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ZK-NAV. Boeing 737-219B. c/n 23472-1194. Was also registered as: XA-NAV; ZS-SMD. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand Limited - ? First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) - January 20, 1986 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NAV - February 03, 1986 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland Accepted by Air New Zealand at Seattle (Boeing Field) - February 10, 1986 It arrived at Christchurch having completed its ferry flight from the United States - February 15, 1986 The aircraft was named 'Pukeko' (swamp hen) Operated its first revenue service - February 21, 1986 This aircraft was the 4th Boeing 737 to be fitted with Nordam engine hush-kits Test flown Christchurch - Christchurch following fitment of the Nordam engine hush-kits - January 04, 1994 Withdrawn from service and stored at Christchurch - 1999 Sold to Aviacion de Chiapas (AVIACSA), Mexico The aircraft was repainted into the AVIACSA livery at Christchurch Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to Mexico - December 20, 1999 Arrived at Tijuana (Mexico) on completion of the ferry flight - December 22, 1999 Ferry route: Christchurch - Nadi - Majuro (Marshall Islands) - Hilo - Tijuana Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - December 22, 1999 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-NAV - December 22, 1999 Registered to AVIACSA, Monterrey It was withdrawn from service and stored at Monterrey - December 2008 Sold to Bravo Capital 23472 LLC, Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States - June 09, 2009 Bravo Capital 23472 LLC was trading as BC Aircraft Leasing Cancelled from the Mexican Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N472BC - August 12, 2009 Registered to BC Aircraft Leasing, Deerfield Beach, Florida Sold to Star Air Cargo, Johannesburg, South Africa - September 22, 2009 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - September 22, 2009 Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-SMD - September 22, 2009 Registered to Star Air Cargo, Johannesburg Leased to Air Namibia, Namibia as the registered operator - August 2010 Returned to Star Air Cargo at the end of the lease - March 2012 Leased to Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (LAM) as the registered operator - August 2012 Returned to StarAir Cargo at the end of the lease - September 2012 Leased to Proflight Air Services, Zambia as the registered operator - May 15, 2013 It was withdrawn from service - September 11, 2014 The aircraft had flown 67,522 hours with 72,248 cycles Ferried Johanessburg (Tambo) - Germiston (Rand) for preservation - September 14, 2014 Cancelled from the South African Aircraft Register - January 28, 2015 |
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ZK-NAV. Air New Zealand - 'Pukeko' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, September 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-085.) |
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ZK-NAV. Air New Zealand - 'Pukeko' in the standard livery at Wellington Airport, January 1993. (M. Richardson Copyright Image 4625-086.) |
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ZK-NAV. Air New Zealand - 'Pukeko' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Auckland Airport, September 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-087.) |
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ZK-NAV. Aviacsa - in the partial livery at Christchurch Airport, January 2000. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4625-088.) |