This aircraft was ordered new by Aloha Airlines but it was not taken up - ?

It was constructed as a Boeing 737-297

First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) as 'N73714' - December 15, 1969

It was placed in open storage at Seattle (Boeing Field)

Sold to New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NAC) - ?

Converted to Boeing 737-219 for New Zealand National Airways Corporation

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NAJ - July 18, 1971

Registered to New Zealand National Airways Corporation, Wellington

The aircraft was named 'Piere' (New Zealand robin)

Accepted by NAC at Seattle (Boeing Field) - July 18, 1971

It arrived in New Zealand on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - July 22, 1971

Operated its first NAC revenue service - August 22, 1971

NAC was merged with Air New Zealand - April 01, 1978

Withdrawn from service and stored at Christcurch - March 06, 1986

The aircraft had flown 31,062 hours with 42,267 cycles

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - April 22, 1986

Sold to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) - April 23, 1986

Leased to Frontier Airlines as the registered operator

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N7310F - April 24, 1986

Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to the United States - April 24, 1986

The aircraft was withdrawn from service by Frontier - November 07, 1986

Leased to Continental Airlines, Houston as the registered operator - November 07, 1986

Sold to Inter-Credit, U.S.A. - March 16, 1987

Sold to Continental Airlines, Houston - October 29, 1998

It was reregistered as N10248 - October 29, 1998

Registered to Continental Airlines, Houston

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Ardmore, Oklahoma - October 29, 1998

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - February 09, 2000

The aircraft was scrapped at Ardmore - April 2000

ZK-NAJ. NAC National Airways - 'Piere' in the original livery at Auckland Mangere Airport, March 1975.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-530.)

ZK-NAJ. Air New Zealand - 'Piere' in the transitional livery at Christchurch Airport, April 27, 1979.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-233.)

ZK-NAJ. Air New Zealand - 'Piere' in the transitional livery at Christchurch Airport, July 1979.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-111.)

ZK-NAJ. Air New Zealand - 'Piere' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, April 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-035.)

ZK-NAJ. Air New Zealand - 'Piere' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, April 1981.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-036.)

ZK-NAJ. Air New Zealand - 'Piere' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, June 1984.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-159.)