ZK-MCQ. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212. c/n 453.
Was also registered as: F-WQLC; N530AS; F-WQNQ; CU-T1548.
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' - April 18, 1995 Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - November 1995 The aircraft was named 'Invercargill' Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to New Zealand as SXI? - November 1995 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - November 08, 1995 Route: Toulouse - Alexandria - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Kupang - Brisbane - Christchurch Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MCQ - November 08, 1995 Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand Operated its first Mount Cook revenue service Christchurch - ? as NZ? - November 1995 The aircraft was withdrawn from service at Christchurch - December 1999 Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to France - December 04, 1999 It arrived at Toulouse (Francazal) on completion of the ferry flight - December 13, 1999 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - December 13, 1999 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQLC - December 13, 1999 Departed Toulouse on the ferry flight to the United States - April 2000 It arrived at Atlanta on delivery to Atlantic Southeast Airlines - April 21, 2000 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - April 21, 2000 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N530AS - April 21, 2000 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, Salt Lake City, Utah Leased to Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) as the registered operator It was withdrawn from service at Atlanta, Georgia - April 2005 Departed Atlanta on the ferry flight Toulouse (Francazal) on return to ATR for storage - April 2005 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 20, 2005 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQNQ - October 20, 2005 Ferried France - Cuba on delivery to Aero Caribbean, Havana, Cuba - March 2006 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - March 08, 2006 Entered onto the Cuban Aircraft Register as CU-T1548 - March 08, 2006 Aero Caribbean merged with Cubana - July 01, 2015 Current with Cubana |
ZK-MCQ. Air New Zealand Link - in the original livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline' titles at Wellington Airport, January 1996. (M. Richardson Copyright Image 0390-072.) |