Brand spanking new, factory fresh 2017 edition Cessna 208 Caravan N253PV MSN 208-00605 touched down at Auckland on the afternoon of 03 December 2017 from Apia. Having been registered to Textron Aviation of Wichita, TX on 28 September 2017, the Caravan staged via Merced, CA and Honolulu before reaching Apia 02 December 2017.
It is set to depart Auckland 04 December 2017 for Queenstown where it will join the Air Milford fleet as ZK-SKY. Air Milford already operate Caravan's ZK-SKA, ZK-SKB and ZK-SKM.
NZ's Caravan population will reach 21 with the addition of ZK-SKY plus Wanaka is playing home to VH-SFX on parachute operations.
