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ZK-NZZ. Boeing 747-219B. c/n 22791-568. Was also registered as: 9M-MHH; G-VIBE; N701TA; VP-BQH. |
This aircraft was built by The Boeing Company, Everett, Seattle, Washington for Air New Zealand Rolled out in the Air New Zealand livery - July 1982 First flown with the Boeing test registration 'N6018N' - August 05, 1982 Powered by Rolls Royce RB211-524G engines Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NZZ - August 25, 1982 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand Accepted by Air New Zealand at Everett (Paine Field) - August 25, 1982 The aircraft was named 'Tokomaru' (a stone or post marking authority) This aircraft was the fifth Boeing 747 delivered to Air New Zealand It arrived at Auckland on completion on the delivery flight - August 26, 1982 Operated its first revenue service - August 1982 It was withdarwn from service and prepared for lease to Malaysian Airlines - February 1991 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - February 28, 1991 Entered onto the Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-MHH - February 28, 1991 Registered to Malaysian Airlines, Kuala Lumpur Leased to Malaysian Airlines as the registered operator Operated its first Malaysian Airlines revenue service - ? Returned to Air New Zealand at Auckland at the end of the lease - October 08, 1992 Cancelled from the Malaysian Aircraft Register - October 12, 1992 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NZZ - October 12, 1992 Registered to Air New Zealand Limite, Auckland It was leased to Garuda Indonesia for 10 weeks - April 22, 1993 The aircraft was used on Hadj pilgrimage flights from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia Leased to My Travel Airways t/a Airtours, Manchester - April 28, 1998 Departed Auckland in the basic Air New Zealand livery on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom - April 28, 1998 It arrived at Manchester on completion of the ferry flight - April 29, 1998 Operated its first Airtours revenue service - May 01, 1998 It was returned to Air New Zealand at Manchester at the end of the lease - November 02, 1998 Departed Manchester on the ferry flight to New Zealand - November 04, 1998 It arrived at Auckland on completion of the ferry flight and stored - November 04, 1998 Work commenced to prepare the aircraft for sale to Virgin Atlantic Airways - May 1999 Major upgrading of the aircraft's interior was carried out during the overhaul This included new sidewall panelling, new seat covers and carpets and galley upgrade Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - September 24, 1999 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-VIBE (CofR G-VIBE/R1) - September 24, 1999 Registered to Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited, London Sold to Virgin Atlantic Airways - September 24, 1999 The aircraft was named 'Dancing Queen' Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom in an all-metal livery - September 25, 1999 It arrived at London (Gatwick) on completion of the ferry flight - September 26, 1999 Ferried London (Gatwick) - Amsterdam (Schiphol) for repainting into the Virgin livery - September 27, 1999 Ferried London (Gatwick) - Mojave (California) for storage - February 12, 2002 Ferried Mojave (California) - London (Gatwick) to re-enter service - February 22, 2002 Ferried London (Gatwick) - Mojave for storage - ? Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - July 14, 2005 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N701TA - July 21, 2005 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah Ferried Mojave - San Antonio, Texas for preparation lease / sale to Transaero, Russia - ? 2005 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 27, 2005 Entered onto the Bermuda Aircraft Register as VP-BQH - October 27, 2005 Ferried San Antonio - Moscow (Domodedovo) on delivery to Transaero - November 04, 2005 Entered service with Transaero - November 2005 Operated its final revenue service - ? The aircraft was withdrawn from use at Moscow (Domodedovo) - November 25, 2011 Ferried into storage at Griffiss Airpark, Rome, New York - November 2011 Cancelled from the Bermuda Aircraft Register - ? It was observed parked at Griffiss Airpark in an all-white livery - October 01, 2019 The aircraft us withoiut engines, rudder and forward enty door Current status - ? |
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ZK-NZZ. Air New Zealand - 'Tokomaru' in the original livery with additional 'London' sticker at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 25, 1983. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4635-097.) |
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ZK-NZZ. Air New Zealand - 'Tokomaru' in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, July 1985. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4635-640.) |
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ZK-NZZ. Air New Zealand - 'Tokomaru' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1985. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-718.) |
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9M-MHH. Malaysia - in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, September 1992 (N. Roozen Copyright Image 4635-084.) |
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ZK-NZZ. Malaysia - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, October 1992 (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4635-642.) |
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ZK-NZZ. Air New Zealand - in the all-white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1992 (J. Goldfinch Copyright Image 4635-641.) |
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ZK-NZZ. Air New Zealand - in the all-white livery at Auckland Airport, December 1992 (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4635-656.) |
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ZK-NZZ. Garuda Indonesia - in the non-standard livery at Jakarta Halim Airport, April 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-719.) |
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ZK-NZZ. Air New Zealand - 'Tokomaru' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, November 11, 1994. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4635-886.) |
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ZK-NZZ. Airtours - in the basic Air New Zealand livery at Manchester Airport, May 1998. (G. Ditchfield Copyright Image 4635-720.) |
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ZK-NZZ. Airtours - in the basic Air New Zealand livery at Manchester Airport, May 1998. (G. Ditchfield Copyright Image 4635-469.) |
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ZK-NZZ. Airtours - in the basic Air New Zealand livery at Manchester Airport, May 1998. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-085.) |
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ZK-NZZ. Airtours - in the basic Air New Zealand livery at Auckland Airport, June 1999. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4635-721.) |
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ZK-NZZ. Air New Zealand - in the all-metal livery at Auckland Airport, September 1999. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4635-722.) |
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G-VIBE. Virgin Atlantic - 'Dancing Queen' in the standard livery at London Gatwick Airport, October 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-093.) |
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G-VIBE. Virgin Atlantic - 'Dancing Queen' in the standard livery at Miami International Airport, October 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-723.) |
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G-VIBE. Virgin Atlantic - 'Dancing Queen' in the standard livery at Miami International Airport, January 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-666.) |
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G-VIBE. Virgin Atlantic - 'Dancing Queen' in the standard livery at Miami International Airport, March 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-683.) |
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VP-BQH. Transaero - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, August 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-763.) |