ZK-TLM Boeing 737-42CSF

This aircraft was built for Air UK (Leisure) Ltd - 1991

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Boeing Field) - May 1991

First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) - May 30, 1991

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-UKLF (CofR G-UKLF/R1) - June 11, 1991

Registered to Air UK (Leisure) Ltd, Stansted

The aircraft was withdrawn from service - May 08, 1996

Registered to Air UK Ltd, Stansted - May 24, 1996

Leased to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - June 30, 1996

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - March 20, 1997

Entered onto the Netherlands Aircraft Register as PH-BPF - June 30, 1997

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - September 02, 2000

Cancelled from the Netherlands Aircraft Register - September 02, 2000

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-ABDD - January ?, 2001

Registered to Embarcadero Aircraft Securitization Trust, Connecticut, USA

Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Greek Aircraft Register as SX-BLM - April 24, 2001

Leased to Axon Airlines. Athens as the registered operator

The aircraft was withdrawn from service by Axon Airlines - November 30, 2001

Leased to Aegean Airlines, Athens as the registered operator - March 14, 2002

It was withdrawn from service by Aegean Airlines and stored - ?

Cancelled from the Greek Aircraft Register - February 21, 2010

Sold to Latecoere Aeroservice, Montpellier, France - May ?, 2010

Entered onto the Czech Aircraft Register as OK-CCB - June 02, 2011

Leased to Czech Connect Airlines, Ostrava, Czech Republic as the registered operator

It was withdrawn from use and returned to the lessor - January 23, 2012

Cancelled from the Czech Aircraft Register - February 01, 2012

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WTBB - February 01, 2012

Registered to Latecoere Aeroservice, Montpellier, France

Leased to Blue Air, Bucharest, Romania - May 25, 2012

Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - May 25, 2012

Entered onto the Romanian Aircraft Register as YR-BAO - June 01, 2012

Leased to Blue Air as the registered operator

It was withdrawn from service and stored - ?

Sold to AFO Aircraft NZ, Auckland, New Zealand - November 26, 2018

Cancelled from the Romanian Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N913NZ - November 26, 2018

Registered to Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah

The aircraft was ferried to Alabama (Dothan) for conversion to freighter confifuration by AIE - November 29, 2018

The conversioin involved the fitment of a specialised floor system and a large cargo door on the port side

Conversion completed and the aircraft was then stored at Dothan - July 16, 2019

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - December 09, 2019

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-TLM - December 10, 2019

Registered to Airwork Flight Operations, Auckland

Departed Alabama (Dothan) on the ferry flight to New Zealand - December ?, 2019

It arrived at Auckland on completion of the ferry flight - December 19, 2019

Ferry route: Dothan - Sacramento - Kalaeloa (Hawaii) - Pago Pago - Auckland

Entered service Auckland - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - January 21, 2020

It initially operated 5 return services per week Auckland - Sydney - Auckland on behalf of Federal Express Corp

Currently operates mainly trans-Tasman and domestic New Zealand services