213 - F-BTSD
| Current registration | F-BTSD |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer's Serial Number | 100 -013 |
| Production Variant Number | 101 |
| Maiden Flight | 26th June 1978 : Toulouse, France |
| Air France Initial Delivery | 18th September 1978 (as lease) |
| Registration and Ownership history |
First Registered as F-WJAM to Aerospatiale 14th September 1978 aircraft re-registered as F-BTSD by Aerospatiale 18th September 1978 aircraft leased to Air France 12th January 1979 aircraft re-registered as N94SD by Air France / Braniff Airways 12th March 1979 aircraft re-registered as F-BTSD and returned to Aerospatiale 9th May 1980 aircraft leased to Air France 23rd October 1980 aircraft was purchased by Air France |
| Final Passenger Flight | May 31st 2003 : AF001 : New York JFK - Paris Charles De Gaulle |
| Final Flight | June 14th 2003 : AF380Y: Paris CDG- Paris Le Bourget |
| Total Hours Flown | 12,974 Hrs |
| Total Landings | 5,135 |
| Supersonic Cycles | 3,672 |
| Current Useage | Retired from service to Le Bourget Air and Space museum, Paris, France |
Notes
F-BTSD holds the world records for fastest flights around the world in both directions:
- Westbound RTW: 12-13 October 1992: 32 hours 49 minutes 03 seconds
Lisbon-Santo Domingo-Acapulco-Honolulu-Guam-Bangkok-Bahrain-Lisbon - Eastbound RTW: 15-16 August 1995: 31 hours 27 minutes 49 seconds
New York/JFK-Toulouse-Dubai-Bangkok-Guam (Andersen AFB)-Honolulu-Acapulco-New York/JFK
The Eastbound (1995) record is the current GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS official world record.
In April 1996 F-BTSD was painted in a Special Pespi livery when Pepsi Cola undertook a major $500 million US re-branding project.