ZK-TXB Boeing 737-8BKF

This aircraft was ordered new by Delta Air Lines but it was not taken up - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - March 2007

First flown at Seattle (Renton) as 'N1786B' - March 26, 2007

Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-SKH - April ?, 2007

Accepted by Sky Airlines, Turkey at Seattle (Boeing Field) - April 11, 2007

The aircraft was named 'Rainbow'

Wet-leased to Sama Airlines, Jeddah, Saudia Arabia - November 20, 2008

Returned to Sky Airlines at the end of the lease - December 22, 2008

Leased to Tabak Aviation, Amman, Jordan - July 27, 2011

Returned to Sky Airlines at the end of the lease - January ?, 2012

It was withdrawn from service by Sky Airlines - December 10, 2012

Cancelled from the Turkish Aircraft Register - February 12, 2013

Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Registrer as EI-EZM - February 12, 2013

Registered to BBAM Aircraft Leasing and Management, San Francisco, California, USA

Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - June 07, 2013

Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-SBE - June 07, 2013

Leased to Sun Express, Antalya, Turkey - June 09, 2013

Sub-leased to AnadoluJet, Ankara, Turkey as the registered operator - June 09, 2013

Returned to Sun Express at the end of the sub-lease - September 16, 2018

It was withdrawn from service by Sun Express - December 19, 2018

Cancelled from the Turkish Aircraft Register - December 19, 2018

Entered onto the Slovakian Aircraft Register as OM-GTH - December 19, 2018

Registered to Go2Sky, Bratislava, Slovakia

Wet-leased to Coredon Air, Istanbul, Turkey - April 11, 2019

Returned to Go2Sky at the end of the wet-lease - March 16, 2020

Wet-leased to Air Mediterranean, Athens, Greece - June 28, 2020

Returned to Go2Sky at the end of the wet-lease - June 28, 2020

Wet-leased to Coredon Air, Istanbul, Turkey - July 21, 2021

Returned to Go2Sky at the end of the wet-lease - November 01, 2021

Wet-leased to Coredon Airlines Europe, Malta - March 31, 2022

Wet-lease was transferred to Coredon Air, Istanbul, Turkey - June ?, 2022

Returned to Go2Sky at the end of the wet-lease - September 05, 2022

Wet-leased to AMC Aviation, Warsaw, Poland - September 12, 2022

Returned to Go2Sky at the end of the wet-lease - September 27, 2022

Wet-leased to TUIfly, Cologne, Germany - September 27, 2022

Returned to Go2Sky at the end of the wet-lease - October 17, 2022

The aircraft was returned to BBAM Aircraft Leasing and Management - February 15, 2023

Cancelled from the Slovakian Aircraft Register - February 15, 2023

Entered onto the Guernsey Aircraft Register as 2-DGMI - February 15, 2023

Registered to BBAM Aircraft Leasing and Management, San Francisco, California, USA

The aircraft was ferried to Kelowna (Canada) for conversion to an 'all-freight' configuration - February ?, 2023

Conversion completed as a Boeing 737-8BKF - February ?, 2024

Leased to Texel Air, New Zealand as the registered operator - ?

It departed Kelowna (12:14 local) on the delivery flight to New Zealand - April 01, 2024

It arrived at Hamilton (14:06 local) having completed its delivery flight to New Zealand - April 04, 2024

Delivery route: Kelowna (Canada) - Honolulu - Hamilton (New Zealand)

Cancelled from the Guernsey Aircraft Register - April 05, 2024

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-TXB - April 08, 2024

Registered to Texel Air NZ Ltd, Auckland

It was painted in the 'Team Global Express' livery and named 'Barbara'

Ferried Hamilton - Brisbane as TEXEL99 - May 06, 2024

It entered service operating Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as 'TEAM AIR 403' - May 08, 2024

Flights using the prefix 'TNZ' are operated by Texel Air Australasia (previously Texel Air New Zealand)

Flights using the prefix 'TFX' are operated by Texel Air Australasia on behalf of Toll Priority'

Current with Texel Air Australasia