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ZK-NBD. Boeing 767-205ER. c/n 23058-101. Was also registered as: LN-SUW; N768BE; PP-VNM; DQ-FJA; N651TW; N713AX; N655GT. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Braathens ASA - ? First flown from Everett (Paine Field) as 'N6018N' - September 12, 1984 Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4D engines Entered onto the Norwegian Aircraft Register as LN-SUW - September 28, 1984 Registered to Braathens SAFE, Fornebu, Norway Accepted by Braathens at Everett (Paine Field) - September 29, 1984 Departed Everett (Paine Field) on the delivery flight to Norway - September 1984 Operated its final revenue service - ? Returned to Boeing Holding Company - September 02, 1986 Cancelled from the Norwegian Aircraft Register - September 02, 1986 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N768BE - September 02, 1986 Registered to : It was observed at Everett (Boeing Field) in the 'Varig' livery - September 1986 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - September 1986 Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Registeras PP-VNM - September 17, 1986 Leased to Varig Brazil as the registered operator It arrived at Rio de Janiero on delivery to Varig - September 19, 1986 Withdrawn from service and returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - August 11, 1987 Cancelled from the Brazilian Aircraft Register - August 12, 1987 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N768BE - August 12, 1987 Registered to The Boeing Company, Everett, Washington The aircraft was converted to a 'Boeing 767-205ER' at Everett Ownership transferred to Polaris Leasing, U.S.A. - October 27, 1987 The aircraft was leased to Air New Zealand - October 27, 1987 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 27, 1987 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NBD - October 28, 1987 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand Departed Everett on the delivery flight to New Zealand in the basic 'Varig' livery - October 28, 1987 It arrived at Auckland on completion of the delivery flight - October 30, 1987 The aircraft was named 'Aparima' (in company of five) It was withdrawn from service at Auckland - June ?, 1990 It was repainted into the 'Air Pacific' livery at Auckland Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - July 04, 1990 Entered onto the Fijian Aircraft Register as DQ-FJA - July 05, 1990 Registered to Air Pacific, Nadi Fiji Accepted by Air Pacific at Auckland - July 05, 1990 It was returned to International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) at Auckland - September 28, 1994 ILFC were the new owner of the aircraft Cancelled from the Fijian Aircraft Register - October ?, 1994 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N651TW - October 31, 1994 Registered to First Security Bank of Utah Leased to Trans World Airlines as the registered operator Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to the United States - November 03, 1994 It arrived at Santa Barbara California on completion of the ferry flight - November 03, 1994 The aircraft was prepared for its lease to TWA at Santa Barbara Handed over to Trans World Airlines at Kansas City - December 15, 1994 Operated its first TWA revenue service - December 18, 1994 It was withdrawn from service by TWA and returned to ILFC - November 08, 2000 The aircraft was converted to a 'Packet Freighter' by ? Reregistered as N713AX - December 29, 2000 Registered to Airborne Express Delivered to Airborne Express (ABX Air) - December 29, 2000 The aircraft was repainted into the 'DHL Express' livery - mid 2006 Leased to DHL Network Operations (USA) Inc as the registered operator - June 29, 2010 Reregistered as N655GT - July 13, 2011 Ferried to Tel Aviv for conversion to freight configuration by Israeli Aircraft Industries - May 04, 2012 Test flown Tel Aviv - Tel Aviv in freighter configuration - October 04, 2012 The aircraft was now designated a 'Boeing 767-205ER(BDSF)' Sold to Wels Fargo Bank North West, Utah - November 05, 2012 Leased to Atlas Air as the registered operator It was withdrawn from Atlas Air service and stored at Roswell, New Mexico - May 24, 2021 Intended lease to ABX Air - August 2022 Current status - ? |
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LN-SUW. Braathens SAFE - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-043.) |
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ZK-NBD. Air New Zealand - 'Aparima' in the basic 'Varig' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-143.) |
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ZK-NBD. Air New Zealand - 'Aparima' in the basic 'Varig' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 10, 1988. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4655-018.) |
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ZK-NBD. Air New Zealand - 'Aparima' in the basic 'Varig' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 10, 1988. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4655-026.) |
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ZK-NBD. Air New Zealand - 'Aparima' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-032.) |
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DQ-FJA. Air Pacific - 'Island of Vanua Levu' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-024.) |
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DQ-FJA. Air Pacific - 'Island of Vanua Levu' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-059.) |
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DQ-FJA. Air Pacific - 'Island of Vanua Levu' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4655-033.) |