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ZK-NBJ. Boeing 767-204ER. c/n 23250-113. Was also registered as: G-BLKW . |
This aircraft was ordered new by Britannia Airways and constructed at the Boeing Everett plant Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BLKW (CofR G-BLKW/R1) - March 04, 1985 Registered to Britannia Airways Limited, Luton First flown at Everett (Paine Field) as 'N6066U' - March 08, 1985 Ferried Everett (Paine Field) - Luton on delivery to Britannia Airways - March 25, 1985 The aircraft was named ' Sir Frank Whittle' Withdrawn from service at Luton - August 19, 1990 Sold to Air New Zealand and converted to a Boeing 767-204ER It arrived at Auckland on completion of the ferry flight from the United Kingdom - September 22, 1990 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - September 26, 1990 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NBJ - September 26, 1990 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand The aircraft was named 'Awarua' (two rivers) Leased to LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze in the basic 'Air New Zealand' livery - May 14, 1992 Returned to Air New Zealand at the end of the lease - October 01, 1992 Leased to LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze in the basic 'Air New Zealand' livery - March 25, 1993 Returned to Air New Zealand at the end of the lease - October 17, 1993 Leased to LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze in the basic 'Air New Zealand' livery - May 15, 1994 Returned to Air New Zealand at the end of the lease - November 22, 1994 Leased to Britannia Airways in the basic 'Air New Zealand' livery - April 26, 1997 Returned to Air New Zealand at the end of the lease - November 03, 1997 The aircraft was painted all-white in preparation for an intended lease to Air Atlanta Iceland - April 01, 2001 This lease was not taken up and the aircraft was returned to service in the all-white livery with titles and Koru tail logo Withdrawn from service and placed in open storage at Auckland - November 22, 2002 Parting out commenced at Auckland Airport - June 2003 It was observed sitting on a cradle with all undercarriage members missing - September 10, 2003 Once wings and part of the tail were removed the fuselage became an emergency procedures training aid Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - September 22, 2003 |
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G-BLKW. Britannia - 'Sir Frank Whittle' in the standard livery at London Luton Airport, February 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-084.) |
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ZK-NBJ. Air New Zealand - 'Awarua' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 06, 1991. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4655-019.) |
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ZK-NBJ. LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze - in the basic Air New Zealand livery with the incorrectly painted 'black' titles at Brisbane Airport, May 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-020.) |
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ZK-NBJ. LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze - in the basic Air New Zealand livery with the incorrectly painted 'black' titles at Auckland Airport, May 09, 1992. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4655-021.) |
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ZK-NBJ. LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze - in the basic Air New Zealand livery with the incorrectly painted 'black' titles at Auckland Airport, May 09, 1992. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4655-072.) |
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ZK-NBJ. LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze - in the basic Air New Zealand livery at Auckland Airport, May 1992. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4655-023.) |
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ZK-NBJ. LOT Polish Airlines - in the basic Air New Zealand livery at Auckland Airport, November 1992. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4655-022.) |
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ZK-NBJ. Air New Zealand - 'Awarua' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, March 1993. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4655-015.) |
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ZK-NBJ. LOT Polish Airlines - in the basic Air New Zealand livery at Bangkok Don Mueang Airport, May 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-140.) |
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ZK-NBJ. Britannia - in the basic Air New Zealand livery at an unknown airport, August 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-035.) |
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ZK-NBJ. Britannia - in the basic Air New Zealand livery at London Gatwick Airport, September 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-131.) |
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ZK-NBJ. Britannia - in the basic Air New Zealand livery at Christchurch Airport, November 1997. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4655-036.) |
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ZK-NBJ. Air New Zealand - 'Awarua' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 12, 1999. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4655-037.) |
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ZK-NBJ. Air New Zealand - 'Awarua' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Auckland Airport, October 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-130.) |
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ZK-NBJ. Air New Zealand - 'Awarua' in the all-white livery at Christchurch Airport, September 2001. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4655-132.) |
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ZK-NBJ. Air New Zealand - 'Awarua' in the all-white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 2001. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-034.) |
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ZK-NBJ. Air New Zealand - 'Awarua' in the all-white livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 06, 2001. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4655-071.) |
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ZK-NBJ. Air New Zealand - 'Awarua' in the all-white livery at Auckland Airport, October 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-014.) |