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ZK-TLE. Boeing 737-3S1. c/n 24834-1896. Was also registered as: N371TA; PP-VPE; LZ-HVB; N919GF. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA), Ireland - ? Rolled out at Seattle (Boeing Field) - 1990 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N371TA - Juy 16, 1990 Registered to Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA), Ireland First flown as 'N371TA' - July 16, 1990 Powered by CFMI CFM56-3B1 engines Accepted by Guinness Peat Aviation at Seattle - July 31, 1990 Leased to TACA International Airlines, El Salvador as the registered operator Sub-leased to Freedom Air International, New Zealand - April 1996 It arrived at Hamilton, New Zealand on completion of its ferry flight - April 22, 1996 It was the first Boeing 737 to be operated by Freedom Air Operated its first Freedom Air revenue service - April 27, 1996 Operated its final Freedom Air service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Hamilton as SJ312 - April 04, 1997 Departed Hamilton on its ferry flight to the United States as SJ100 - April 05, 1997 Ferry route: Hamilton - Apia - Honolulu - Los Angeles Returned to the lessor at the end of the sub-lease at Los Angeles It was observed at Los Angeles with 'Freedom Air' titles - May 31, 1997 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 29, 1997 Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PP-VPF - August 29, 1997 Leased to Varig Brazil as the registered operator Guinness Peat Aviation changed its name to AerCap - July 15, 1998 The aircraft was withdrawn from service by Varig for return to the lessor - April 16, 2006 Cancelled from the Brazilian Aircraft Register - May 02, 2006 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N371TA - May 02, 2006 Registered to AerCap , Ireland Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 05, 2006 Entered onto the Bulgarian Aircraft Register as LV-HVB - June 05, 2006 Leased to Hemus Air, Bulgaria as the registered operator Sub-leased to Bulgaria Air - May 2007 Bulgaria Air purchased the assets of Hemus Air - March 02, 2009 Leased to Bulgaria Air as the registered operatorx Wet-leased to SkyEurope, Bratislava, Slovakia - March 02, 2009 Returned to Bulgaria Air at the end of the wet-lease - March 14, 2009 It was withdrawn from service by Bulgaria Air - September 21, 2010 Sold to Aurora Aviation Group t/a Aurora Leasing, San Antonio, Texas - December 03, 2010 Cancelled from the Bulgarian Aircraft Register - December 03, 2010 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N919GF - December 03, 2010 Registered to Aurora Leasing, San Antonio, Texas Ferried Bulgaria - Miami - December 17, 2010 Converted to freighter configuration by Aeronautical Engineering Inc, Miami The aircraft was designated a Boeing 737-3S1(F) The freighter conversion was completed - 2011 Leased to Airwork Holdings Limited, Auckland, New Zealand - April 2011 Departed Miami on the ferry flight to New Zealand - April 15, 2011 It arrived at Auckland on completion of the ferry flight - April 17, 2011 Delivery route: Miami - Long Beach - Honolulu - Apia - Auckland Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 18, 2011 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-TLE - April 19, 2011 Registered to Airwork Holdings Limited, Auckland The aircraft was operated by Airwork on behalf of Toll Holdings Ferried Auckland - Brisbane as 'Airwork 001' - May 29, 2011 Operated its first Toll Holdings service Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as TFR21 - June 07, 2011 Returned to Airwork NZ for operations with Parcelair - August 25, 2016 The Parcelair contract was completed - September 01, 2016 It was withdrawn from service by Airwork NZ - August 31, 2020 Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to Romania - December 10, 2020 It arrived at Bucharest on completion of the ferry flight - December 11, 2020 Ferry route: Auckland - Brisbane - Darwin - Jakarta - Colombo - Al Bateen - Cairo - Bucharest The aircraft is stored at Bucharest pending delivery to Olympus Airways, Greece Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - January 18, 2021 Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-IFE - January 21, 2021 Registered to Airwork NZ, Auckland This aircraft was not delivered to Olympus Airways Departed Romonia on the ferry flight to New Zealand - ? It arrived at Auckland on completion of the ferry flight - ? Cancelled from the Austian Aircraft Register - March ? , 2022 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-TLE - March 09, 2022 Registered to Airwork NZ, Auckland Test flown Auckland - Auckland as AWK93 - March 15, 2022 Entered service Auckland - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AWK1 - March 16, 2022 Current with Airwork NZ |
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N371TA. TACA - in the standard livery at Miami International Airport, November 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-167.) |
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N371TA. Freedom Air International - in the basic 'TACA' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-171.) |
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N371TA. Freedom Air International - in the basic 'TACA' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-168.) |
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N371TA. Freedom Air International - in the basic 'TACA' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-169.) |
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N371TA. Freedom Air International - in the basic 'TACA' livery at Auckland Airport, March 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-170.) |
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ZK-TLE. Toll - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, March 24, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-523.) |
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ZK-TLE. Toll - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, May 29, 2013. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4625-648.) |
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ZK-TLE. Toll - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, May 29, 2013. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4625-649.) |
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ZK-TLE. Toll - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 13, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4625-489.) |
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ZK-TLE. Toll - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 09, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4625-490.) |
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ZK-TLE. Toll - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2015. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 4625-633.) |
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ZK-TLE. Toll - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 31, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4625-491.) |
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ZK-TLE. Toll - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 31, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4625-492.) |
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ZK-TLE. Toll - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2017. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-564.) |
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ZK-TLE. Airwork NZ - in the 'all-white' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 21, 2022. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4623-010.) |