Excel Airways

Excel Airways

IATA JN | ICAO XLA | Callsign EXPO

Full Name | Excel Airways Limited

Country | United Kingdom

Founded | 18 Oct 1994

Started Operations | 29 Dec 2000

Ceased operations | 23 Nov 2006 XL Airways (JN / XLA)

Predecessors | Air Atlanta Europe (5A / EUK) Sabre Airways (JN / SBE)

Group / Part of | XL Leisure Group

Headquarters | Crawley

Main Hub | London Gatwick (LGW / EGKK)

Bases | Manchester (MAN / EGCC)

Official Site | excelairways.com

Last updated on Jul 31, 2026

Fleet Matrix

Aircraft Type | Current | Future 2 | Historic | Avg. Age | Total

Aircraft Type | In Service | Parked | Total | Future 2 | Historic | Avg. Age | Total

Airbus A320 | 2

Boeing 737 | 17

Boeing 747 | 3

Boeing 757 | 5

Boeing 767 | 6

Total | 0 | 33

Fleet List

Historic Fleet

Reg

Aircraft Type

Config

Delivered

Exit Date

Status / Fate

Remark

9H-AEF

Airbus A320-214

Y180

Jun 2006

6 May 2007

9H-AEF Air Malta

lsf Air Malta

9H-AEN

Airbus A320-214

Y180

12 Aug 2006

23 Nov 2006

9H-AEN XL Airways

lsf Air Malta

TF-ELJ

Boeing 737-46B

Y170

13 Jan 2005

Oct 2005

N41XA Xtra Airways

lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic

TF-ELV

Boeing 737-4S3

Y170

1 May 2005

31 Oct 2005

TF-ELV Air Atlanta Icelandic

lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic

TF-ELY

Boeing 737-4Q8

Y170

17 Mar 2005

Oct 2006

VP-BTA S7 Airlines

lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic

C-FTAE

Boeing 737-8Q8(WL)

10 May 2006

30 Nov 2006

C-FTAE XL Airways

lsf Sunwing Airlines

C-FTAH

Boeing 737-8Q8(WL)

Y189

2 May 2006

2 Nov 2006

C-FTAH Sunwing Airlines

lsf Sunwing Airlines

G-OXLA

Boeing 737-81Q

Y189

15 May 2006

14 Nov 2006

N733MA Miami Air International

lsf Miami Air International

G-OXLB

Boeing 737-86N

Y189

25 May 2006

30 Nov 2006

G-OXLB XL Airways

lsd

G-XLAA

Boeing 737-8Q8

13 Mar 2001

30 Nov 2006

G-XLAA XL Airways

lsd

G-XLAB

Boeing 737-8Q8

Y189

16 May 2001

30 Nov 2006

G-XLAB XL Airways

lsd

G-XLAC

Boeing 737-81Q

Y172

15 Mar 2006

30 Nov 2006

G-XLAC XL Airways

G-XLAD

Boeing 737-81Q

Y189

12 Apr 2006

30 Nov 2006

G-XLAD XL Airways

lsd

G-XLAF

Boeing 737-86N(WL)

Y189

14 Mar 2004

30 Nov 2006

G-XLAF XL Airways

lsd

G-XLAG

Boeing 737-86N(WL)

17 May 2006

30 Nov 2006

G-XLAG XL Airways

lsd

G-XLAI

Boeing 737-8Q8(WL)

Y189

25 May 2006

20 Nov 2006

G-XLAI Xtra Airways

lsd

G-XLAJ

Boeing 737-8Q8(WL)

Y189

13 Jun 2006

9 Nov 2006

N83XA Xtra Airways

lsd

ZS-SJG

Boeing 737-8BG(WL)

1 May 2004

4 Nov 2004

ZS-SJG South African Airways

lsf South African Airways

ZS-SJP

Boeing 737-8BG(WL)

1 May 2003

5 Nov 2003

ZS-SJP South African Airways

lsf South African Airways

TF-AME

Boeing 747-312

F22C61Y437

1 May 2006

23 Nov 2006

TF-AME Travel City Direct

lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic

TF-AMJ

Boeing 747-312

F22C61Y437

1 May 2006

Oct 2006

TF-AMJ Travel City Direct

lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic

TF-AMK

Boeing 747-312

3 Jun 2006

23 Nov 2006

TF-AMK XL Airways

lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic

G-VKNA

Boeing 757-2Y0

8 Nov 2005

23 Nov 2006

G-VKNA XL Airways

G-VKNB

Boeing 757-225

Y233

20 Apr 2006

22 Nov 2006

N314ST Wells Fargo & Company

lsd

G-VKNC

Boeing 757-225

Y233

28 Mar 2006

23 Nov 2006

G-VKNC XL Airways

lsd

G-VKND

Boeing 757-225

23 Nov 2005

23 Nov 2006

G-VKND XL Airways

lsd

OH-LBS

Boeing 757-2Q8

Y227

29 Apr 2006

2 Apr 2007

OH-LBS Finnair

lsf Finnair

G-BNYS

Boeing 767-204ER

Y290

21 Jan 2006

23 Nov 2006

G-BNYS XL Airways

lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic

G-BOPB

Boeing 767-204ER

13 Apr 2004

23 Nov 2006

G-BOPB XL Airways

lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic

G-SATR

Boeing 767-204

29 Apr 2003

9 Feb 2005

N457GE GECAS

lsf Air Atlanta Europe

G-VKNG

Boeing 767-3Z9ER

10 Sep 2004

23 Nov 2006

G-VKNG XL Airways

G-VKNH

Boeing 767-3Y0ER

30 Mar 2006

23 Nov 2006

G-VKNH XL Airways

G-VKNI

Boeing 767-383ER

27 Jun 2006

23 Nov 2006

G-VKNI XL Airways

lsf Air Atlanta Icelandic

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Excel Airways Photos

Airbus A320-200

© PEDRO ARAGÃO

9H-AEF

2142

Excel Airways Airbus A320-214 Faro (FAO / LPFR)

© Paulo Carvalho

9H-AEF

2142

Excel Airways Airbus A320-214 Faro (FAO / LPFR)

Boeing 737-400

© Paulo Carvalho

TF-ELV

24796

Excel Airways Boeing 737-4S3 Faro (FAO / LPFR)

© Bruno Geiger

TF-ELV

24796

Excel Airways Boeing 737-4S3 Málaga (AGP / LEMG)

Boeing 737-800

© José Luis Guerrero

C-FTAE

30637

Excel Airways Boeing 737-8Q8(WL) Palma De Mallorca Son Sant Joan (PMI / LEPA)

© Rémi Dallot

C-FTAE

30637

Excel Airways Boeing 737-8Q8(WL) Faro (FAO / LPFR)

Boeing 747-300

© PEDRO ARAGÃO

TF-AMK

23028

Excel Airways Boeing 747-312 Faro (FAO / LPFR)

Boeing 757-200

© Berni Müller – planes-international.com

G-VKND

22612

Excel Airways Boeing 757-225 Salzburg W.A. Mozart (SZG / LOWS)

© Berni Müller – planes-international.com

G-VKND

22612

Excel Airways Boeing 757-225 Salzburg W.A. Mozart (SZG / LOWS)

Boeing 767-200

© DIM. POL.

G-BOPB

24239

Excel Airways Boeing 767-204ER Athens Eleftherios Venizelos (Spata) (ATH / LGAV)

© PEDRO ARAGÃO

G-BNYS

24013

Excel Airways Boeing 767-204ER Faro (FAO / LPFR)

Boeing 767-300

© Darren Varney

G-VKNI

24358

Excel Airways Boeing 767-383ER London Gatwick (LGW / EGKK)

© Manuel Marin

G-VKNH

26204

Excel Airways Boeing 767-3Y0ER Alicante El Altet (ALC / LEAL)

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