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First flight: October 9, 1992...

22/10/1992 TACA N373TA 28/05/1998 Color Air G-COLB 22/11/1999 ILFC N161LF 21/04/2000 Heliopolis Airlines SU-ZCE 17/05/2000 ILFC N221LF 10/07/2000 Mediterranean Airlines SU-MBA 23/06/2001 Heliopolis Airlines SU-ZCF 22/07/2001 Flash Airlines SU-ZCF

This aircraft crashed into the Red Sea after take off from Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, on January 3, 2004 killing all 142 passengers, many of them French tourists, and all 6 crew members. Flight 604 - destination Paris Charles de Gaulle - has the highest death toll of any aviation accident in Egypt, and the highest death toll of any accident involving a Boeing 737-300.

In 2002 Swiss aviation authorities performed a surprise inspection on SU-ZCF, a Flash Airlines Boeing 737-300. They discovered missing pilot oxygen masks, a lack of oxygen tanks, and inoperable cockpit instruments. The Swiss grounded the aircraft until Flash repaired the plane. Several days later Switzerland banned Flash. In addition, Poland banned Flash. Tour operators in Norway ceased contracting with Flash. The crash of Flight 604 led to an investigation that exposed poor safety measures and helped lead to the folding of Flash.
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