ZK-MCJ. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-500. c/n 0624.
Was also registered as: F-WQKI.
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ? Built by Avion de Transport Regional (ATR) at Toulouse, France First flown (T1) Toulouse (Blagnac) - Toulouse (Blagnac) as 'F-WWEW' - December 02, 1999 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQKI - December 1999 Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - December 1999 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to New Zealand as SXI? - December 1999 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - December 20, 1999 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - December 20, 1999 Route: Toulouse - Alexandria - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Kupang - Brisbane - Christchurch Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MCJ - December 30, 1999 Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand Operated its first Mount Cook revenue service Christchurch - ? as NZ? - January 2000 Mount Cook Airline was wound up - December 2019 Mount Cook Airline ceased to exist at the close of business - December 09, 2019 The aircraft was transferred to the Air New Zealand Air Operators Certificate Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland - December 10, 2019 Operated its last revenue service ? - Christchurch as NZ? - February 04, 2020 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Christchurch pending its disposal Currently stored at Christchurch |
ZK-MCJ. Air New Zealand Link - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline Ltd' titles at Wellington Airport, November 2000. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 0390-068.) |
ZK-MCJ. Air New Zealand Link - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline Ltd' titles at Christchurch Airport, June 04, 2012. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-057.) |
ZK-MCJ. Air New Zealand Link - in the modified 'Pacific Wave' livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline Ltd' titles at Christchurch Airport, June 21, 2014. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-058.) |
ZK-MCJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 02, 2015. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-059.) |
ZK-MCJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Auckland Airport, March 30, 2016. (M. Condon Copyright Image 0390-109.) |