ZK-NAP. Boeing 737-219A. c/n 21130-426.
Was also registered as: HC-BTI; ZP-CAB; PP-VPE; CX-VVT;
N213PP; XA-SAM.
This aircraft was ordered new by New Zealand National Airways Corporation - ? Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NAP - July 04, 1975 Registered to New Zealand National Airways Corporation, Wellington First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) - July 21, 1975 Accepted by NAC at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 1975 The aircraft was named 'Parekareka' (spotted shag) It arrived at Christchurch having completed its ferry flight from the United States - September 07, 1975 Operated its first revenue service - September 29, 1975 It was chartered by Boeing for a demonstration tour to Japan NAC was merged with Air New Zealand - April 01, 1978 Withdrawn from service - February 1994 Sold to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) - February 28, 1994 Leased to Sociedad Anomima Equatoriana de Transportes Aereos (SAETA), Ecuador It departed Auckland on the ferry flight to Ecuador - March 02, 1994 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - March 07, 1994 Entered onto the Ecuadorian Aircraft Register as HC-BTI - March 07, 1994 Leased to SAETA as the registered operator Sub-leased to LAPSA Air Paraguay, Ascuncion, Paraguay - April 1995 Cancelled from the Ecuadorian Aircraft Register - April 1995 Entered onto the Paraguay Aircraft Register as ZP-CAB - April 1995 The aircraft was returned to SAETA at the end of the sub-lease - September 1996 Cancelled from the Paraguay Aircraft Register - September 1996 Entered onto the Ecuadorian Aircraft Register as HC-BTI - September 1996 Withdrawn from SAETA service and returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - February 01, 1997 Cancelled from the Ecuadorian Aircraft Register - February 1997 Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PP-VPE - February 1997 Leased to Varig, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as the registered operator It was withdrawn from service by Varig - May 1999 Returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - May 31, 1999 Cancelled from the Brazilian Aircraft Register - May 31, 1999 Entered onto the Uruguay Aircraft Register as CX-VVT - June 01, 1999 Leased to Primeras Lineas Uruguayavas de Navegavion Aerea (PLUNA) as the registered operator It was withdrawn from service by PLUNA - July 2002 Returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - July 2002 The lease to Nacional Transportes Aereos, Sao Paulo was not taken up - September 2002 Sold to - ? Cancelled from the Uruguay Aircraft Register - December 2002 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N213PP - December 20, 2002 Registered to PP-VPE LLC c/- Langdon Asset Management Inc, San Francisco The aircraft was observed undergoing heavy maintenance at Porto Allegre, Brazil - May 20. 2003 It was observed at Mexico City operating for Global Air - February 07, 2004 Global Air ceased operations - March 25, 2004 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-UAK - ? The aircraft was observed as 'XA-UAK' for lease to AVIACSA Mexico but it was not taken up - June 01, 2004 The aircraft was reregistered as XA-SAM - July 2004 Leased to Aero Tropical t/a Tropicharters.com - July 2004 It was observed at Mexico City operating for Tropicharters - October 07, 2005 The aircraft was observed withdrawn from use and stored at Mexico City - March 06, 2007 Scrapped at Mexico City - ? Cancelled from the Mexican Aircraft Register - ? |
ZK-NAP. NAC wings of the nation - 'Parekareka' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, October 16, 1976. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-573.) |
ZK-NAP. Air New Zealand - 'Parekareka' in the transitional livery with additional 'Polynesian' titles and logo at Christchurch Airport, March 1980. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-061.) |
ZK-NAP. Air New Zealand - 'Parekareka' in the standard livery with additional 'Polynesian ' titles and logo at Christchurch Airport, February 1981. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4625-579.) |
ZK-NAP. Air New Zealand - 'Parekareka' in the standard livery with additional 'Air Pacific' titles and logo at Auckland Airport, November 1981. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-062.) |
ZK-NAP. Air New Zealand - 'Parekareka' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, September 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-038.) |
ZK-NAP. Saeta - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, March 01, 1994. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4625-039.) |
ZK-NAP. Saeta - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, March 01, 1994. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4625-137.) |
ZP-CAB. Lapsa Air Paraguay - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-217.) |