987 following the loss of the operating license of this expedition company in 1986. The Brazilian airport authorities blocked any movement of the aircraft until the outstanding airport taxes were paid.
After eight months of immobilization the plane finally reached Lunda with its new registration D2-PPL. Like the other planes of the fleet, it is in charge of supplying the diamond mines of the country. After the death of Jonas Savimbi in 2002, the PPL carried passengers again until 2003. After a very eventful career and more than 36 years in the sky, the PPL was finally retired and destroyed a few months later.