This aircraft was ordered new by Air New Zealand and was constructed at the Airbus Industrie Hamburg plant

It was observed at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) in primer without then engines installed - February 17, 2025

It was observed at Finkenwerder in primer as 'D-AYAJ' and with the engines installed - February 22, 2025

Engine runs and taxying test carried out as '12513R3' - May 07, 2025

First flown (T1) in primer with the test registration 'D-AYAJ' as AIB513A - May 08, 2025

Finkenwerder (08:03 UTC) - Hamburg (Helmut Schmidt) - Finkenwerder (11:03 UTC)

It was observed at Finkenwerder in the full 'Air New Zealand' livery - May 16, 2025

Second test flight (T2) flown Finkenwerder (15:03 - 16:10 UTC) as AIB513B - May 21, 2025

Third test flight (C1) flown Finkenwerder (14:10 - 15:37 UTC) as AIB513C - May 23, 2025

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NNH - May 30, 2025

Registered to Air New Zealand Limited, Auckland, New Zealand

Accepted by Air New Zealand at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - May 30, 2025

Departed Hamburg (Finkenwerder 10:33 UTC) on the delivery flight to New Zealand as NZ6090 - May 31, 2025

It arrived at Auckland (18:36 NZST) on completion of the delivery flight from Germany - June 03, 2025

Delivery route: Hamburg (Finkenwerder) - Muscat - Kuala Lumpur - Cairns - Christchurch

Operated its first revenue service Auckland - Brisbane as NZ143 - June 12, 2025

Current with Air New Zealand