FLEET - SpaceX acquires a B737-800

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SpaceX, Elon Musk's spacecraft and satellite company, has acquired a B737-800 through its Falcon Aviation Holdings unit.

N154TS (msn 30515) was registered to the company in August 2023, having been retired by previous operator Air China (CA, Beijing Capital) in July 2022. The 21.6-year-old aircraft was parked at Lake Charles Chennault through mid-December 2023. Although it has been blocked from ADS-B data tracking websites, the aircraft was subsequently seen at Washington Dulles, Orlando International, Los Angeles International, Victorville, and Brownsville airports, the last of which serves the SpaceX manufacturing and launch site at Boca Chica, TX.
Falcon Aviation Holdings has the same registration address as SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA.
The company's Gulfstream Aerospace executive jets are registered to Falcon Landing, a sister SPV with the same corporate address.
SpaceX did not respond to ch-aviation's request for comment. It is unclear whether the aircraft will be used as a corporate shuttle or a testbed for the company's products.