Dismantling

First Boeing 747-400 ever dismantled in Roswell, NM.

Air New Zealand's First 747-400 Makes Final One-Way Flight

Air New Zealand's first Boeing 747-400, registration ZK-NBS, will depart Auckland for the last time today and fly to the USA where it will be dismantled for parts.

The aircraft will depart at 5.20pm and fly to Los Angeles, stopping briefly so crew can clear customs before continuing on to its final destination in Roswell, New Mexico.

The aircraft arrived in Auckland from Boeing's Seattle factory in December 1989. While at Air New Zealand it has completed more than 11,400 flights, flown over 88,300 hours (that's more than 10 years, or half its life, in the air) and traveled an estimated 80 million kilometres (the equivalent of 100 round trips to the moon or more than 2,000 return trips to London).

 

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