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ZK-NHC. Airbus A320-271N. c/n 8833. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand and was constructed at the Airbus Industrie Toulouse plant It was the third A320-271NEO built for Air New Zealand It was observed at Toulouse (Blagnac) in the 'Air New Zealand' livery without engines - February 15, 2019 It was observed at Toulouse (Blagnac) in the 'Air New Zealand' livery with engines - March 02, 2019 First flown with the test registration 'F-WWDE' - March 12, 2019 This test flight lasted 2 hours 49 minutes Second test flight (T2) flown as AIB833B - March 21, 2019 This test flight lasted 28 minutes Third test flight (C1) flown as AIB833C - March 26, 2019 This test flight lasted 1 hours 34 minutes Fourth test flight (C2) flown as AIB833D - March 28, 2019 This test flight lasted 1 hour 11 minutes Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NHC - April 05, 2019 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - April 06, 2019 Departed Toulouse (11:31 CEST) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6097 - April 06, 2019 Arrived Christchurch (21:06 NZST) on completion of the delivery flight from France - April 09, 2019 Delivery route: Toulouse (France) - Muscat (Oman) - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - Cairns (Queensland) - Christchurch (New Zealand) Total elapsed flight time: 24 hours 57 minutes Operated its first revenue service Christchurch (New Zealand) - Brisbane (Queensland) as NZ807 - April 19, 2019 Operated the first international service to depart from Sydney's new Western Sydney Airport - October 26, 2026 Arrived Sydney (Nancy Bird Walton - 07:27 AEDT) as NZ165 - October 26, 2026 Route: Auckland (New Zealand) - Sydney (Nancy Bird Walton) Departed Sydney (Nancy Bird Walton - 13:50 AEDT) as NZ166 - October 26, 2026 Route: Sydney (Nancy Bird Walton) - Auckland (New Zealand) Current with Air New Zealand |
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ZK-NHC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 31, 2019. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0325-162.) |
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ZK-NHC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 18, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0325-271.) |
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ZK-NHC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 18, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0325-307.) |
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ZK-NHC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 30, 2025. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0325-320.) |
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ZK-NHC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 29, 2025. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0325-329.) |