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ZK-NBW. Boeing 747-419. c/n 29375-1228. Was also registered as: HL7620. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand and constructed at the Boeing Everett plant First flown at Everett - August 26, 1999 Accepted by Air New Zealand at Everett (Paine Field) - September 08, 1999 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand - September 08, 1999 It arrived at Auckland on completion of the delivery flight - September 09, 1999 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NBW - September 09, 1999 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand On arrival the aircraft was repainted into the 'All Black Rugby' livery This was to celebrate the New Zealand All Black rugby team participating in the Rugby World Cup in England It was rolled out at Auckland in the 'All Black' rugby livery - September 20, 1999 It operated its first revenue service Auckland - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Auckland - September 20, 1999 It operated its first service to London in the 'All Black' livery - September 24, 1999 The aircraft was named 'Wellington' Withdrawn from service and placed in open storage at Christchurch - April 19, 2011 Ferried Christchurch - Auckland in preparation for a return to service - May 19, 2011 Withdrawn from service and placed in open storage at Auckland - September 16, 2011 All titles and airline logo were removed from the aircraft at Auckland Test flown Auckland - Auckland in preparation for its intended sale as NZ6002 - October 19, 2011 Sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah - October 30, 2011 Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to Israel for conversion to freighter configuration as NZ9394 - October 31, 2011 It arrived at Tel Aviv on completion of the ferry flight: November 02, 2011 Ferry route: Auckland - Los Angeles - ? - Tel Aviv Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N410SA - November 03, 2011 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - November 04, 2011 The freighter conversion was carried out by Bedek and completed - June 2012 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 27, 2012 Entered onto the South Korean Aircraft Register as HL7620 - June 27, 2012 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah Leased to Asiana Airlines, Seoul, South Korea as the registered operator Current with Asiana Airlines |
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ZK-NBW. Air New Zealand - 'Wellington' in the 'All Blacks Rugby' livery at London Heathrow Airport, October 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-726.) |
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ZK-NBW. Air New Zealand - 'Wellington' in the 'All Blacks Rugby' livery at Los Angeles Airport, November 23, 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-775.) |
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ZK-NBW. Air New Zealand - 'Wellington' in the 'All Blacks Rugby' livery at Los Angeles Airport, November 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-757.) |