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ZK-NEF. Boeing 737-2U9A. c/n 22575-749.
Was also registered as: 5W-PAL; N149AW.
This aircraft was ordered new by Polynesian Airlines - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - February 1981 First flown as 5W-PAL - March 13, 1981 Entered onto the West Samoan Aircraft Register as 5W-PAL - March 13, 1981 Registered to Polynesian Airlines Accepted by Polynesian Airlines at Seattle - March 31, 1981 The aircraft was named 'Sina' Sold to Ansett Transport Industries Ltd - June 01, 1983 Leased to Polynesian Airlines as the registered operator Sold to Transpacific Enterprises Inc - November 12, 1985 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N149AW - November 12, 1985 Registered to Transpacific Enterprises Inc Leased to America West Airlines Inc as the registered operator Returned to Transpacific Enterprises at then end of the lease - August 18, 1986 Leased to Polynesian Airlines - October 12, 1986 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 12, 1986 It was to have been registered in New Zealand as 'ZK-POL' but this registration was not taken up Entered onto the Western Samoan Aircraft Register as 5W-PAL - October 12, 1986 Registered to Transpacific Enterprises Inc Leased to Polynesian Airlines as the registered operator Returned to Transpacific Enterprises Inc at the end of the lease - February 1987 Cancelled from the Samoan Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N149AW - March 1987 Leased to America West Airlines as the registered operator - May 08, 1987 Sub-leased to Ansett New Zealand - June 1988 The aircraft arrived at Christchurch on completion of the ferry flight - June 26, 1988 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NEF - July 19, 1988 Registered to Billmans Management Ltd Operated its first Ansett New Zealand revenue service Christchurch - Wellington - July 24, 1988 It retained the America West c/line whilst operated by Ansett New Zealand Operated its final revenue service Wellington - Christchurch - November 25, 1988 Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to the United States - November 29, 1988 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - December 01, 1988 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N149AW - December 01, 1988 Registered to America West Airlines Inc Withdrawn from America West and stored at Goodyear, Arizona - October 06, 2001 Sold to Turboanalisis Inc It was observed on pallets at Goodyear - August 21, 2004 Scrapped at Goodyear - August - September 2004 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register due to registration expiry - January 31, 2013 |
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5W-PAL. Polynesian - 'Sina' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, July 1981. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-156.) |
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5W-PAL. Polynesian - 'Sina' in the standard livery with additional 'Air Vanuatu' titles at Auckland Airport, September 1982. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-118.) |
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5W-PAL. Polynesian - 'Sina' in the standard livery with additional 'Air Vanuatu' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 21, 1983. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-164.) |
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5W-PAL. Polynesian - in the all-white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1985. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-157.) |
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ZK-NEF. Ansett New Zealand - in the basic America West Airlines livery at Auckland Airport, October 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-352.) |