ZK-MCY. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-500. c/n 0703.

Was also registered as: M-ABOO.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ?

Built by Avion de Transport Regional (ATR) at Toulouse, France

First flown (T1) Toulouse (Blagnac) - Toulouse (Blagnac) as 'F-WWEB' - January 23, 2003

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQMR - January 2003

Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - January 30, 2003

Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to New Zealand as SXI? - January 30, 2003

It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - February 04, 2003

Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - February 04, 2003

Route: Toulouse - Alexandria - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Kupang - Brisbane - Christchurch

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MCY - February 05, 2003

Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand

Operated its first Mount Cook revenue service Christchurch - ? as NZ? - February 08, 2003

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 Wellington - Christchurch as NZ5383 - February 09, 2020

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Christchurch pending disposal

Departed Christchurch on its ferry flight to Toulouse as SXI2117 - May 15, 2021

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - May 28, 2021

Entered onto the Isle of Man Aircraft Register as M-ABOO - June 07, 2021

Registered to Air New Zealand, Auckland

Stored at Toulouse (Francazal) awaiting disposal

 

 

ZK-MCY. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline' titles at Christchurch Airport, December 05, 2012.

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ZK-MCY. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline' titles at Christchurch Airport, January 05, 2014.

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ZK-MCY. Air New Zealand - in the revised 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline' titles at Christchurch Airport, September 10, 2014.

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ZK-MCY. Air New Zealand - in the revised 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline' titles at Christchurch Airport, November 02, 2019.

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