ZK-NCE. Boeing 767-319ER. c/n 24875-371.

Was also registered as: P2-ANG; CX-PUG; N875AW; B-MAY; N387AX; N33AZ

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand with finance provided by I.L.F.C. - ?

First flown at Everett (Paine Field) - May 14, 1991

It was powered by General Electric CF6-80C286 engines

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NCE - June 14, 1991

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand

It was accepted by International Lease Finance Corporation (I.L.F.C.) at Everett (Paine Field) - June 14, 1991

Leased to Air New Zealand - June 14, 1991

Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand - June 14, 1991

It arrived at Auckland on completion of the delivery flight - June 15, 1992

Operated its first revenue service - ?

Sub-leased to Air Niugini - June 01, 2002

Ferried Auckland - Port Morseby on delivery to Air Niugini - August 14, 2002

Operated its first Air Niugini service - August 16, 2002

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - August 12, 2003

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-ANG - August 12, 2003

Operated its final Air Niugini service and withdrawn from use at Port Morseby - August ?, 2007

Ferried Port Morseby - Manila - Hong Kong for post-lease maintenance - August 28, 2007

It arrived at Auckland on completion of its ferry flight from Hong Kong as PX6003 - October 30, 2007

Ferry route: Hong Kong - Port Moresby - Auckland

The aircraft underwent further maintenance at Auckland before its return to I.L.F.C.

Cancelled from the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register - November 16, 2007

Entered onto the Uraguay Aircraft Register as CX-PUG - November 16, 2007

Lesased to PLUNA, Uruguay as the registered operator

Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to Uruguay - November 16, 2007

It arrived at Montevideo on completion of the ferry flight - November ?, 2007

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and returned to I.L.F.C. at the end of the lease - October 01, 2008

It was sold to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (A.W.A.S.), U.S.A. - October 14, 2008

Cancelled from the Uruguay Aircraft Register - October 14, 2008

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N875AW - October 14, 2008

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, U.S.A.

The aircraft was stored at ?

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 21, 2009

Entered onto the Chinese Aircraft Register as B-MAY - October 21, 2009

Leased to Viva Macau, Macau, China as the registered operator

The aircraft was painted in the 'Experience Macau' livery

Viva Macau ceased operations and its fleet of aircraft were grounded - March 26, 2010

The aircraft was returned to A.W.A.S. and stored - ?

Cancelled from the Chinese Aircraft Register - April 08, 2010

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N875AW - April 08, 2010

Sold to Omni Aviation Leasing LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma - ?

It was rergistered as N387AX - December 28, 2010

Leased to Omni Air International, U.S.A. as the registered operator - January 31, 2011

The aircraft was handed over to Omni Air International - February 17, 2011

The aircraft was redesignated as a 'Boeing 767-319' - July 19, 2013

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Airborne Airpark, Wilmington, Ohio - November 20, 2015

Title was transferred to Cargo Aircraft Management, Orlando, Florida - April 04, 2016

The aircraft remained stored at Airborne Airpark, Wilmington

It was reregistered as N385CM - May 19, 2016

Registered to Cargo Aircraft Management, Orlando, Florida

Departed Wilmington on the ferry flight to Israel - August 30, 2016

The aircraft was converted to an 'all-freight' configuration by IAI at Tel Aviv, Israel

The registration 'N331AZ' was reserved - October 18, 2016

Departed Tel Aviv on the ferry flight to the United States as a freighter - February 07, 2017

It arrived at Goodyear on completion of the ferry flight - February 09, 2017

Ferry route: Tel Aviv - Shannon - North Kentucky - Goodyear

The aircraft was repainted into the 'Prime Air' livery at Goodyear

Ferried Goodyear (15:17 MST) - Wilmington (20:46 EST) - February 24, 2017

The aircraft was delivered to Air Cargo Management at Wilmington (Clinton)

Reregistered as N331AZ - February 24, 2017

Entered service with Amazon Prime Air operating Wilmington - Easton, PA - March 03, 2017

Current with Amazon Prime Air

 

 

ZK-NCE. Air New Zealand - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-103.)

ZK-NCE. Air New Zealand - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-133.)

ZK-NCE. Air New Zealand - in the original livery at Auckland Airport, March 25, 1993.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 4655-104.)

ZK-NCE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1997.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-105.)

ZK-NCE. Air New Zealand - in the basic 'all-white' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 2002.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4655-106.)

ZK-NCE. Air Niugini - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2002.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-008.)

ZK-NCE. Air Niugini - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-006.)

ZK-NCE. Air Niugini - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-007.)

P2-ANG. Air Niugini - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-009.)