ZK-SUJ. Boeing 747-4F6. c/n 27602-1161.

Was also registered as: N469AC; TF-AMN.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Philippine Airlines but was not taken up

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N756PR - March 31, 1998

Registered to The Boeing Company, Everett

First flown at Everett (Paine Field) as N756PR - June 03, 1998

Powered by General Electric CF6-80C2B1F engines

It was observed at Everett (Paine Field) as 'N1788B' - June 16, 1998

It was observed at Everett (Paine Field) as 'N756PR' - June 28, 1998

Sold to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), U.S.A. - June 30, 1998

Ferried Everett (Paine Field) - Dothan (Alabama) for painting into Air New Zealand livery - July 1998

Arrived Los Angeles in the Air New Zealand livery without titles - October 04, 1998

Departed Los Angeles on the ferry flight to New Zealand - October 05, 1998

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 05, 1998

Arrived Christchurch on completion of the ferry flight - October 06, 1998

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-SUJ - October 08, 1998

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand

The aircraft was upgraded at Christchurch by Air New Zealand Engineering to fleet standards

The aircraft was named 'Auckland'

Operated its first revenue service - ?

Rolled out at Auckland in the 'Lord of The Rings' livery - November 15, 2003

This was to celebrate the release of the Peter Jackson movie 'Lord Of The Rings'

Withdrawn from service at Auckland and stored - March 26, 2011

Test flown Auckland - Auckland in the basic Air New Zealand livery as NZ6004 - June 21, 2011

Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to the United States - June 28, 2011

Sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, Salt Lake City, Utah - June 29, 2011

Arrived Tel Aviv, Israel for conversion to freighter configuration - July 04, 2011

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - July 04, 2011

Sold to DVB Bank, Germany - July 04, 2011

The conversion to freighter conversion completed - December 12, 2011

Sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, Salt Lake City - December 28, 2011

Leased to Southern Air, New York as the registered operator - December 28, 2011

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N469AC - January 19, 2012

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee, Salt Lake City

Withdrawn from service by Southern Air and placed in storage at Marana Pinal Park, Arizona - December 07, 2013

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 27, 2015

Entered onto the Icelandic Aircraft Register as TF-AMN - April 27, 2015

Registered to Air Atlanta Icelandic, Iceland

Leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines as the registered operator - May 04, 2015

Returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic at the end of the lease - June 16, 2018

Ferried to Jakarta for repainting into Magma Airlines livery - June 18 - 19, 2018

Ferried Jakarta - Magadan (Sokoi) on delivery to Magma Airlines - ?

Operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic for Magma Airlines

Current with Magma Airlines - January 04, 2021

 

 

ZK-SUJ. Air New Zealand - 'Auckland' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at an unknown airport, July 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-788.)

ZK-SUJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'Lord of the Rings' livery at Los Angeles Airport, November 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-661.)

ZK-SUJ. Air New Zealand - in the 'Lord of the Rings' livery at Los Angeles Airport, February 2004.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4635-082.)

ZK-SUJ. Air New Zealand - 'Auckland' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Auckland Airport, April 18, 2010.

(J. Rankin Copyright Image 4635-783.)

ZK-SUJ. Air New Zealand - 'Auckland' in the 'Pacific Wave' livery at Brisbane Airport, September 02, 2010.

(J. Rankin Copyright Image 4635-784.)