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ZK-MCB. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-500. c/n 0598.
Was also registered as: F-WQKG.
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ? Built by Avion de Transport Regional (ATR) at Toulouse, France First flown (T1) with the test registration 'F-WWEU' - October 22, 1999 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQKG - October 1999 Registered to Aerospatiale, France Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - November 1999 Departed Toulouse (Blagnac) on the ferry flight to New Zealand - November 1999 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the ferry flight - November 13, 1999 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - November 13, 1999 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MCB - November 16, 1999 Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand Operated its first revenue service - November 18, 1999 Operated its last revenue service Palmerston North - Christchurch as NZ5187 - July 15, 2018 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Christchurch in the basic livery Test flown Christchurch - Christchurch (48 minutes) - October 09, 2018 Test flown Christchurch - Christchurch - November 15, 2018 The intended sale to an European airline did not eventuate The aircraft was returned to Air New Zealand service to cover capacity shortfalls - December 19, 2018 It was operated in the basic livery without titles and logos Mount Cook Airline was wound up - December 2019 Mount Cook Airline ceased to exist at the close of business - December 09, 2019 The aircraft was transferred to the Air New Zealand Air Operators Certificate Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland - December 10, 2019 Operated its final revenue service Dunedin - Christchurch as NZM750 - January 21, 2020 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Christchurch pending its disposal Currently stored at Christchurch |
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ZK-MCB. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Wellington Airport, January 2001. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0390-045.) |
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ZK-MCB. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Christchurch Airport, January 05, 2014. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-046.) |
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ZK-MCB. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 06, 2015. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-120.) |
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ZK-MCB. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Auckland Airport, December 20, 2015. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 0390-111.) |
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ZK-MCB. Air New Zealand - in the basic 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, January 24, 2019. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-047.) |
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ZK-MCB. Air New Zealand - in the basic 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, January 29, 2019. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-085.) |
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ZK-MCB. Air New Zealand - in the basic 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, January 16, 2020. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-146.) |