ZK-MCX. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212. c/n 0460.
Was also registered as: F-WQLL; N533AS; 5H-PAR; F-WNUC; ZS-XCB.
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-WWLH' - August 31, 1995 Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - January 11, 1996 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MCX - January 12, 1996 Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand The aircraft was named 'Napier' Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to New Zealand as SXI? - January 1996 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - January 18, 1996 Route: Toulouse - Alexandria - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Kupang - Brisbane - Christchurch Operated its first Mount Cook revenue service Christchurch - ? as NZ? - February 1996 The aircraft was withdrawn from service at Christchurch - February 2000 Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to France - February 05, 2000 It arrived at Toulouse (Blagnac) on completion of the ferry flight - February 14, 2000 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - February 14, 2000 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQLL - February 14, 2000 Departed Toulouse on the ferry flight to the United States - April 2000 It arrived at Atlanta on delivery to Atlantic Southeast Airlines - April 27, 2000 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - April 27, 2000 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N533AS - April 27, 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Bank Northwest, Salt Lake City, Utah Leased to Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) as the registered operator It was withdrawn from service at Atlanta, Georgia - May 31, 2005 Ferried Atlanta - Montreal for storage - May 31, 2005 Ferried Montreal - France on return to Aerospatiale - February 2006 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQNA - February 2006 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 01, 2006 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - May 19, 2006 Entered onto the Tanzanian Aircraft Register as 5H-PAR - May 19, 2006 Leased to Precision Air, Arusha, Tanzania as the registered operator It was withdrawn from service and returned to Aerospatiale - January 28, 2010 Cancelled from the Tanzania Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WNUC - April 2010 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - April 22, 2010 Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-XCB - April 22, 2010 Leased to Solenta Aviation, Lanseria, South Africa Sub-leased to Federal Air, Durban, South Africa as the registered operator - May 2010 Returned to Solenta Aviation at the end of the sub-lease - December 2010 Sub-leased to British Airways as the registered operator - May 03, 2011 Returned to Solenta Aviation at the end of the sub-lease - February 2012 Sub-leased to Senegal Airlines, Dakar, Senegal as the registered operator - March 2012 Returned to Solenta Aviation at the end of the sub-lease - July 2013 Sub-leased to Afric Aviation, Libraville, Gabon as the registered operator - July 2013 Returned to Solenta Aviation at the end of the sub-lease - October 31, 2013 Departed Tamanrasset, Abuja, Nigeria on the ferry flight to France - October 31, 2013 It arrived at Toulouse (Francazal) on completion of the ferry flight for storage - November 04, 2013 Sub-leased to Afric Aviation, Libraville, Gabon as the registered operator - April 16, 2016 Current status - ? |