ZK-TXA Boeing 737-8BKF

This aircraft was built by the Boeing Company, Renton - 2003

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - ?, 2003

First flown at Seattle (Renton) - April 18, 2003

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-ABBK - ?, 2003

Accepted by Air Berlin at Seattle (Boeing Field) - April 30, 2003

It arrived at Berlin (Tegel) having completed its delivery flight from the United States - May 01, 2003

It was withdrawn from service by Air Berlin and stored - October 21, 2016

Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - December ?, 2016

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-ZWU - December ?, 2016

Registered to Comair, Johannesburg, South Africa

It arrived at Johannesburg, South Africa on delivery to Comair - December 03, 2016

Comair operated the aircraft on behalf of British Airways in the full 'British Airways' livery

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Johannesburg - May 31, 2022

Cancelled from the South African Aircraft Register - January ?, 2023

Entered onto the Bermuda Aircraft Register as VP-BSM - January ?, 2023

Registered to Avolon Leasing, Ireland

It departed South Africa (Johannesburg) on its ferry flight to Lithuania for storage - January 17, 2023

It arrived at Vilnius (Lithuania) on completion of the ferry flight - January 18, 2023

Ferry route: Johannesburg - Cairo - Vilnius

It was ferried to China (Jinan) for conversion to a full-freight configuration - February 14 / 15, 2023

Ferry route: Vilnius - Tashkent - Jinan

Cancelled from the Bermuda Aircraft Register - February 16, 2023

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N739CE - February 16, 2023

Registered to TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee, Salt Lake North, Utah, USA

Conversion completed as a Boeing 737-8BKF - September 27, 2023

Leased to Texel Air Limited, New Zealand by Avolon - September 27, 2023

Departed Jinan (China) on the delivery flight to New Zealand - September 27, 2023

It arrived at Hamilton (New Zealand) via Auckland at the completion of the delivery flight - September 29, 2023

Delivery route: Jinan (China) - Davao (Philippines) - Port Moresby (New Guinea) - Auckland - Hamilton

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 17, 2023

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-TXA - October 18, 2023

Registered to Texel Air, New Zealand

'Texel Air New Zealand' is now commonly referred to as 'Texel Air Australasia'

The aircraft was named 'Karen'

Ferried Hamilton - Auckland - October 20, 2023

Entered service operating Flight TNZ6010 from Auckland to Christchurch - October 20, 2023

Flights using the prefix 'TNZ' are operated by Texel Air Australasia (previously Texel Air New Zealand)

Flights using the prefix 'TFX' are operated by Texel Air Australasia on behalf of Toll Priority'

Current with Texel Air Australasia