Ukraine International operated three 737-200s from 1994 until 2005. Two of them, including this one, UR-GAC were received from Chinese airlines. This airplane arrived in the Ukraine in 1994 and remained with the fleet until 2005 making it the fleet senior. I've been working on my Ukrainian section and I was pretty excited to see this model released, but there is one major detractor that's been a recurring issue for Aeroclassics. See more here: AC Ukraine 737

NG Models developed their 737-700 mould in very short order relative to the company's beginning. That stands in stark contrast to how long N618AS has been a part of the Alaska Airlines fleet. The airframe was delivered to AS in April of 2000. That means this workhorse is pushing 23 years of age. NG Models have gone full steam with their 2021 casting creating up 24 models as of January 2023. They've only made two Alaska 737-7s, this one and a cargo variant. 

I acquired this model among five others in October of 2022 (10/14/22). In September of that year NG Models rolled out their brand new A350-1000 mould. The released this model as well as a Airbus 'House Colors' model with 'Qantas' titles. In trying to keep the collection lean, I usually avoid house color liveries. To this day, NG did not return to their A350-1000 mould in 2022.