ZK-MCA. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-500. c/n 0597.
Was also registered as: F-WQKC; S2-AHQ.
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ? Built by Avion de Transport Regional (ATR) at Toulouse, France First flown (T1) at Toulouse (Blagnac) with the test registration 'F-WWEO' - September 28, 1999 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQKC - October 1999 Registered to Aerospatiale, France Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - October 1999 Departed Toulouse (Blagnac) on the ferry flight to New Zealand - October 1999 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the ferry flight - October 14, 1999 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - October 15, 1999 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MCA - October 15, 1999 Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand Operated its first revenue service - October 18, 1999 Operated its last revenue service in the 'Pacific Wave' livery - January 2016 Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane - Townsville for repainting - January 13, 2016 The aircraft was repainted into the 'Silver Fern' livery by Flying Colours Departed Townsville (09:42 local) on the ferry flight to Christchurch via Brisbane - January 30, 2016 Arrived Christchurch (21:24 local) on completion of the ferry flight - January 30, 2016 Total flying time: 7 hours 34 minutes Operated its last revenue service Palmerston North - Christchurch as NZ5187 - July 23, 2017 Test flown Christchurch - Christchurch - July 30, 2017 Entered onto the Bangladesh Aircraft Register as S2-AHQ - August 16, 2017 Registered to NonoAir, Dhaka, Bangladesh Departed Christchurch (09:49 local) on the ferry flight to Vietnam as SXI1735 - August 16, 2017 It arrived at Ho Chi Minh City on completion of the ferry flight - August 18, 2017 Ferry route: Christchurch - Brisbane - Darwin - Koto Kinabula - Ho Chi Minh The aircraft underwent post lease maintenance and repainting Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - August 19, 2017 Ferried Ho Chi Minh City - Dhaka on delivery to NovoAir - September 10, 2017 Current with NovoAir |
ZK-MCA. Air New Zealand Link - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Christchurch Airport, November 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0390-050.) |
ZK-MCA. Air New Zealand Link - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Christchurch Airport, June 10, 2012. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-048.) |
ZK-MCA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 07, 2016. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-049.) |
ZK-MCA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Auckland Airport, July 12, 2017. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 0390-112.) |