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ZK-CIF. Convair 580. c/n 381.
Was also registered as: OO-SCT; N73167; N566EA.
This aircraft was constructed by the Convair Division of the General Dynamics Corporation at San Diego, California It was built to an order from Sabena, Belgium- 1955 It was built as a Convair 440-12 It was rolled out at San Diego - November 19, 1956 First flown - November 1956 It was accepted by Sabena - December 10, 1956 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SCT - December 1956 It was withdrawn from service and sold to Frontier Airlines - May 06, 1968 Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - May 1968 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N73167 - May 1968 It was converted to a Convair 580 (PAC146) - 1968 Redelivered to Frontier Airlines - September 17, 1968 Sold to Frontier Leaseco Inc - May 02 1983 It was operated by Atlantic Gulf as Frontier Commuter Airlines - 1983 - 1984 Registered to Metroflight Inc operating as American Eagle - February 05, 1986 Sold to SAAB Aircraft Holdings Inc - July 30, 1987 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Marana - July 30, 1987 It was sold to ERA Aviation Inc, Anchorage, Alaska - May 03, 1989 The aircraft was reregistered as N566EA - May 26, 1989 Registered to ERA Aviation Inc, Anchorage, Alaska It was withdrawn from service by ERA Aviation - April 2005 The aircraft was prepared for sale to Air Chathams Departed Anchorage on the ferry flight to New Zealand - April 2005 It arrived at Palmerston North on completion of the ferry flight from Alaska - April 21, 2005 Ferry route: Anchorage - Nome - Andayr (Russia) - Manila - Koror - Biak - Port Moresby - Honiara - Noumea - Palmerston North Sold to Air Chathams - April 21, 2005 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 2005 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-CIF - October 05, 2005 Registered to Air Chathams Ltd, Waitangi, Chatham Islands Ferried Palmerston North - Auckland - Tonga on delivery to Peau Vava'u, Tonga - ? It was wet-leased by Peau Vava'u from Air Chathams Returned to Air Chathams at the end of the wet-lease - May 11, 2006 It was wet-leased by Airline Tonga - July 03, 2006 Returned to Air Chathams at the end of the wet-lease - July 24, 2006 It was wet-leased by Air Fiji, Suva - July 24, 2006 Returned to Air Chathams at the end of the wet-lease - October 2006 It was wet-leased by Air Fiji, Suva - February 25, 2007 Returned to Air Chathams at the end of the wet-lease - April 2007 It was wet-leased by Air Fiji, Suva - July 2007 Returned to Air Chathams at the end of the wet-lease - September 16, 2007 It was wet-leased to Chatham Pacific Airways, Tonga - April 14, 2008 Returned to Air Chathams at the end of the wet-lease - April 21, 2008 It was wet-leased to Chatham Pacific Airways, Tonga - May 23, 2011 Returned to Air Chathams at the end of the wet-lease - February 17, 2012 It was wet-leased to Chatham Pacific Airways, Tonga - June 2012 Returned to Air Chathams at the end of the wet-lease - January 22, 2013 It was wet-leased to Real Tonga Airline - May 23, 2013 Returned to Air Chathams at the end of the wet-lease - August 2013 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Auckland - ? It was observed at Auckland being parted outb- August 13, 2019 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - October 08, 2019 |
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ZK-CIF. Air Chathams - in the original livery at Auckland Airport, February 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1030-073.) |
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ZK-CIF. Air Chathams - in the standard livery at Christchurch Airport, May 27, 2016. (Z. Rae Copyright Image 1030-201.) |