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ZK-MCO. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-500. c/n 0628. Was also registered as: F-WQKJ. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ? Built by Avion de Transport Regional (ATR) at Toulouse, France First flown (T1) Toulouse (Blagnac) - Toulouse (Blagnac) as 'F-WWLB' - December 08, 1999 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQKJ - December 1999 Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - December 1999 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to New Zealand as SXI? - December 1999 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - December 28, 1999 Route: Toulouse - Alexandria - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Kupang - Brisbane - Christchurch Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - December 28, 1999 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MCO - December 29, 1999 Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand Operated its first Mount Cook revenue service Christchurch - ? as NZ? - January 2000 Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane - Townsville - April 04, 2015 The aircraft was repainted in Townsville by Flying Colours into the 'Silver Fern' livery Ferried Townsville - Brisbane - Christchurch - April 20, 2015 Returned to service with Mount Cook Airline - April 2015 Operated its final Mount Cook revenue service Palmerston North - Christchurch as NZ5189 - October 29, 2018 Ferried Christchurch - Nelson to undergo 'C-check' as NZ5972 - October 29, 2018 Test flown Nelson - Nelson with a 'green-painted' rudder as NZ5990 - January 18, 2019 It was observed at Nelson in the tail in the standard 'Air Chathams' livery - January 2019 Test flown Nelson - Nelson in preparation for hand-over to Air Chathams - January 18, 2019 Air Chathams had secured the Tauck Tours New Zealand contract for tour groups within New Zealand Ferried Nelson - Auckland for hand-over to Air Chathams Registered to Air Chathams, Chatham Islands - February 04, 2019 Operated proving flight Auckland - Wellington - Blenheim - Te Anau - Queenstown - Auckland - February 07, 2019 Entered Air Chathams / Tauck Tours service Auckland - Wellington - Blenheim - February 08, 2019 Operated the first Chatham Islands - Christchurch service - October 20, 2020 Current with Air Chathams |
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ZK-MCO. Air New Zealand Link - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline Ltd' titles at Wellington Airport, November 2000. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 0390-070.) |
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ZK-MCO. Air New Zealand Link - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline Ltd' titles at Christchurch Airport, June 29, 2013. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-060.) |
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ZK-MCO. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 31, 2015. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-119.) |
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ZK-MCO. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, February 15, 2019. (A. Murphy Copyright Image 0390-135.) |
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ZK-MCO. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, October 20, 2020. (A. Murphy Copyright Image 0390-136.) |
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ZK-MCO. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, October 20, 2020. (A. Murphy Copyright Image 0390-137.) |
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ZK-MCO. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, October 27, 2020. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-149.) |
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ZK-MCO. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, March 19, 2021. (A. Murphy Copyright Image 0390-173.) |