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ZK-OKO. Boeing 777-319ER. c/n 38407-921. |
The Air New Zealand Board approved the purchase of four Boeing 777-300ERs - August 03, 2007 It also approved options on a further three aircraft to be leased from Air Lease Corporation This aircraft was owned by Air New Zealand Rolled out of the Boeing production hangar at Everett (Paine Field) - February 11, 2011 First flown from Everett (Paine Field) - March 14, 2011 Powered by General Electric GE-90-115B engines Accepted by Air New Zealand at Everett (Paine Field) - March 22, 2011 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-OKO - March 23, 2011 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6391 - March 23, 2011 Arrived at Auckland (New Zealand) on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - March 24, 2011 Operated its first revenue service Auckland - Brisbane (Queensland) as NZ135 - March 28, 2011 Withdrawn from service at Auckland for maintenance and 'promotional' decals to be applied - November 18, 2013 Rolled out at Auckland with 'The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug' livery - December 02, 2013 This livery was to celebrate the 2nd Peter Jackson 'Hobbit' movie Returned to service Auckland (New Zealand) - Los Angeles (California) - December 02, 2013 Its Los Angeles arrival was marked with a 'Red Carpet' ceremony to celebrate the film's Hollywood release Ferried Auckland - Singapore (Paya Lebar) for maintenance and repainting as NZ6002 - April 20, 2015 The repaint involved removing the 'Hobbit' livery and applying the 'Silver Fern' livery Ferried Singapore (Paya Lebar) - Auckland (New Zealand) in the new corporate livery - May 16, 2015 Returned to service Auckland - Los Angeles (California) as NZ6 - May 16, 2015 Operated special charter flight London (Heathrow) - Los Angeles - Auckland as NZ1302 - November 03, 2015 Returned the victorious New Zealand 'All-Blacks Rugby Union' team to New Zealand after the World Cup Operated its last revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Auckland as NZ1126 - August 09, 2020 Was withdrawn from service and stored at Auckland (New Zealand) due to the 'Covid-19' pandemic Removed from storage and test flown Auckland (10:13 - 11-57 NZDT) as NZ6259 - August 23, 2022 Returned to service Auckland - Los Angeles (California) as NZ6 - August 23, 2022 Current with Air New Zealand |
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ZK-OKO. Air New Zealand - in the standard white livery at London Heathrow Airport, January 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4670-205.) |
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ZK-OKO. Air New Zealand - in the standard white livery at London Heathrow Airport, January 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4670-018.) |
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ZK-OKO. Air New Zealand - in the 'Hobbit - The Desolation Smaug' livery at London Gatwick Airport, February 22, 2014. (R. Shaw Copyright Image 4670-206.) |
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ZK-OKO. Air New Zealand - in the 'Hobbit - The Desolation Smaug' livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4670-207.) |
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ZK-OKO. Air New Zealand - in the 'Hobbit - The Desolation Smaug' livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4670-208.) |
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ZK-OKO. Air New Zealand - in the 'Hobbit - The Desolation Smaug' livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4670-209.) |