This aircraft was ordered new by New Zealand National Airways Corporation - ?

First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) - August 20, 1968

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NAC - August 30, 1968

Registered to New Zealand National Airways Corporation, Wellington, New Zealand

Accepted by NZNAC at Seattle - August 30, 1968

This aircraft was the first Boeing 737 delivered to an airline outside the United States or Europe

The aircraft arrived at Auckland on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - September 18, 1968

Flight crew: Capts A. Kenning, P. J. O. Buck

The aircraft was named 'Piripiri' (rifleman)

Ferried Auckland - Christchurch - September 18, 1968

Operated first Air New Zealand revenue service Christchurch - Wellington - Auckland as NZ440 - October 07, 1968

Flight crew: Capts D. Gale, J. S. McLernon

NZNAC was merged with Air New Zealand - April 01, 1978

Operated its final revenue service - ?

It was withdrawn from service - March 20, 1986

The aircraft had flown 36,553 hours with 49,806 cycles

Sold to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) - March 24, 1986

Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to the United States - March 24, 1986

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - April 22, 1986

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N321XV - April 24, 1986

Registered to Presidential Airways as the registered operator

Sold to Aviation Sales Company, Miami, Florida

Leased to America West Airlines, Phoenix, Arizona as the registered operator

Returned to Aviation Sales Company at the end of the lease - September 30, 1987

Leased to COPA Airlines, Panama as the registered operator - October 01, 1987

Returned to Aviation Sales Company at the end of the lease - March 22, 1988

Leased to Inter-Canadian Airlines as the registered operator - April 18, 1988

Returned to Aviation Sales Company at the end of the lease - March 01, 1989

Leased to Olympic Airlines, Athens, Greece as the registered operator - March 05, 1989

Returned to Aviation Sales Company at the end of the lease - February 14, 1990

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas

Ferried McCarran - Mojave for storage - December 17, 1991

Sold to Ages Aircraft International Limited - August 28, 1992

The aircraft was scrapped at Mojave - 1992 - 1993

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 13, 1995

ZK-NAC. National Airways - 'Piripiri' in the original livery at Christchurch Airport, August 25, 1972.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-527.)

ZK-NAC. National Airways - 'Piripiri' in the original livery at Christchurch Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-049.)

ZK-NAC. National Airways - 'Piripiri' in the original livery at Dunedin Airport, date unknown.

(G. S. Reid Collection Copyright Image 4625-223.)

ZK-NAC. National Airways - 'Piripiri' in the original livery near Christchurch, June 03, 1973.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 4625-050.)

ZK-NAC. National Airways - 'Piripiri' in the original livery near Christchurch, June 03, 1973.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 4625-158.)

ZK-NAC. National Airways - 'Piripiri' in the original livery near Christchurch, June 03, 1973.

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ZK-NAC. National Airways - 'Piripiri' in the original livery near Christchurch, June 03, 1973.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 4625-222.)

ZK-NAC. NAC Wings of the Nation - 'Piripiri' in the standard livery over the South Island of New Zealand, February 09, 1975.

(J. Mounce Collection Copyright Image 4625-178.)

ZK-NAC. NAC Wings of the Nation - 'Piripiri' in the standard livery over the South Island of New Zealand, February 09, 1975.

(J. Mounce Collection Copyright Image 4625-574.)

ZK-NAC. Air New Zealand - 'Piripiri' in the transitional livery at Auckland Airport, November 1981.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-051.)

ZK-NAC. Air New Zealand - 'Piripiri' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, February 1983.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-052.)

ZK-NAC. Air New Zealand - 'Piripiri' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, November 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-100.)

N321XV. Presidential Airways - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, March 1987.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-075.)