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ZK-MCU. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-500. c/n 632.
Was also registered as: F-WQKL.
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ? Built by Avion de Transport Regional (ATR) at Toulouse, France First flown (T1) Toulouse (Blagnac) - Toulouse (Blagnac) as 'F-WWLJ' - February 08, 2000 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQKL - February 2000 Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - February 2000 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to New Zealand as SXI? - February 2000 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - February 25, 2000 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - February 25, 2000 Route: Toulouse - Alexandria - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Kupang - Brisbane - Christchurch Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MCU - February 25, 2000 Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand Operated its first Mount Cook revenue service Christchurch - ? as NZ? - February 2000 Mount Cook Airline was wound up - December 2019 Mount Cook Airline ceased to exist at the close of business - December 09, 2019 The aircraft was transferred to the Air New Zealand Air Operators Certificate Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland - December 10, 2019 Operated its last revenue service Wellington - Christchurch as NZ5367 - February 07, 2020 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Christchurch pending its disposal Currently stored at Christchurch |
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F-WQKL. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline Ltd' titles at Brisbane Airport, March 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0390-043.) |
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ZK-MCU. Air New Zealand Link - in the revised 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline Ltd' titles at Christchurch Airport, April 25, 2012. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-096.) |
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ZK-MCU. Air New Zealand Link - in the revised 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline Ltd' titles at Christchurch Airport, June 29, 2014. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-088.) |