ZK-MVI. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A-600. c/n 1306.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ?

Built by Avion de Transport Regional (ATR) at Toulouse, France

First flown as 'F-WWEL' - December 09, 2015

Ferried Toulouse (Blagnac) - Chateauroux for painting into the 'Silver Fern' livery - December 21, 2015

Ferried Chateauroux - Toulouse (Blagnac) - ?

Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse - December 29, 2015

Departed Toulouse (09:25 local) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as SXI1536 - December 29, 2015

It arrived at Hamilton (18:59 local) on completion of the delivery flight - January 03, 2016

Route: Toulouse - Borg El Arab - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Kupang - Darwin - Brisbane - Hamilton

Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - January 05, 2016

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-MVI - January 05, 2016

Registered to Mount Cook Airline Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand

Ferried Hamilton - Christchurch as NZ5921 - January 15, 2016

Operated its first Mount Cook revenue service Christchurch - Rotorua as NZ5604 - January 16, 2016

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

Current with Air New Zealand

 

 

ZK-MVI. Air New Zealand - in the standard 'Silver Fern' livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0390-034.)

ZK-MVI. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, April 28, 2016.

(Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-116.)

ZK-MVI. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 02, 2021.

(Z. Rae Copyright Image 0390-160.)