VH-XNU. Boeing 737-319. c/n 25609-3130. Was also registered as: ZK-NGJ. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ? It was allocated the Boeing Block Number ? This aircraft was the 1,113rd Boeing 737-300 and it was the final Boeing 737-300 built First flown as 'N1787B' - December 03, 1999 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NGJ - December 17, 1999 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand This aircraft was 'ETOPS' equipped Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6737 - December 17, 1999 It arrived at Christchurch on completion of the delivery flight - December 19, 1999 Delivery route: Seattle - Honolulu - Pago Pago - Christchurch This aircraft was not named Operated its first revenue service Christchurch - Auckland as NZ504 - January 09, 2000 This aircraft was also deployed by the airline on its South Pacific routes Operated its final revenue service Auckland - Christchurch as NZ539 - August 10, 2015 Withdrawn from use and stored at Christchurch This aircraft had flown 36,273 hours with 38,635 cycles It was sold to Nauru Airlines - September 2015 Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to Singapore (Seletar) as 'Southern Cross 1528' - September 20, 2015 Ferry route: Christchurch - Cairns - Lombok - Singapore The aircraft was overhauled and repainted into the Nauru Airlines livery Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - September 22, 2015 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XNU - September 29, 2015 Registered to Sunco Pty Ltd, Brisbane Leased to Nauru Air Corporation t/a Nauru Airlines as the registered operator Current with Nauru Airlines |
ZK-NGJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at the Christchurch Airport, date unknown. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4622-448.) |
ZK-NGJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at the Christchurch Airport, January 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-449.) |
ZK-NGJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'white' livery at the Christchurch Airport, December 05, 2012. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4622-477.) |
ZK-NGJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'white' livery at the Christchurch Airport, April 26, 2014. (G. Reid Copyright Image 4622-450.) |
ZK-NGJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'white' livery at the Christchurch Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-558.) |
VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-451.) |
VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-452.) |
VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-453.) |
VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-454.) |
VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-455.) |
VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 16, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4622-456.) |
VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the standard livery at the Christchurch Airport, October 31, 2021. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4622-921.) |
VH-XNU. Nauru Airlines - in the revised livery at the Brisbane Airport, December 21, 2022. (L. Fuge Copyright Image 4623-458.) |