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ZK-NNI. Airbus A321-271NX. c/n 12593. Was also registered as: D-AVXZ. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand and was constructed at the Airbus Industrie Hamburg plant It was allocated the test registration 'D-AVXZ' It was observed at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) in primer without engines installed - March 07, 2025 It was observed at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) in the 'Air New Zealand' livery with the engines installed - April 10, 2025 Engine runs and taxying test carried out as '12593R5' - July 02, 2025 First flown (T1) in primer with the test registration 'D-AVXZ' as AIB593A - July 04, 2025 Finkenwerder (13:25 UTC) - Hamburg (Helmut Schmidt) - Finkenwerder (16:00 UTC) Second test flight (T2) flown Finkenwerder (13:25 - 16:00 UTC) as AIB593B - July 14, 2025 Third test flight (C1) flown Finkenwerder (08:22 - 09:47 UTC) as AIB913C - July 18, 2025 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NNI - July 28, 2025 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand Accepted by Air New Zealand at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - July 28, 2025 Departed Hamburg (Finkenwerder 14:25 UTC) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6093 - July 29, 2025 It arrived at Auckland (13:49 NZST) on completion of the delivery flight from Germany - August 03, 2025 Delivery route: Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Halifax (Nova Scotia) - Vancouver - Honolulu - Apia - Auckland Operated its first revenue service Auckland - Gold Coast as NZ187 - August 09, 2025 Current with Air New Zealand |
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ZK-NNI. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Wellington Airport, August 17, 2025. (T. Gorman Copyright Image 0325-325.) |
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ZK-NNI. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Wellington Airport, August 17, 2025. (T. Gorman Copyright Image 0325-324.) |
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ZK-NNI. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Wellington Airport, August 17, 2025. (T. Gorman Copyright Image 0325-326.) |