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ZK-NHE. Airbus A320-271N. c/n 10569. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand and was constructed at the Airbus Industrie Toulouse plant It was observed at Toulouse (Blagnac) in the Air New Zealand livery with engines installed - August 28, 2021 Taxi checks and rejected take-off undertaken using the call-sign 'AIBDR06' - October 01, 2021 First flown with the test registration 'F-WWDR' as AIB01DR - October 01, 2021 This test flight lasted 3 hours Second test flight (T2) flown as AIB02DR - October 12, 2021 This test flight lasted 1 hour 2 minutes Third test flight (T3) flown as AIB03DR - October 15, 2021 This test flight lasted 1 hour 0 minutes Customer acceptance flight (C1) flown as AIB04DR - November 02, 2021 This test flight lasted 1 hours 08 minutes Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NHE - November 06, 2021 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand Accepted by Air New Zealand at Toulouse (Blagnac) - November 06, 2021 Departed Toulouse (12:02 UTC) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6097 - November 06, 2021 It arrived at Auckland (22:42 NZDT)) on completion of the delivery flight - November 10, 2021 Delivery route: Toulouse - Gander - Los Angeles - Honolulu - Rarotonga - Auckland It operated a charter flight for the NZ Defence Force as NZ1915 - December 07, 2021 Route: Auckland - Palmerston North Operated its first domestic revenue service Auckland - Christchurch as NZ6233 - December 08, 2021 Operated its first international revenue service Auckland - Niue Island as NZ963 - January 11, 2022 Current with Air New Zealand |
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ZK-NHE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Wellington Airport, December 17, 2021. (T. Gorman Copyright Image 0321-271.) |
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ZK-NHE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Wellington Airport, December 17, 2021. (T. Gorman Copyright Image 0321-270.) |
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ZK-NHE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Wellington Airport, December 17, 2021. (T. Gorman Copyright Image 0321-272.) |
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ZK-NHE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Wellington Airport, December 17, 2021. (T. Gorman Copyright Image 0321-273.) |
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ZK-NHE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Wellington Airport, December 17, 2021. (T. Gorman Copyright Image 0321-274.) |
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ZK-NHE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, December 19, 2021. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0321-261.) |
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ZK-NHE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, August 01, 2022. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0321-290.) |
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ZK-NHE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 16, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0325-295.) |
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ZK-NHE. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 18, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0325-272.) |