ZK-MCL. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212. c/n 0465.
Was also registered as: F-WQLB; N536AS; F-WQNG; T9-AAE; E7-AAE.
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-WWLT' - October 06, 1995 Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - October 20, 1995 The aircraft was named 'Dunedin' Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MCL - October 20, 1995 Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to New Zealand as SXI? - October 20, 1995 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - October 26, 1995 Route: Toulouse - Alexandria - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Kupang - Brisbane - Christchurch Operated its first Mount Cook revenue service Christchurch - ? as NZ? - November 1995 The aircraft was withdrawn from service at Christchurch - November 1999 Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to France - November 25, 1999 It arrived at Toulouse (Francazal) on completion of the ferry flight - December 02, 1999 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - December 03, 1999 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQLB - December 03, 1999 Departed Toulouse on the ferry flight to the United States - February 2000 It arrived at Atlanta on delivery to Atlantic Southeast Airlines - February 03, 2000 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - February 03, 2000 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N536AS - February 04, 2000 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, Salt Lake City, Utah Leased to Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) as the registered operator It was withdrawn from service at Atlanta, Georgia - December 29, 2004 Departed Atlanta on the ferry flight Toulouse (Francazal) on return to ATR for storage - January 2005 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 22, 2005 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQNG - April 22, 2005 The aircraft was prepared for sale / lease to BH Airlines, Sarajevo, Bosnia Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - May 19, 2005 Entered onto the Bosnian Aircraft Register as T9-AAE - May 19, 2005 Registered to BH Airlines, Sarajevo The aircraft was reregistered on the new Bosnian Aircraft Register as E7-AAE - February 03, 2009 BH Airlines suspended operations due to financial difficulties - March 04, 2013 BH Airlines resumed operations once financial problems were sorted - March 08, 2013 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Monchengladbach, Germany - April 2015 Parting out was commenced at Monchengladbach by Hypo Group Alpe Adri AG - August 2017 It was observed in a very derelict condition at Monchengladbach - November 05, 2017 Current status - ? |
ZK-MCL. Air New Zealand Link - in the original livery with additional 'Mount Cook Airline' titles at Wellington Airport, January 1996. (M. Richardson Copyright Image 0390-069.) |