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ZK-OKP. Boeing 777-319ER. c/n 39041-972. |
The Air New Zealand Board approved the purchase of four Boeing 777-300ERs - August 03, 2007 It also approved options on a further three aircraft to be leased from Air Lease Corporation This aircraft was owned by Air New Zealand Rolled out of the production hangar at Everett (Paine Field) - October 10, 2011 First flown from Everett (Paine Field) - October 28, 2011 Powered by General Electric GE-90-115B engines Accepted by Air New Zealand at Everett (Paine Field) - November 07, 2011 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-OKP - November 08, 2011 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6391 - November 08, 2011 It arrived at Auckland on completion of the delivery flight - November 09, 2011 Operated its first revenue service Auckland - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as NZ125 - November 14, 2011 Withdrawn from service at Auckland for the 'Hobbit' promotional livery to be applied - November ?, 2012 Rolled out at Auckland with 'The Hobbit' livery - November 27, 2012 Operated a special charter flight Auckland - Wellington as NZ6691 - November 27, 2012 This flight was to drop the 'Hobbit' cast and film crew at Wellington for the film's premiere Operated Auckland - Auckland with a low-level flyover of Wellington - November 28, 2012 This flight was to celebrate the premiere showing of the Hobbit movie in Wellington that day Ferried Auckland - Singapore (Paya Lebar) for maintenance and repainting as NZ6018 - August 15, 2016 The repaint involved removing the Hobbit livery and applying the 'Silver Fern' livery Ferried Singapore (Paya Lebar) - Auckland in the new corporate livery - September 27, 2016 Returned to service Auckland - Los Angeles as NZ6 - September 27, 2016 Operated its last revenue service (freight) Los Angeles - Auckland as NZ1005 - July 20, 2020 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Auckland due to the Covid19 pandemic Departed Auckland (21:40 local) on the ferry flight to the United States as NZ6006 - August 12, 2020 It arrived at Los Angeles (14:10 local) on completion of the ferry flight - August 12, 2020 Ferried Los Angeles (14:25 local) - Victorville (14:58 local) as NZ6006 - August 13, 2020 Placed into long-term storage at Victorville due to the Covid19 pandemic Current with Air New Zealand |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the white livery at Auckland Airport, April 11, 2012. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4670-051.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Hobbit' livery at Auckland Airport, December 01, 2012. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4670-052.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Hobbit' livery at Christchurch Airport, September 10, 2014. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4670-026.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Hobbit' livery at Christchurch Airport, September 10, 2014. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4670-027.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Hobbit' livery at Auckland Airport, January 01, 2015. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4670-053.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Hobbit' livery at London Heathrow Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4670-210.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 18, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4670-057.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 18, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4670-058.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 04, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4670-061.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 04, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4670-062.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 07, 2018. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4670-069.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 04, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4670-144.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 04, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4670-145.) |
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ZK-OKP. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 07, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4670-216.) |