ZK-OKA. Boeing 777-219ER. c/n 29404-534.

 

The Air New Zealand Board approves the purchase of eight airframes - August 05, 2004

Four aircraft would be owned by airline and four aircraft would be leased from ILFC

This aircraft was owned by ILFC

Rolled out of the production hangar at Everett (Paine Field) - August 21, 2005

First flown from Everett (Paine Field) - October 10, 2005

Powered by Rolls Royce Trent 892 engines

Accepted by International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) at Everett (Paine Field) - October 27, 2005

Leased to Air New Zealand as the registered operator - October 27, 2005

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-OKA - October 28, 2005

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland

Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6390 - October 28, 2005

It arrived at Auckland on completion of the delivery flight - October 29, 2005

Operated a promotional flight Auckland - Christchurch - Ohakea - Auckland - November 03, 2005

Operated its first revenue service Auckland - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as NZ101 - November 04, 2005

Withdrawn from service at Auckland for cabin re-configuration - June 2014

Test flown post re-configuration Auckland - Auckland as NZ6080 - August 14, 2014

Returned to service - ?

Ferried Auckland - Singapore for maintenance as NZ6002 - February ?, 2020

Ferried Singapore (Seletar) - Christchurch as NZ6002 - February 21, 2020

The aircraft was placed in storage at Christchurch due to the Covid19 - February 22, 2020

Ferried Christchurch (11:17 local) - Auckland (12:38 local) as NZ6323 - September 16, 2020

Departed Auckland (22:38 local) on the ferry flight to the United States as NZ6014 - October 14, 2020

It arrived at Los Angeles (14:12 local) on completion of the ferry flight - October 14, 2020

Ferried Los Angeles (16:40) - Roswell New Mexico (17:28) for storage as NZ6014 - October 14, 2020

Current with Air New Zealand

 

 

ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Auckland Airport, May 25, 2012.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Auckland Airport, December 01, 2012.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Christchurch Airport, January 06, 2013.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 07, 2018.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 07, 2018.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 07, 2018.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 17, 2018.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 17, 2018.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 19, 2018.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 19, 2018.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 23, 2018.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 23, 2018.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 16, 2018.

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ZK-OKA. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 16, 2018.

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