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ZK-SJE. Boeing 737-3K2. c/n 27635-2721.
Was also registered as: PH-TSZ; XA-VIT.
This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - April 1995 First flown as ? - May 02, 1995 Powered by CFM56-3B2 engines Accepted by International Lease Finance Corporation at Seattle (Boeing Field) - May 17, 1995 Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-TSZ - May 17, 1995 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) Leased to Transavia Airlines, Amsterdam as the registered operator Returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - October 10, 2001 Leased to Air New Zealand - October 10, 2001 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-SJE - October 11, 2001 Registered to South Pacific Air Charters Limited, Auckland t/a Freedom Air International Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to New Zealand as NZ6691 - October 12, 2001 Arrived New Zealand on completion of the ferry flight - October 13, 2001 Ferry route: Seattle - Amsterdam - Shannon - Gander - Los Angeles - Hololulu - Apia - Christchurch Operated its first revenue service Christchurch - Gold Coast as SJ903 - November 13, 2001 Withdrawn from service by Freedom Air at Christchurch - August 07, 2005 Repainted into the standard Air New Zealand livery at Christchurch The aircraft was then transferred into the Air New Zealand fleet Entered Air New Zealand service Christchurch - Wellington as NZ410 - September 19, 2005 Withdrawn from service at Christchurch - December 13, 2011 Prepared for lease / sale to VivaAeroBus, Mexico The aircraft was repainted into the VivaAeroBus livery at Christchurch Rolled out in the VivaAeroBus livery - February 25, 2012 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - March 26, 2012 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-VIT - March 2012 Registered to VivaAeroBus, Monterrey, Mexico Departed Christchurch on the ferry flight to Mexico as VIV6802 - April 06, 2012 Ferry route: Christchurch -Wellington - Nadi - Majuro - Hololulu - Tijuana Entered service with VivaAeroBus - ? Withdrawn from service and stored at ? - June 2016 Current status - ? |
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ZK-SJE. Freedom Air - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, March 20, 2000. (Z. Rae Collection Copyright Image 4625-506.) |
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ZK-SJE. Freedom Air - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, March 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-387.) |
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ZK-SJE. Freedom Air - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-102.) |
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ZK-SJE. Freedom Air - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 16, 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-563.) |
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ZK-SJE. Freedom Air - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 28, 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4625-043.) |
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ZK-SJE. Air New Zealand - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, December 03, 2011. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4625-472.) |
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ZK-SJE. VivaAeroBus - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, March 17, 2012. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4625-518.) |