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TV Series (2010-2011)

Starring:
Nick Popovich
Ken Cage
Mike Kennedy
Kevin Lacey

Airplane Repo men chase luxury planes for big dollars, but are the rewards worth the risk?

Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 601-3A

Registration N600NP, c/n 3002 built in 1983. Aircraft used by Popovich's crew to travel to repo sites. Operated out of Gary/Chicago International Airport.
Appears in each episode.

Episode 1 Best in the Business

Boeing 737-7BC(BBJ)

Either N835BA or N836BA, one of Boeing's own BBJs at Gary/Chicago International Airport.

Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia

Former SkyWest livery, probably now operating as a cargo aircraft. At Gary/Chicago International Airport.

Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300

Registration N300BC, c/n 20067 built in 2005. At Gary/Chicago International Airport.

North American-Rockwell Sabreliner

Beechcraft Premier I & IAI Westwind

Gulfstream G200

Subject of the first repo. First found parked at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, then finally collected at Palm Beach International Airport.

Douglas DC-7B & Douglas DC-6A Liftmaster & Douglas C-54E Skymaster

A series of classic Douglas aircraft at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport.
Closest to farthest: DC-7B registration N836D, c/n 45345 built in 1957. Wearing an Eastern Air Lines livery.
DC-6A registration N70BF, c/n 43720 built in 1953.
C-54E registration N460WA, c/n 27359 built in 1945.

Douglas DC-3C-S1C3G

Registration YV-1854, c/n 6135 built in 1942. At Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport.

Another DC-3.

Various Aircraft

View of the ramp at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. Left to right: Cessna 172 Skyhawk, Douglas DC-3, Beechcraft Model 18, Grumman HU-16 Albatross.

Cessna 750 Citation X

At Palm Beach International Airport.

Learjet 31A

Subject of the second repo. Found at Witham Field in Stuart, Florida.

Two different 31s seemed to be used interchangeably during filming. The actual repo aircraft seems to be registration N215TT, c/n 076 built in 1993.
Cessna 500 Citation I in the background of this shot.

A second with a different paint scheme is also shown.

Beechcraft King Air

Episode 2: Not Ready to Fly

Airbus A320-212

Registration TC-FBY or N754US, c/n 283 built in 1991. Formerly operated by Freebird Airlines in Turkey, this Airbus was repossessed by Popovich and had its logo removed, though it still retains the base Freebird livery.

Bombardier CL-600 Challenger

British Aerospace BAe 125

Boeing 737-3L9

Registration N103VR, c/n 25360/2140 built in 1991. Formerly PP-SOU of VASP, this Boeing was presumably repossessed by Popovich and has been parted out. Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Dassault Falcon 10

Hawker 600

Subject of the episode's first repo. Located at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE/KFXE).

Fairchild-Swearingen Merlin

Beechcraft Premier I

Subject of the episode's second repo. Narration states that it was located at a "small Pennsylvania airport", most likely Lancaster Airport (LNS/KLNS).

Cessna 425

British Aerospace BAe 125-700B

Registration N700NP, c/n NA0345 built in 1983. Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Cessna 402C

At Lancaster Airport (LNS/KLNS).

Cirrus SR22

At Lancaster Airport (LNS/KLNS).

Episode 3 International Situation

Airbus A320-212

The episode centers around the repossession of two A320s from Greek airline Hellas Jet.

Registration SX-BVL, c/n 087 built in 1989 was first located at Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR/LFLX).

Registration SX-BVK, c/n 088 built in 1989 was first located at Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST/LTBA).

Both were initially flown to Santa Maria Airport (SMA/LPAZ) in the Azores.

From there, they were flown to Bangor International Airport (BGR/KBGR) in Maine, and then finally to Gary International Airport (GYY(KGYY).

Boeing 737-8AS & Boeing 737-7GL

Airliners stored at Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR/LFLX).
Atlant-Soyuz had several 737s stored at Châteauroux (VQ-BDU, VQ-BDV, VQ-BBS).
SkyEurope 737 registration OM-NGP, c/n 34760/2352 built in 2007.

Airbus A320-232 & Boeing 747-283B(SF)

Airliners stored at Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR/LFLX).
In the foreground, to the left of the man, A320 registration D-ANNJ, c/n 1896 built in 2002. To the right of the man, A320 registration D-ANNH, c/n 1823 built in 2002.
Behind the two A320s, 747 registration SX-FIN, c/n 21575/358 built in 1979.

Registration N103VR, c/n 25360/2140 built in 1991. Formerly PP-SOU of VASP, this Boeing was presumably repossessed by Popovich and has been parted out at Gary International Airport (GYY(KGYY). Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

Unidentified Aircraft

At Santa Maria Airport (SMA/LPAZ).

Bombardier Dash 8-Q400