Nordwind Airlines (N4, Moscow Sheremetyevo) has phased out all but one of their fleet of B757-200s with five of the aircraft having been ferried to IATA!QLA late last month. As it stands, the Russian carrier is left with just VQ-BTO (msn 30338).
The Phuket News says that in mid-December, two of the airline's jets were impounded in Phuket, Thailand, by their lessor over the non-payment of leasing dues.
Nordwind Airlines was founded in August 2008 by the Russian and Turkish subsidiaries of the Pegas Touristik tour firm. It operates nine A320 Family aircraft, four B737-800s, three B777-200(ER)s, and eleven B767-300(ER)s (of which six are on lease out to Pegas Fly (Orenburg)).
