Boeing 737-200 reactivated after 3 years of storage
Boeing 737-200 HR-AVR took off from Cochabamba airport in Bolivia for a test flight after three years of storage. The aircraft had an all white livery. The date of the testflight is not exactly known. Likely February 1 or 5 , 2025.
The last flight of this aircraft was around December 2021. Before that the aircraft likely stopped commercial flight in 2018. The latest photos on various sites for planespotters are of 2018. The flights in 2021 were likely for test purposes and the keep the engines in a good state.
As the aircraft received a D-check it is very likely the aircraft will be used again for commercial flights. No information could be found on what will happen next.
HN Spotters published a video of the takeoff at their Facebook page.
At February 9 it flew from Panama to La Ceiba, Honduras. There are now two B737-200s at La Ceiba. One should start March 8 flights from Havana to Varadero continue to Santiago de Cuba International Airport (SCU)
