ZK-OJC. Airbus A320-232. c/n 2112.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand and constructed at the Airbus Industrie Toulouse plant

First flown as 'F-WWDQ' - September 12, 2003

Sold to Lombard Aviation Capital, United Kingdom - October 17, 2003

Leased to Air New Zealand as the registered operator

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-OJC - October 20, 2003

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand

Arrived New Zealand (Auckland) on completion of the delivery flight as NZ6300 - October 21, 2003

Delivery route: Toulouse - Gander - Winnipeg - Los Angeles - Honolulu - Apia - Auckland

Operated its first revenue service Christchurch - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as NZ815 - October 26, 2003

Operated its first New Zealand domestic service Christchurch - Auckland as NZ1578 - October 26, 2003

Registered to ZEAL 320 Limited, Auckland - July 18, 2006

Leased to Air New Zealand as the registered operator

Joint services were operated with Freedom Air International

Returned to sole use by Air New Zealand - March 14, 2008

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland - November 26, 2008

Aircraft withdrawn from service at Christchurch - June 2015

It was repainted into the first Air New Zealand black and white livery

This aircraft was the first regional configured A320 to acquire the 'Silver Fern' corporate livery

Returned to service Christchurch - Brisbane as NZ801 - June 22, 2015

Current with Air New Zealand

 

 

F-WWDQ. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Toulouse Airport, October 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0325-119.)

ZK-OJC. Air New Zealand - in the white livery at Christchurch Airport, May 04, 2012.

(Z. Rae Copyright Image 0325-049.)

ZK-OJC. Air New Zealand - in the revised white livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 11, 2013.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 0325-010.)

ZK-OJC. Air New Zealand - in the revised white livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 11, 2013.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 0325-011.)

ZK-OJC. Air New Zealand - in the revised white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 11, 2013.

(G. Canciani Copyright Image 0325-118.)

ZK-OJC. Air New Zealand - in the revised white livery at Christchurch Airport, June 02, 2014.

(Z. Rae Copyright Image 0325-050.)

ZK-OJC. Air New Zealand - in the revised white livery at Christchurch Airport, date unknown.

(G. Reid Copyright Image 0325-069.)

ZK-OJC. Air New Zealand - in the new livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 15, 2014.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 0325-172.)

ZK-OJC. Air New Zealand - in the new livery at Christchurch Airport, May 29, 2015.

(Z. Rae Copyright Image 0325-052.)

ZK-OJC. Air New Zealand - in the new livery at Christchurch Airport, January 20, 2016.

(Z. Rae Copyright Image 0325-051.)