ZK-OKG Boeing 777-219ER

ZK-OKG. Boeing 777-219ER. c/n 29403-591.

Was also registered as: N403AD.

The Air New Zealand Board approves the purchase of eight airframes - August 05, 2004

Four aircraft would be owned by airline and four aircraft would be leased from ILFC

This aircraft was owned by ILFC

Rolled out of the Boeing production hangar at Everett (Paine Field) - September 03, 2006

First flown from Everett (Paine Field) - October 03, 2006

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-OKG - October 13, 2006

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland

Accepted by International Lease Finance Corporation at Everett (Paine Field) - October 19, 2006

Leased to Air New Zealand as the registered operator - October 20, 2006

Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6390 - October 20, 2006

It arrived at Auckland (New Zealand) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - October 21, 2006

Operated its first revenue service Auckland (New Zealand) - Brisbane (Queensland) as NZ135 - October 25, 2006

This aircraft was sold by ILFC to Air New Zealand - January 14, 2011

Repainted into the airline's black/white 'Silver Fern' livery - November 2018

Operated its last revenue service Honolulu (Hawaii - 21:33 local) - Auckland (05:26 local) as NZ9 - March 30, 2020

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Auckland due to the 'Covid19' pandemic

Departed Auckland on its ferry flight to Roswell (New Mexico) as NZ6002 for storage - November 18, 2020

Arrived Roswell (New Mexico) on completion of the ferry flight from New Zealand - November 22, 2020

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - September 01, 2022

Returned to ILFC - September 07, 2022

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N403AD - September 07, 2022

Registered to Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

The aircraft remained stored at Roswell (New Maxico)

Current status - ?

ZK-OKG. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Christchurch Airport, January 20, 2013.

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ZK-OKG. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Auckland Airport, January 01, 2015.

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ZK-OKG. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 20, 2016.

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ZK-OKG. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 20, 2016.

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ZK-OKG. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 14, 2018.

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ZK-OKG. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 14, 2018.

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ZK-OKG. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 13, 2018.

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ZK-OKG. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 13, 2018.

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ZK-OKG. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 18, 2018.

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ZK-OKG. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 18, 2018.

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