ZK-MVH. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-600. c/n 1304.

 

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-WWEJ' - December 01, 2015

Test flown (T2) Toulouse (Blagnac) - Toulouse (Francazal) - December 03, 2015

The aircraft was painted into the Air New Zealand livery at Toulouse (Francazal)

Ferried Toulouse (Francazal) - Toulouse (Blagnac) - December 11, 2015

Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - December 18, 2015

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MVH - December 18, 2015

Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand

Departed Toulouse (07:53 local) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as SXI1532 - December 19, 2015

It arrived at Hamilton on completion of the delivery flight - December 24, 2015

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

Ferried Hamilton - Christchurch - January 09, 2016

Operated its first Mount Cook revenue service Christchurch - Hamilton as NM304 - January 09, 2016

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

Current with Air New Zealand

 

 

ZK-MVH. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, April 28, 2016.

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