ZK-OKC Boeing 777-219ER

The Air New Zealand Board approves the purchase of eight airframes - August 05, 2004

Four aircraft would be owned by airline and four aircraft would be leased from ILFC

This aircraft was owned by Air New Zealand

Rolled out of the production hangar at Everett (Paine Field) - December 18, 2005

First flown from Everett (Paine Field) - January 12, 2006

Accepted by Air New Zealand at Everett (Paine Field) - January 20, 2006

Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6390 - January 21, 2006

It arrived at Auckland on completion of the delivery flight - January 22, 2006

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-OKB - January 24, 2006

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland

Operated its first revenue service Auckland - Hong Kong as NZ85 - January 25, 2006

Ferried Auckland - Xiamen for maintenance and repainting - March 07, 2014

Ferried Xiamen - Auckland on completion of the repaint - April 06, 2014

This was the first Boeing 777-219ER to acquire the black/ white 'Silver Fern' livery

Returned to service Auckland - Perth - April 06, 2014

Operated the inaugural Auckland - Buenos Aires service - May 19, 2014

Operated its last revenue service Honolulu - Auckland as NZ9 - March 23, 2020

Ferried Auckland - Christchurch for storage due to Covid19 pandemic - March 25, 2020

Returned to service Christchurch - Sydney - Christchurch as NZ6087/6088 - April 07, 2020

Withdrawn from service and returned to storage at Christchurch

Ferried Christchurch (15:56 local) - Auckland (16:57 local) as NZ6230 - August 26, 2020

Departed Auckland (21:41 local) on the ferry flight to the United States as NZ6012 - September 30, 2020

It arrived at Los Angeles (13:24 local) on completion of the ferry flight - September 30, 2020

Ferried Los Angeles (14:18 local) - Victorville (14:47) for long-term storage - September 30, 2020

Current with Air New Zealand

ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Christchurch Airport, January 24, 2012.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Christchurch Airport, December 30, 2012.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Auckland Airport, April 25, 2014.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 17, 2014.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Auckland Airport, January 22, 2016.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 24, 2018.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 24, 2018.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 25, 2018.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 25, 2018.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 29, 2018.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 21, 2018.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 21, 2018.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 21, 2018.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 20, 2019.

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ZK-OKC. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 20, 2019.