Delivered new to Alitalia in Sep-03. In Nov-10 it was sold to a leasing company and re-registered EI-IMB during an overnight stop at London-Heathow (LHR). It is still in service (as of Jan-14).
Most leased aircraft in Italy are registered in Ireland because Italian law makes it very difficult for leasing companies to repossess Italian registered aircraft when airlines cease operations or fail to keep up the lease payments.
Ken Fielding
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