ZK-NZE Douglas DC-8-52

ZK-NZE. Douglas DC-8-52. c/n 45985-336.

Was also registered as: N4292P; C-FNZE; N223FB; OB-1438; HK-3842X.

This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ?

It was built at the Douglas Long Beach plant - 1968

First flown with the test registration - January 11, 1968

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NZE - February 27, 1968

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland

Accepted by Air New Zealand at Long Beach - February 27, 1968

Departed Long Beach on the delivery flight to New Zealand - February 27, 1968

It arrived at Auckland on completion of the delivery flight - February 28, 1968

It operated its first revenue service - ?

It operated the Brisbane - Wellington service - December 31, 1981

This was the airline's final Douglas DC-8 passenger service into Wellington Airport

It was withdrawn from service and advertised for sale - ?

Sold to Howard Golden, New York City - July 06, 1982

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - August 23, 1982

The aircraft was initially stored at Palm Springs, California before relocating to Marana, Arizona - ?

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N4292P - July 1983

Registered to Howard Golden, New York City

Sold to Landen Financial Corporation. U.S.A. - May 1987

Landen Financial Corporation was an associated company of Howard Golden

Sold to Howard Golden - September 1987

Sold to F. B. Ayer t/a F. B. Air Inc, Miami, Florida - October 10, 1987

Leased to Points of Call Airlines, Canada as the registered operator - December 23, 1987

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 03, 1988

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FNZE - May 03, 1988

Registered to Point of Call Airlines Limited, Edmonton

Leased to Fiesta Holidays, Canada as the registered operator - January 19, 1990

Leased to 374367 Alberta Limited, Willowdale t/a Wayfarer Holidays Limited - February 18, 1991

The aircraft was repossessed by F. B. Air Inc - February 26, 1991

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - April 09, 1991

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N223FB - April 09, 1991

Registered to F. B. Air Inc, Miami, Florida

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 01, 1991

Entered onto the Peruvian Aircraft Register as OB-1438 - May 01, 1991

Registered to Compania de Aviacion Peru t/a Faucett Peru

Leased to Faucett Peru as the registered operator

Returned to F. B. Air Inc at the end of the lease - November 18, 1992

Cancelled from the Peruvian Aircraft Register - November 18, 1992

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N223FB - November 18, 1992

Rregistered to F. B. Air Inc, Miami

The aircraft was placed in open storage at Opa Locka, Florida

Leased to Lineas Aereas del Caribe (LAC), Colombia - January 1994

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 02, 1994

Entered onto the Colombian Aircraft Register as HK-3842X - January 02, 1994

Registered to Lineas Aereas del Caribe (LAC), Bogota, Colombia

Returned to F. B. Air Inc at the end of the lease - July 1996

Cancelled from the Colombian Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as - ?

The aircraft was placed in open storage at Miami International Airport - July 1996

The aircraft had been broken up for spares at Miami - August 1998

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - September 20, 2012

ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the original livery at an unknown location, February 1968.

(P. Sheehan Collection Copyright Image 1130-098.)

ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1979.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 11, 1979.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 16, 1979.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 06, 1979.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 10, 1979.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 10, 1979.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, August 10, 1979.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 11, 1979.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 07, 1980.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 1980.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 21, 1980.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 21, 1980.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 21, 1980.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 10, 1981.

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ZK-NZE. Air New Zealand - in the final livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 10, 1981.

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N4292P. Points of Call Canada - in the standard livery at Miami International Airport, February 1988.

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C-FNZE. Points of Call Canada - in the standard livery at Vancouver Airport, May 1988.

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C-FNZE. Points of Call Canada - in the standard livery at Vancouver Airport, May 1988.

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C-FNZE. Points of Call Canada - in the standard livery at Vancouver Airport, June 1988.