ZK-MCW. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-500. c/n 0646.

Was also registered as: F-WQMG; S2-AJK.

 

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-WWEG' - August 02, 2000

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQMG - August 2000

Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - September 2000

Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to New Zealand as SXI? - September 2000

It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - September 26, 2000

Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - September 26, 2000

Route: Toulouse - Alexandria - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Kupang - Brisbane - Christchurch

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MCW - September 28, 2000

Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand

Operated its first Mount Cook revenue service Christchurch - ? as NZ? - October 2000

Operated its final Mount Cook revenue service Wellington - Christchurch as NZ5373 - November 26, 2017

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Christchurch

Departed Christchurch (11:07 local) on the ferry flight to Indonesia - January 05, 2018

It arrived at Jakarta on completion of the ferry flight - January 06, 2018

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - January 07, 2018

The aircraft was repainted at Jakarta into the NovoAir livery

Entered onto the Bangladesh Aircraft Register as S2-AJK

Registered to NovoAir, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Current status - ?

 

 

ZK-MCW. Air New Zealand Link - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline' titles at Wellington Airport, November 2000.

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ZK-MCW. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline' titles at Christchurch Airport, January 05, 2014.

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ZK-MCW. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline' titles at Christchurch Airport, June 21, 2014.

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ZK-MCW. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline' titles at Christchurch Airport, January 09, 2015.

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