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ZK-NBT. Boeing 747-419. c/n 24855-815. |
This aircraft was built by The Boeing Company, Everett, Seattle, Washington - 1990 First flown with the Boeing test registration 'N601BN' at Everett (Paine Field) - September 28, 1990 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NBT - October 25, 1990 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand Handed over to Air New Zealand at Everett (Paine Field) - October 31, 1990 Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand - November 01, 1990 It arrived at Auckland on completion of the delivery flight - November 02, 1990 The aircraft was named 'Kaikoura' (A town in the South Island of New Zealand) It operated its first revenue service - ? It was withdrawn from service and stored at Auckland - September 07, 2009 Returned to service - ? It was observed at London (Heathrow) - August 11, 2010 Operated its final Air New Zealand revenue service San Francisco - Auckland as NZ10 - February 12, 2012 Withdrawn from use and stored at Auckland - February 12, 2012 All Air New Zealand titles and logos were removed from the aircraft at Auckland Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to the United States for storage as NZ6046 - May 08, 2012 It arrived at Goodyear (Arizona) on completion of the ferry flight - May 10, 2012 Ferry route: Auckland - Los Angeles - Goodyear Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - May 11, 2012 The aircraft had flown 94,755 hours with 11,203 cycles The aircraft was broken up at Goodyear - 2012 |
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ZK-NBT. Air New Zealand - 'Kaikoura' in the standard livery at an unknown location, October 18, 1990. (J. Mounce Collection Copyright Image 4635-764.) |
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ZK-NBT. Air New Zealand - 'Kaikoura' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, August 31, 1993. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4635-755.) |
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ZK-NBT. Air New Zealand - 'Kaikoura' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (A. Lerch Copyright Image 4635-918.) |
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ZK-NBT. Air New Zealand - 'Kaikoura' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Los Angeles Airport, December 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-753.) |
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ZK-NBT. Air New Zealand - 'Kaikoura' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Auckland Airport, January 1997. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4635-688.) |
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ZK-NBT. Air New Zealand - 'Kaikoura' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Christchurch Airport, June 27, 1999. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4635-947.) |
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ZK-NBT. Air New Zealand - 'Kaikoura' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1999. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4635-689.) |
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ZK-NBT. Air New Zealand - 'Kaikoura' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 2001. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4635-507.) |
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ZK-NBT. Air New Zealand - 'Kaikoura' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 2001. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4635-637.) |