ZK-TXE Boeing 737-8B5F

This aircraft was ordered new by Korean Airlines - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - May 2001

First flown at Seattle (Renton) as 'N1786B' - May 09, 2001

Entered onto the Korean Aircraft Register as HL-7566 - May ?, 2001

Accepted by Korean Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - May 25, 2001

It was withdrawn from service by Korean Air - April 04, 2021

Sold to the Boeing Aircraft Company, Renton, Washington - August 2021

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N851BC - August 24, 2021

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

It was ferried to China (Jinan) for conversion to a full-freight configuration - August 29, 2021

Conversion completed as a Boeing 737-8B5F - December 19, 2021

Leased to Texel Air, Bahrain as the registered operator - December 19, 2021

Entered onto the Bahrain Aircraft Register as A9C-GWC - ?

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 13, 2022

The aircraft was named 'Vera'

Entered service with Texel Air - ?

Operated its final Texel Air service Bahrain - Istanbul - Bahrain as ES712 / ES713 - May 16, 2023

Departed Bahrain (05:29 local) on the ferry flight to New Zealand - May 19, 2023

It arrived at Hamilton (09:41 NZST) on completion of the ferry flight - May 22, 2023

Ferry route: Bahrain - Bangkok - Darwin - Hamilton

Maintenance and certification checks were carried out at Hamilton by Hamilton Aero Maintenance

Cancelled from the Bahrain Aircraft Register - May ?, 2023

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-TXE - May 25, 2023

Registered to Texel Air NZ ltd, Auckland

Ferried Hamilton - Auckland as TNZ1A - May 29, 2023

Operated its first New Zealand service Auckland - Christchurch - Auckland as TNZ1A / TNZ2A - May 30, 2023

Current with Texel Air NZ Ltd