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ZK-OJK. Airbus A320-232. c/n 2445. Was also registered as: PR-MBJ; EI-EWD; H4-SIB. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand and was constructed at the Airbus Industrie Toulouse plant First flown with the test registration 'F-WWBS' - May 04, 2005 Ferried Toulouse (France) - Hamburg (Finkenwerder, Germany) for interior cabin fitout - ? Ferried Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Toulouse (France) on completion of interior fit-out - ? Sold to International Lease Finance Corporation, U.S.A. - May 31, 2005 Leased to Freedom Air International Limited as the registered operator Accepted by Freedom Air International at Toulouse (France) - May 31, 2005 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-OJK - May 31, 2005 Registered to Freedom Air International Limited, Auckland, New Zealand Departed France (Toulouse) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as SJ9630 - May 2005 Arrived Auckland (New Zealand) on completion of the delivery flight from France - June 04, 2005 Delivery route: Toulouse (France) - Gander (Newfoundland) - Denver (Colorado) - Los Angeles (California) - Honolulu (Hawaii) - Apia (Samoa) - Auckland (New Zealand) Operated a special flight for Freedom Air staff and families Auckland - Hamilton as SJ7221 - June 06, 2005 Entered service operating Flight SJ732/916/915/731 - June 08, 2005 Route: Hamilton (New Zealand) - Nadi (Fiji) - Wellington (New Zealand) - Nadi (Fiji) - Hamilton Withdrawn from service and ferried Hamilton - Christchurch (New Zealand) for maintenance - April 12, 2006 The aircraft was repainted 'all-white' and placed in open storage at Christchurch Removed from storage and prepared for lease to TAM Brazil - June 2006 Leased to TAM Brazil - June 30, 2006 Test flown Christchurch - Auckland (New Zealand) as SJ7140 - June 30, 2006 Departed Auckland (New Zealand) on the ferry flight to Brazil as SCI717 - July 07, 2006 Arrived Sao Paulo (Brazil) on completion of the ferry flight from New Zealand - July 09, 2006 Ferry route: Auckland - Papeete (French Polynesia) - Easter Island - Lima (Peru) - Macapa (Brazil) Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - September 07, 2006 Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PR-MBJ - September 07, 2006 Withdrawn from service and prepared for return to the lessor on termination of the lease - March 2012 Departed Sao Paulo (Brazil) on the ferry flight to Singapore (Seletar) as TAM9394 for maintenance - March 11, 2012 Cancelled from the Brazilian Aircraft Register - March 11, 2012 Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-EWD - March 22, 2012 Registered to BBAM Aircraft Leasing and Management, Ireland Leased to Air New Zealand as the registered operator and handed over at Singapore - May 02, 2012 Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - May 03, 2012 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-OJK - May 03, 2012 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand Departed Singapore (Seletar) on the ferry flight to New Zealand as NZ6390 - May 03, 2012 Arrived Christchurch (New Zealand) on completion of the ferry flight from Singapore - May 04, 2012 Ferry route: Singapore - Cairns (Queensland) - Christchurch (New Zealand) Operated its first Air New Zealand revenue service Christchurch - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - June 24, 2012 Ferried Auckland - Noumea (New Caledonia) to operate an AirCalin charter flight as NZ1982 - March 22, 2014 Operated the AirCalin charter Noumea - Wallis Island - Noumea as NZ1984/1985 - March 23, 2014 Ferried Noumea (New Caledonia) - Auckland (New Zealand) as NZ1987 - March 23, 2014 Operated its final Air New Zealand revenue service Auckland - Christchurch - November 25, 2019 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Christchurch (New Zealand) Sold to Solomon Airlines - ? Test flown Christchurch - Christchurch as NZ6231 - January 25, 2020 Test flown Christchurch - Christchurch as NZ6233 - January 28, 2020 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - February 07, 2020 Entered onto the Solomon Islands Aircraft Register as H4-SIB - February 07, 2020 Registered to Solomon Airlines, Honiara, Solomon Islands Ferried Christchurch (10:31 local) - Townsville (12:20 local) for repainting by Flying Colours - February 08, 2020 Flight time: 4 hours 49 minutes Ferried Townsville (Queensland) - Brisbane (Queensland) after repainting - March 06, 2020 Entered service with Solomon Airlines Brisbane - Munda (Solomon Islands) - Honiara (Solomon Is) - March 07, 2020 Current with Solomon Airlines |
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ZK-OJK. Freedom Air - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, September 25, 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0325-025.) |
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ZK-OJK. Air New Zealand - in the white livery at Christchurch Airport, June 24, 2012. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0325-087.) |
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ZK-OJK. Air New Zealand - in the white livery at Cairns Airport, October 2013. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 0325-086.) |
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ZK-OJK. Air New Zealand - in the white livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 07, 2013. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 0325-117.) |
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ZK-OJK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, May 07, 2016. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 0325-088.) |