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ZK-NZR. Boeing 787-9. c/n 65088-919.
This aircraft was ordered new by AerCap for lease to Air New Zealand - ? It was the 79th Boeing 787 built for AerCap This Boeing 787-9 aircraft was built at the Boeing Everett plant It was allocated the Boeing Variable Number 'ZE100' The airframe assembly commenced at the Everett plant - August 23, 2019 Rolled out of the production hangar - September 10, 2019 First engine run carried out - ? It was allocated the Boeing test registration 'N1020K' First flown (B1) Everett (Paine Field) - Portland as BOE100 - September 24, 2019 This test flight lasted 2 hour 42 minutes The aircraft was painted in the Air New Zealand livery at Portland (Oregon) Test flown (B2) Portland - Moses Lake (overflown) - Everett (Paine Field) - October 02, 2019 This test flight lasted 1 hour 20 minutes Test flown (B3) Everett (Paine Field) - Everett (Pain Field) - October 06, 2019 This test flight lasted 1 hour 20 minutes Test flown (B4) Everett (Paine Field) - Everett (Pain Field) - October 18, 2019 This test flight lasted 1 hour 13 minutes Test flown (C1) Everett (Paine Field) - Moses Lake (overflown) - Everett (Pain Field) - October 19, 2019 Customer Acceptance flight lasted 2 hours 30 minutes Accepted to AerCap at Everett (Paine Field) - October 22, 2019 Leased to Air New Zealand as the registered operator It was the 14th Boeing 787 delivered to Air New Zealand Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NZR - October 22, 2019 Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland Departed Everett (Paine Field - 10:34 PDT) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6096 - October 22, 2019 It arrived at Auckland (19:51 local) on completion of the delivery flight - October 23, 2019 Flight time: 13 hours 17 minutes Operated its first revenue service Auckland (20:18 local) - Vancouver (13:33 PDT) as NZ23 - October 26, 2019 Current with Air New Zealand |
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ZK-NZR. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 06, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4685-109.) |
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ZK-NZR. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 10, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4685-107.) |
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ZK-NZR. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 10, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4685-108.) |
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ZK-NZR. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 08, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4685-147.) |
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ZK-NZR. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 26, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4685-152.) |
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ZK-NZR. Air New Zealand - in the 'Silver Fern' livery at Christchurch Airport, December 29, 2020. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 4685-179.) |