ZK-NZH Boeing 787-9

This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ?

This Boeing 787-9 aircraft was built by Boeing at Everett, Washington

It was allocated the Boeing Variable Number 'ZB006'

The airframe assembly commenced at the Everett plant - July 30, 2015

Rolled out of the production hangar as 'N10230' - September 29, 2015

First engine run carried out - ?

First flown Everett (Paine Field) - Moses Lake - Everett (Paine Field) as BOE006 - October 10, 2015

Test flown Everett (Paine Field) - Everett (Paine Field) on customer acceptance flight C1 - October 23, 2015

Test flown Everett (Paine Field) - Everett (Paine Field) on customer acceptance flight C2 - October 26, 2015

The aircraft was accepted by Air New Zealand at Everett (Paine Field) - October 30, 2015

It was the sixth Boeing 787 delivered to Air New Zealand

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NZH - October 30, 2015

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland

Departed Everett - Paine Field (12:38 local) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6094 - October 31, 2015

Arrived Auckland (22:11 local) on completion of the delivery flight - November 01, 2015

Operated its first revenue service Auckland - Perth as NZ175 - November 05, 2015

The aircraft was grounded at Auckland with Rolls-Royce Trent engine issues - December 06, 2017

Test flown Auckland - Auckland (3 hours 9 minutes) following repairs to the engines as NZ6234 - March 23, 2018

Returned to service Auckland - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as NZ125 - March 25, 2018

Current with Air New Zealand

ZK-NZH. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Auckland Airport, January 16, 2017.

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ZK-NZH. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Auckland Airport, January 12, 2018.

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ZK-NZH. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Auckland Airport, January 12, 2018.

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