ZK-NZK Boeing 787-9

This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand - ?

This Boeing 787-9 aircraft was built by Boeing at Everett, Washington

It was allocated the Boeing Variable Number 'ZB009'

The airframe assembly commenced at the Everett plant - August 10, 2016

Rolled out of the production hangar as 'N1020K' - September 16, 2016

First engine run carried out - ?

First flown Everett (Paine Field) - Moses Lake - Everett (Paine Field) as BOE009 - September 25, 2016

Ferried Everett (Paine Field) - Victorville for painting into the Air New Zealand livery - September 27, 2016

Ferried Victorville - Everett (Paine Field) in the standard livery - October 2016

Test flown Everett (Paine Field) - Everett (Paine Field) on customer acceptance flight C1 - October 06, 2016

The aircraft was accepted by Air New Zealand at Everett (Paine Field) - October 12, 2016

It was the 9th Boeing 787 delivered to Air New Zealand

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NZK - October 13, 2016

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland

Departed Everett (Paine Field) at 20:07 local on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6094 - October 12, 2016

Arrived Auckland (05:11 local) on completion of the delivery flight - October 14, 2016

Operated its first revenue service Auckland - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as NZ125 - October 17, 2016

Current with Air New Zealand

ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Perth Airport, March 08, 2017.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 27, 2017.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 27, 2017.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Perth Airport, January 27, 2018.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Perth Airport, January 27, 2018.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 04, 2018.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 12, 2018.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 16, 2018.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 25, 2018.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 25, 2018.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 16, 2019.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 30, 2019.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 30, 2019.

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ZK-NZK. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, December 15, 2019.