The sun has set on another Air New Zealand Boeing 767-319ER with ZK-NCL MSN 28745 concluding its lifetime of service with the carrier. Its last day of operation was 26 July 2016 with it flying a routine so often flown - NZ101 Auckland-Sydney, NZ102 Sydney-Auckland, NZ105 Auckland-Sydney and finally NZ108 Sydney-Auckland.
Its life with the carrier started on 29 October 1997 when it was registered to the airline and it arrived into Christchurch direct from Paine Field as NZ6300 on 30 October for pre-service maintenance. It was quietly ushered into passenger life on 03 November flying as NZ181 Christchurch-Sydney, NZ182 Sydney-Christchurch, NZ195 Christchurch-Melbourne and NZ196 Melbourne-Christchurch.
With ZK-NCL retiring from service this leaves Air New Zealand with ZK-NCG, ZK-NCI and ZK-NCJ. The airline recently announced intentions for the Boeing 767 fleet to be completely retired early 2017.
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| Arriving at Auckland late April 2016. |
