This aircraft was ordered new by Transavia Airlines - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle as 'PH-TKB' - March 27, 1993

First flown using the Boeing test registration - April 15, 1993

Powered by Rolls Royce RB-211-535-E4 engines

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-TKB - April 1993

Registered to Transavia Airlines, Amsterdam

Accepted by Transavia at Seattle (Boeing Field) - May 03, 1993

Operated its first revenue service - ?

Special orange 'World Cup' football decals were applied to the aircraft for the competition - 1994

It was rolled out at Amsterdam (Schiphol) in the revised livery - December 27, 1995

Purchased by the New Government for the Royal New Zealand Air Force - March 2003

Operated its final revenue service Palma - Amsterdam (Schiphol) as TRA6126 - May 18, 2003

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Bristol for repainting as TRA051 - May 19, 2003

Ferried Bristol - Shannon in the RNZAF livery as TRA051 - May 25, 2003

The Royal New Zealand Air Force serial 'NZ7572' was taped over

Whilst at Shannon the aircraft underwent a full 'C-Check'

Ferried Shannon - London (Stansted) - Lasham - June 07, 2003

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - June 08, 2003

Ferried Lasham - RAF Brize Norton as NZ7572 - June 08, 2003

Ferried RAF Brize Norton - San Diego - June 2003

The aircraft was delayed at San Diego for eight days while numerous fuel leaks were repaird

Departed San Diego on the ferry flight to New Zealand as 'Kiwi 757' - June 29, 2003

Arrived Auckland on completion of the ferry flight - June 30, 2003

Ferried route: San Diego - Hololulu - Raratonga - Auckland

The aircraft commenced service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force - ?

It was withdrawn from service and prepared for conversion to a Combi configuration - ?

Ferried Auckland - Mobile (Alabama) for conversion - 2008

The conversion was carried out by Mobile Aerospace Engineering

The conversion included the fitment of a large forward freight door, intergral airstairs and strengthened cabin floor

Ferried Mobile - Honolulu - Raratonga - Wellington on completion of the conversion - February 11, 2009

The aircraft returned to service - ?

Current with the Royal New Zealand Air Force

NZ7572. Royal New Zealand Air Force - in the original livery at Lasham Airport, June 2003.

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NZ7572. Royal New Zealand Air Force - in the original livery at Auckland Whenuapai Airport, March 2007.

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NZ7572. Royal New Zealand Air Force - in the original livery at Auckland Whenuapai Airport, March 2007.

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