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ZK-NBU. Boeing 747-419. c/n 25605-933. |
This aircraft was built by The Boeing Company, Everett, Seattle, Washington - 1992 First flown with a Boeing test registration at Everett (Paine Field) - August 17, 1992 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NBU - September 11, 1992 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand Handed over to Air New Zealand at Everett (Paine Field) - September 14, 1992 Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to New Zealand - September 14, 1992 It arrived at Auckland on completion of the delivery flight - September 15, 1992 The aircraft was named 'Rotorua' (A city in the North Island of New Zealand) It operated a series of charter flight for the Singapore Defence Force - September 2010 These charter flights were to move Singaporean participants to Rockhampton for a major defence exercise involving Singapore, Australia and United States troops Operated Singapore - Rockhampton - Singapore charter as NZ1920 / NZ6021 - September 26, 2010 Operated Singapore - Rockhampton - Singapore charter as NZ1922 / NZ6023 - September 27, 2010 Operated Singapore - Rockhampton - Singapore charter as NZ1924 / NZ6025 - September 28, 2010 Operated its final Air New Zealand revenue service San Francisco - Auckland - February 27, 2012 Withdrawn from use and stored at Auckland - February 27, 2012 All Air New Zealand titles and logos were removed from the aircraft at Auckland Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to the United States for storage as NZ6048 - May 11, 2012 It arrived at Goodyear (Arizona) on completion of the ferry flight - May 11, 2012 Ferry route: Auckland - Los Angeles - Goodyear Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - May 14, 2012 The aircraft was broken up at Goodyear - 2012 |
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ZK-NBU. Air New Zealand - 'Rotorua' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, March 23, 1993. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4635-822.) |
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ZK-NBU. Air New Zealand - 'Rotorua' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, April 07, 1993. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4635-823.) |
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ZK-NBU. Air New Zealand - 'Rotorua' in the standard livery at Frankfurt Airport, June 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-643.) |
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ZK-NBU. Air New Zealand - 'Rotorua' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Auckland Airport, August 2000. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 4635-824.) |
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ZK-NBU. Air New Zealand - 'Rotorua' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Auckland Airport, date unknown. (P. Sheehan Collection Copyright Image 4635-825.) |
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ZK-NBU. Air New Zealand - 'Rotorua' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Christchurch Airport, December 31, 2005. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4635-948.) |