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Excuse me sir, is this your Boeing 727??

Vietnamese aviation authorities still haven’t been able to find out who is the owner of a Boeing 727-200 that has been left at the Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport after several months of searching. The aircraft, which bears a strange name “Air Dream", has been parked at Noi Bai Airport for over six months. The aircraft flew several times after arriving at the airfield, transporting passengers from Siem Reap (Cambodia) to Hanoi and vice versa, but since then has been left idle at the airfield. Neither the crew nor owner can be found.

Though the aircraft has a Cambodian flag on its fuselage, nobody has any information about an airline named Air Dream in Cambodia. There is also no information about Air Dream on the website of the International Aviation Transport Association (IATA) nor the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

According to officials of Noi Bai Airport, this aircraft had a breakdown in late 2007. Representatives of some airlines say that perhaps the owner abandoned this aircraft in order to not have to pay parking fees, which are quite high. They say this is the most mysterious case that they have seen though.

Photo: The aircraft in question (XU-RJK msn 20989) is an ex-American Airlines aircraft that would ultimately see service with Jatayu Airlines. (Photo Copyright nguyenphuong - Vietnam Air Spotters)