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Sunday, June 24, 2018

19th 600 delivered - Update 24 June 2018


Mount Cook Airline introduced ATR72-212A series 600 ZK-MVU to commercial life on the morning of 23 June 2018 when it operated flight NZ5741 from Christchurch to Dunedin. It returned to Christchurch as NZ5742 before flying a round trip to Rotorua and back as NZ5782/5785. 
ZK-MVU on the move at a frosty Christchurch 23 June 2018. 



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Posted 16 June 2018:

Air New Zealand subsidiary Mt Cook Airline has taken delivery of its 19th ATR72-212A series 600 with the arrival at Christchurch 15 June 2018 of ZK-MVU MSN 1500. 

This aircraft first flew as F-WWEC and its delivery flight was undertaken by Southern Cross as SXI1810 flying from Toulouse to Trabazon, Al Ain, Nagpur, Subang, Denpasar, Darwin and Brisbane. 
ZK-MVU short finals runway 29 at Darwin 13 June 2018. 

The 19th 600 series ATR will be registered ZK-MVV MSN 1507 and due for delivery early August 2018 followed in September by ZK-MVW.