Boeing 737-100

Bill Spargo
Great work, looking forward to watching the project.

Dutch
Watching as well. Keep up the great work. From Aussie Airliners website: aussieairliners.org/b-737/zk-nea/zknea.html

ZK-NEA. Boeing 737-130. c/n 19013-2.
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Ordered new by Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - April 1967

First flown as N2282C - May 13, 1967

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7A engines

This was the second Boeing 737 to be constructed and used in the Boeing 737 Certification Program

During early test flying excessive drag was encountered at high cruising speeds

A 'quick fix' modification was applied by reinforcing the rear wing spars on all five development aircraft

F.A.A. type certification was granted - December 1967

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-ABEA - December 1967

Registered to Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Accepted by Lufthansa at Seattle - April 24, 1968

Aircraft was named 'Coburg'

Sold to Far Eastern Air Transport (FEAT) - September 28, 1981

Aircraft stored at Hamburg due to a ban on the importation of used aircraft into Taiwan

This ban resulted in the cancellation of sale to FEAT

Planned sale of aircraft to SAVAR Airlines, Venezuela did not eventuate - November 1982

Aircraft had been ferried Hamburg - Miami and was placed in storage

Sold to Asian Aviation Services - April 1983

Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - April 1983

Sold to America West Airlines Inc, Phoenix, Arizona - April 06, 1984

Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N701AW - April 06, 1984

Sold to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services - December 10, 1986

Withdrawn from service by America West Airlines - February 01, 1987

Returned to service with America West pending its lease to Ansett New Zealand - February 1987

Returned to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services at end of America West lease - May 11, 1987

Leased to Ansett New Zealand

Arrived Christchurch, New Zealand at conclusion of delivery flight - May 18, 1987

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NEA - May 28, 1987

Registered to Billmans Management Ltd

Operated the last Ansett New Zealand 737 service - December 28, 1989

Aircraft stored at Christchurch but not officially withdrawn from service - February 02, 1990

Departed Christchurch on ferry flight to the United States for storage - March 28, 1991

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - April 03, 1991

Entered onto the U. S. Aircraft Register as N701PJ - September 1993

Registered to Transpacific Enterprises Inc, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Sold to Rovair Enterprises Inc - October 05, 1995

Scrapped at Marana - October 1995