ZK-NEW. de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102. c/n 101.
This aircraft was ordered new by Newmans Airways - ? It was built by de Havilland Canada at Downsview, Ontario - 1984 First flown as 'C-GFQL' - December 1984 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 engines It was accepted by Newmans at Downsview - December 1984 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NEW - December 15, 1984 Registered to Newmans Airways Limited, Nelson The aircraft was named 'Uenuku' (god of rainbows) It was configured to seat 50 passengers It arrived at Christchurch on completion of its ferry flight from Canada - December 22, 1984 Operated its first revenue service - ? It was withdrawn from service at Christchurch - December 26, 1986 Ownership was transferred to Ansett New Zealand - December 26, 1986 Newmans Airways was renamed Ansett Newmans and later Ansett New Zealand This aircraft was not operated by either of these companies Registered to Billmans Management Limited, New Zealand - January 28, 1987 Sold to de Havilland Canada - January 30, 1987 Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom - February 03, 1987 Arrived Glasgow on completion of the ferry flight - March 04, 1987 The aircraft had been repainted into Eurocity Express livery prior to its departure from New Zealand Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - March 05, 1987 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BNDC (CofR G-BNDC/R1) - March 06, 1987 Registered to Eurocity Express Limited, London Lesased to Eurocity Express as the registered operator Sub-leased to Loganair - April 02, 1987 Returned to Eurocity Express at the end of the sub-lease - October 1987 Eurocity Express was renamed London City Airways - February 22, 1988 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and returned to de Havilland Canada - April 21, 1988 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - April 26, 1988 Sold to Gronlandsfly A/S trading as Greenlandair - May 01, 1988 Entered onto the Danish Aircraft Register as OY-CTC - May 01, 1988 The aircraft was named 'Minniki' (short lander) Greenlandair was renamed Air Greenland - April 18, 2002 It arrived at Norwich, England for repainting into the red 'Air Greenland' livery - January 18, 2004 Returned to Keflavik in the new livery - February 02, 2004 Withdrawn from use and prepared for sale to Air Tindi, Canada - 2012 Sold to Air Tindi Limited, Canada - February 27, 2012 Cancelled from the Danish Aircraft Register - February 29, 2012 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GCPY - February 29, 2012 Registered to Air Tindi Limited, Yellowknife Current with Air Tindi |
G-BNDC. Eurocity Express - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, January 28, 1987. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 1922-005.) |
ZK-NEW. Eurocity Express - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1987. (J. Mounce Collection Copyright Image 1922-006.) |