This aircraft was ordered new by New Zealand National Airways Corporation - ?

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NAP - July 04, 1975

Registered to New Zealand National Airways Corporation, Wellington

First flown at Seattle (Boeing Field) - July 21, 1975

Accepted by NAC at Seattle (Boeing Field) - September 1975

The aircraft was named 'Parekareka' (spotted shag)

It arrived at Christchurch having completed its ferry flight from the United States - September 07, 1975

Operated its first revenue service - September 29, 1975

It was chartered by Boeing for a demonstration tour to Japan

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

Withdrawn from service - February 1994

Sold to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) - February 28, 1994

Leased to Sociedad Anomima Equatoriana de Transportes Aereos (SAETA), Ecuador

It departed Auckland on the ferry flight to Ecuador - March 02, 1994

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - March 07, 1994

Entered onto the Ecuadorian Aircraft Register as HC-BTI - March 07, 1994

Leased to SAETA as the registered operator

Sub-leased to LAPSA Air Paraguay, Ascuncion, Paraguay - April 1995

Cancelled from the Ecuadorian Aircraft Register - April 1995

Entered onto the Paraguay Aircraft Register as ZP-CAB - April 1995

The aircraft was returned to SAETA at the end of the sub-lease - September 1996

Cancelled from the Paraguay Aircraft Register - September 1996

Entered onto the Ecuadorian Aircraft Register as HC-BTI - September 1996

Withdrawn from SAETA service and returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - February 01, 1997

Cancelled from the Ecuadorian Aircraft Register - February 1997

Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PP-VPE - February 1997

Leased to Varig, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as the registered operator

It was withdrawn from service by Varig - May 1999

Returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - May 31, 1999

Cancelled from the Brazilian Aircraft Register - May 31, 1999

Entered onto the Uruguay Aircraft Register as CX-VVT - June 01, 1999

Leased to Primeras Lineas Uruguayavas de Navegavion Aerea (PLUNA) as the registered operator

It was withdrawn from service by PLUNA - July 2002

Returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - July 2002

The lease to Nacional Transportes Aereos, Sao Paulo was not taken up - September 2002

Sold to - ?

Cancelled from the Uruguay Aircraft Register - December 2002

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N213PP - December 20, 2002

Registered to PP-VPE LLC c/- Langdon Asset Management Inc, San Francisco

The aircraft was observed undergoing heavy maintenance at Porto Allegre, Brazil - May 20. 2003

It was observed at Mexico City operating for Global Air - February 07, 2004

Global Air ceased operations - March 25, 2004

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-UAK - ?

The aircraft was observed as 'XA-UAK' for lease to AVIACSA Mexico but it was not taken up - June 01, 2004

The aircraft was reregistered as XA-SAM - July 2004

Leased to Aero Tropical t/a Tropicharters.com - July 2004

It was observed at Mexico City operating for Tropicharters - October 07, 2005

The aircraft was observed withdrawn from use and stored at Mexico City - March 06, 2007

Scrapped at Mexico City - ?

Cancelled from the Mexican Aircraft Register - ?

ZK-NAP. NAC wings of the nation - 'Parekareka' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, October 16, 1976.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-573.)

ZK-NAP. Air New Zealand - 'Parekareka' in the transitional livery with additional 'Polynesian' titles and logo at Christchurch Airport, March 1980.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-061.)

ZK-NAP. Air New Zealand - 'Parekareka' in the standard livery with additional 'Polynesian ' titles and logo at Christchurch Airport, February 1981.

(G. Reid Copyright Image 4625-579.)

ZK-NAP. Air New Zealand - 'Parekareka' in the standard livery with additional 'Air Pacific' titles and logo at Auckland Airport, November 1981.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-062.)

ZK-NAP. Air New Zealand - 'Parekareka' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, September 1984.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-038.)

ZK-NAP. Saeta - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, March 01, 1994.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 4625-039.)

ZK-NAP. Saeta - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, March 01, 1994.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 4625-137.)

ZP-CAB. Lapsa Air Paraguay - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-217.)