Saturday 22 November 2008

Pacific Aerospace 750XL ZK-SWA

A 750XL not previously reported on is ZK-SWA, serial number 130 and previously registered ZK-JNV from April 2007 until June 2007 when its ownership changed from the manufacturer to Kiwi Air of Gisborne. It was at Cork, Ireland 01Nov 2007 and then again on 17Feb (see attached photo) and commented that it was enroute from Africa (arrived from Lisbon). It was noted at Marqueete, Michigan on 01Aug and has now arrived in Australasia, being photographed at Toowoomba 08Nov and rocking into Cairns from Innisfail on 15Nov and then noted again flying into Cairns from Mareeba 21Nov. It carries the titles of UTS as does most aircraft operated by Kiwi Air.
Paul Daly photo via www.abpic.co.uk

Kiwi Air's fleet includes 750XL's ZK-FNZ, ZK-JBC, ZK-XLA and ZK-XLB plus Reims/Cessna Twin Caravan ZK-XLC which is apparently operating somewhere in Alaska and Cresco ZK-LTP in Australia!

Does anyone know how ZK-SWA left NZ, or was it built in the USA? The NZ Customs website has it listed so perhaps it left NZ around October 2007 to be in Cork by 01Nov07.
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10 comments:

  1. Dave Paull22 November 2008 at 07:34

    A jolly good days toil there Mike, and a nice early posting.
    Interesting about SWA - but I have no answer.

    Tks

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  2. Anonymous23 November 2008 at 21:44

    It was built here. Was on the ground in Taupo before it departed overseas.

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  3. MRCAviation23 November 2008 at 22:56

    Thanks Anon, so it still raises the question for me, when and how did it depart. Cheers.

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  4. Anonymous25 November 2008 at 08:04

    I have been looking to find somemore details. Found plenty of pics of SWA in various places around the globe

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  5. MRCAviation26 November 2008 at 00:48

    Thanks. I kinda detailed in the blog post where I'd stumbled across images of it. Anymore you can add?

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  6. Gina in Texas15 December 2008 at 14:48

    We saw this airplane (ZK-XLB) today, December 14, 2008 at Addison Airport in Addison, TX (suburb just north of Dallas, TX).

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  7. Anonymous26 February 2009 at 03:49

    saw this aircraft ZK-XLB in Zephyrhills, Florida today 2/25/2009.

    wingless

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  8. Anonymous3 July 2011 at 01:27

    This aircraft at Big Sandy, Tennessee 7/1/11, flying patterns east to west and west to east, spacing approx 500 meters. I imagine looking for mineral/oil deposits.

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  9. Krister Karlsmoen14 October 2012 at 19:37

    I see ZK-SWA right now over Sweden. And its now Oct 14 2012 :-)

    Regards, Krister

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  10. Anonymous1 December 2014 at 19:15

    Zk-swa now in farmers air scheme filling up here at taupo today

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