ZK-OKE Boeing 777-219ER

ZK-OKE. Boeing 777-219ER. c/n 32712-564.

Was also registered as: N712AD.

The Air New Zealand Board approves the purchase of eight airframes - August 05, 2004

Four aircraft would be owned by airline and four aircraft would be leased from ILFC

This aircraft was owned by ILFC

Rolled out of the Boeing production hangar at Everett (Paine Field) - April 12, 2006

First flown from Everett (Paine Field) - May 04, 2006

Accepted by International Lease Finance Corporation at Everett (Paine Field) - May 24, 2006

Leased to Air New Zealand as the registered operator - May 24, 2006

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-OKE - May 25, 2006

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland

Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6390 - May 25, 2006

It arrived at Auckland (New Zealand) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - May 26, 2006

Operated its first revenue service Auckland (New Zealand) - Singapore as NZ81 - May 29, 2006

Ferried Auckland - Dallas Fort Worth (Meacham) for repainting into the black/white 'Silver Fern' livery - May 03, 2016

Ferried Dallas Fort Worth (Meacham) - Houston (Texas) on completion of the repaint - May 19, 2016

Returned to service Houston (Texas) - Auckland (New Zealand) as NZ29 - May 20, 2016

Operated its last revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Auckland (New Zealand) as NZ6080 - May 05, 2020

It was withdrawn from service and placed into storage at Auckland (New Zealand) due to the 'Covid19' pandemic

Departed Auckland on its ferry flight to the United States as NZ6004 for storage - November 05, 2020

Arrived at Roswell (New Mexico) on completion of the ferry flight from New Zealand - November 06, 2020

Ferry route: Auckland (New Zealand) - Los Angeles (California) - Roswell (New Mexico)

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraf Register - September 01, 2022

Returned to the lessor AerCap at Roswell (New Mexico) - September 07, 2022

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N712AD - September 07, 2022

Registered to Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

The aircraft remained stored at Roswell (New Maxico)

Current status - ?

ZK-OKE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at an unknown airport, April 2010.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4670-203.)

ZK-OKE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Christchurch Airport, November 20, 2011.

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ZK-OKE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Auckland Airport, January 04, 2014.

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ZK-OKE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Auckland Airport, June 13, 2016.

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ZK-OKE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Auckland Airport, January 01, 2017.

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ZK-OKE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 10, 2018.

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ZK-OKE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 10, 2018.

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