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ZK-TLF. Boeing 737-4Q8SF. c/n 24907-2115. Was also registered as: 9M-MJG; N406KW; SX-BKM; N709AG; YR-UEZ; F-GZTK; VQ-BMF. |
This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Company, USA - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - August 1991 First flown as '9M-MJG' - August 29, 1991 Powered by CFM International CFM56-3C1 engines Entered onto the Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-MJG - September 12, 1991 Registered to International Lease Finance Company Leased to Malaysian Airlines as the registered operator Entered service with Malaysian Airlines - ? Operated its last Malaysian Airlines passenger service - July ?, 1994 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and returned to ILFC - July 11, 1994 Cancelled from the Malaysian Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N406KW - July 13, 1994 Registered to International Lease Finance Company Leased to Carnival Airlines as the registered operator Carnival Airlines merged with Pan Am - October 01, 1997 Leased to Pan Am as the registered operator - October 01, 1997 The aircraft was withdrawn from Pan Am service - June ?, 1998 It was observed at Dublin (Ireland) in an 'all-white' livery - June 28, 1998 The aircraft was being prepared for lease to Olympic Airways as 'SX-BKM' Entered onto the Greek Aircraft Register as SX-BKM - July 14, 1998 Leased to Olympic Airways as the registered operator Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - July 17, 1998 It was operated by Olympic Airways in an 'all-white' livery with 'Olympic' titles and logo Olympic Airways changed its name to Olympic Airlines - December 12, 2003 Operated its last Olympic Airlines passenger service - July ?, 2009 It was ferried Athens - Victorville for return to the lessor and storage - July 29, 2009 Cancelled from the Greek Aircraft Register - August 03, 2009 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N709AG - August 03, 2009 Registered to Aviation Capital, Newport Beach, California, USA Sold to Aurora Leasing Inc - February 04, 2011 Ferried Victorville - Fort Myers - Miami for conversion to freighter configuration - June 30, 2011 Converted to 'all-freight' configuration by Commercial Jet facility at Miami - June 30 - December 20, 2011 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 18, 2012 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-TLF - January 18, 2012 Registered to Airwork Flight Operations Ltd, Auckland Leased to Airwork NZ as the registered operator The aircraft was painted in the 'Toll Priority' livery and operated in Australia by Airwork NZ It was withdrawn from service and ferried to Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur / Subang) for storage - January 16, 2015 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - March 10, 2015 Entered onto the Romanian Aircraft Register as YR-UEZ - March 10, 2015 Registered to AFO Aircraft NZ Departed Kuala Lumpur on the ferry flight to France - August 07, 2015 It arrived at France on completion of the ferry flight - August 08, 2015 Cancelled from the Romanian Aircraft Register - August 08, 2015 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GZTK - August 08, 2015 Registered to ASL Airlines, France It was observed at Bari (Italy) in an 'all-white' livery with 'ASL Airlines' titles on forward fuselage - February 15, 2022 It was withdrawn from service by ASL and stored at Sofia (Bulgaria) - July 13, 2022 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - July 13, 2022 Entered onto the Bermuda Aircraft Register as VQ-BMF - July 13, 2022 Departed Bulgaria (Sofia) on the ferry flight to New Zealand - April ?, 2023 It arrived at Auckland on completion of the ferry flight - April 09, 2023 Cancelled from the Bermuda Aircraft Register - May 09, 2023 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-TLF - May 09, 2023 Registered to Airwork Flight Operations Ltd, Auckland Ferried Auckland - Townsville for repainting by Flying Colours - October 07, 2023 Ferried Townsville - Brisbane as AWK99 following the repaint - October 22, 2023 Ferried Brisbane - Auckland as AWK94 - October 23, 2023 Returned to service Auckland - Christchurch - Auckland as AWK6 / AWK3 - October 24, 2023 Current with Airwork NZ |
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ZK-TLF. Airwork NZ - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 19, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-257.) |
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ZK-TLF. Airwork NZ - in the 'all-white' livery at Christchurch Airport, November 21, 2023. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4623-256.) |