ZK-MCJ. Hawker Siddeley HS-748-2A-233. c/n 1661-140.
Was also registered as: DQ-FBH; C-FYDY.
This aircraft was built by Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Limited, Woodford, Manchester, England - 1968 It was built for Fiji Airways Entered onto the Fijian Aircraft Register as VQ-FBH - August 30, 968 Registered to Fiji Airways Ltd, Suva, Fiji First flown at Woodford as 'VQ-FBH' - November 27, 1968 Departed Woodford on the ferry flight to Fiji - November 1968 It arrived at Nadi on completion of the ferry flight - December 08, 1968 Reregistered as DQ-FBH - October 01, 1971 Fiji Airways Limited changed its name to Air Pacific Limited - October 31, 1971 The airline relocated its Head Office to Nadi The aircraft was withdrawn from use at Nadi - 1971 It was sold to Mount Cook Airline, Christchurch - October 06, 1979 Cancelled from the Fijian Aircraft Register - October 06, 1979 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MCJ - October 06, 1979 Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch Ferried Nadi - Christchurch on delivery to Mount Cook - October 07, 1979 The aircraft was named 'Rotorua' (long lake) Operated its first revenue service - ? Operated its final revenue service Mount Cook - Christchurch as NZ5718 - December 31, 1995 It was withdrawn from use and stored at Christchurch It was sold to Air North Charter and Training Ltd, Whitehorse, Canada - June 1996 Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to Canada via Norfolk Island and Brisbane - June 26, 1996 It was observed at Chitose (Japan) enroute to Canada - June 30, 1996 It arrived at Whitehorse having completed the ferry flight to Canada - ? Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - July 08, 1996 It was observed at Whitehorse in the Mount Cook livery as 'ZK-MCJ' - July 25, 1996 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FYDY - August 29, 1996 Registered to Air North Charter and Training Limited, Whitehorse Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued - September 03, 1996 It was operated by Air North in the basic Mount Cook livery until it was repainted in 2006 Over the years it was withdrawn from service during the Canadian winter season and stored at Whitehorse Operated its final revenue service - January 21, 2015 Route: Whitehorse - Dawson City - Old Crow - Inuvik - Dawson City - Whitehorse It was withdrawn from service and used as a ground trainer It was announced that this aircraft would be returned to an airworthy condition - January 2016 This aircraft was returned to service for the 2016 North Summer period Withdrawn from service at Whitehorse - December 22, 2016 It was parted out for spares to support the operations of the airline's other aircraft Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - February 27, 2019 |
DQ-FBH. Air Pacific - in the standard livery at Nausori Airport, July 19, 1979. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-060.) |
ZK-MCJ. Mount Cook Line - 'Rotorua' in the 'Air Pacific' livery at Christchurch Airport, December 30, 1979. (R. F. Killick Copyright Image 0748-042.) |
ZK-MCJ. Mount Cook Line - 'Rotorua' in the old livery at Auckland Airport, September 1982. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-021.) |
ZK-MCJ. Mount Cook Line - 'Rotorua' in the old livery at Queenstown Airport, March 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-019.) |
ZK-MCJ. Mount Cook Line - 'Rotorua' in the final livery at Wellington Airport, January 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-041.) |
C-FYDY. Air North - in the basic 'Mount Cook' livery at Whitehorse Airport, July 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-061.) |
C-FYDY. Air North - in the basic 'Mount Cook' livery at Whitehorse Airport, July 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-062.) |
C-FYDY. Air North - in the standard livery with additional 'Yukon's Airline' titles at an unknown airport, July 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-147.) |