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ZK-NCL. Boeing 767-319ER. c/n 28745-677.
Was also registered as: TF-ISW.
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ? It was built by the Boeing Company, Everett, Washington Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett (Paine Field) - October 1997 First flown as ? - October 14, 1997 Powered by General Electric CF6-80C2B6 engines Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NCL - October 29, 1997 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand Accepted by Air New Zealand at Everett (Paine Field) - October 29, 1997 Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6300 - October 29, 1997 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight (12,273 km) - October 30, 1997 Pre-service maintenance was carried out at Christchurch by Air New Zealand Engineering Operated its first revenue service Christchurch - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as NZ181 - November 03, 1997 Operated its last service in the original configuration Auckland - Osaka as NZ97 - August 10, 2009 Ferried Osaka - Hong Kong as NZ6097 - August 10, 2009 Whilst undergoing maintenance with HAECO the aircraft was fitted with blended winglets The aircraft is now classified as a Boeing 767-319ER(W) Ferried Hong Kong - Osaka as NZ6086 - September 05, 2009 Returned to service Osaka - Auckland as NZ98 - September 05, 2009 Operated the inaugural Air New Zealand Auckland - Ho Chi Minh City service as NZ268 - June 04, 2016 Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Auckland as NZ102 - July 26, 2016 Withdrawn from service and stored at Auckland Airport Departed Auckland (10:50 local) on the ferry flight to Alice Springs for storage as NZ6011 - October 05, 2016 Arrived Alice Springs (13:14 local) for storage with Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage (APAS) - October 05, 2016 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - October 07, 2016 Entered onto the Icelandic Aircraft Register as TF-ISW - November 2016 Registered to Airco ehf, Reykjavik Leased to Icelandair as the registered operator Departed Alice Springs on the ferry flight to Xiamen, China for pre-service maintenance - December 11, 2016 Ferried Xiamen - Reykjavik on delivery to Icelandair - February 24 - 25, 2017 Operated first revenue service with Icelandair - ? Current with Icelandair |
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ZK-NCL. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Auckland Airport, September 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-111.) |
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ZK-NCL. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at an unknown airport, August 25, 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-148.) |
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ZK-NCL. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 25, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4655-144.) |
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ZK-NCL. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 25, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4655-145.) |
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ZK-NCL. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Christchurch Airport, January 2015. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4655-137.) |