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ZK-PAU. Boeing 737-4Q8F. c/n 25371-2195.
Was also registered as: VR-CAA; N404KW; SX-BKK; N707DB;
TC-SKG; YR-BAR.
This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) - 1991 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) - December 18, 1991 Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines Entered onto the Cayman Aircraft Register as VR-CAA - January 1992 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), USA Leased to Cayman Airways, Georgetown, Cayman Islands as the registered operator - January 13, 1992 Returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - July 02, 1993 Cancelled from the Cayman Aircraft Register - July 1993 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N404KW - July 02, 1993 Leased to Carnival Airlines, Fort Lauderdale, Florida as the registered operator - July 02, 1993 Returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - May 18, 1998 Departed Fort Lauderdale on the ferry flight to Greece via Keflavik - May 18, 1998 It arrived at Athens on completion of the ferry flight - May 23, 1998 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 23, 1998 Entered onto the Greek Aircraft Register as SX-BKK - May 23, 1998 Leased to Olympic Airways, Athens as the registered operator Olympic Airways was renamed Olympic Airlines - December 12, 2003 Returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - March 2006 Cancelled from the Greek Aircraft Register - March 2006 Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-SKG - April 2006 Leased to Sky Airlines, Antalya, Turkey as the registered operator - April 14, 2006 Sky Airlines ceased operations due to financial problems - June 03, 2013 The aircraft was ferried to Sofia for storage - June 07, 2013 Cancelled from the Turkish Aircraft Register - July 10, 2013 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N707DB - July 10, 2013 Registered to MSA International Ferried Sofia - Goodyear (Arizona) for storage - August 28, 2013 Sold to Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City - December 16, 2013 Ferried Goodyear (Arizona) - Bucharest - December 18, 2013 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - December 18, 2013 Entered onto the Romanian Aircraft Register as YR-BAR - December 18, 2013 Leased to Blue Air as the registered operator The aircraft was withdrawn from Blue Air service - December 2017 Departed Bucharest on the ferry flight to the United States - December 16, 2017 It arrived at Dothan (Alabama) on completion of the ferry flight - December 17, 2017 The aircraft was converted to freighter configuration by Pemco at Dothan The aircraft was reregistered as N971NZ - December 28, 2017 Registered to Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City The aircraft was prepared for lease to Airwork NZ - 2018 Departed Dothan on the ferry flight to New Zealand - June 15, 2018 The aircraft had to return to Dothan due to mechanical problems Departed Dothan on the resumed ferry flight to New Zealand - June 20, 2018 It arrived at Auckland on completion of the ferry flight - June 23, 2018 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 27, 2018 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-PAU - July 03, 2018 Registered to Airwork Flight Operations, Auckland The aircraft was operated by Airwork in an all-white livery Operated its first revenue service - August 27, 2018 Current with Airwork NZ |
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ZK-PAU. Airwork NZ - in the 'all-white' livery at Christchurch Airport, November 14, 2020. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4625-637.) |