This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ?

It was allocated the Boeing Block Number ?

This aircraft was the 1,113rd Boeing 737-300 and it was the final Boeing 737-300 built

First flown as 'N1787B' - December 03, 1999

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NGJ - December 17, 1999

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand

This aircraft was 'ETOPS' equipped

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6737 - December 17, 1999

It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - December 19, 1999

Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Pago Pago - Christchurch

This aircraft was not named

Operated its first revenue service Christchurch - Auckland as NZ504 - January 09, 2000

This aircraft was also deployed by the airline on its South Pacific routes

Operated its final revenue service Auckland - Christchurch as NZ539 - August 10, 2015

Withdrawn from use and stored at Christchurch

This aircraft had flown 36,273 hours with 38,635 cycles

It was sold to Nauru Airlines - September 2015

Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to Singapore (Seletar) as 'Southern Cross 1528' - September 20, 2015

Ferry route: Christchurch - Cairns - Lombok - Singapore

The aircraft was overhauled and repainted into the Nauru Airlines livery

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - September 22, 2015

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XNU - September 29, 2015

Registered to Sunco Pty Ltd, Brisbane

Leased to Nauru Air Corporation t/a Nauru Airlines as the registered operator

Current with Nauru Airlines

ZK-NGJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at the Christchurch Airport, date unknown.

(G. Reid Copyright Image 4622-448.)

ZK-NGJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at the Christchurch Airport, January 2008.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-449.)

ZK-NGJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'white' livery at the Christchurch Airport, December 05, 2012.

(Z. Rae Copyright Image 4622-477.)

ZK-NGJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'white' livery at the Christchurch Airport, April 26, 2014.

(G. Reid Copyright Image 4622-450.)

ZK-NGJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'white' livery at the Christchurch Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-558.)

VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2018.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-451.)

VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2018.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-452.)

VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2018.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-453.)

VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2018.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-454.)

VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2018.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-455.)

VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2018.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-456.)

VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Christchurch Airport, October 31, 2021.

(Z. Rae Copyright Image 4622-921.)