Texel Air 737-800

[MarkR]

Texel Air have taken delivery of the former OK-SBK and is in CAN awaiting conversion

[Brenden S]

Who is Texel Air?

[MarkR]

New operator who recently received an AOC to operate in NZ competing against Airwork, have one 800 already operating, ZK-TXE https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/491869/texel-air-launches-freight-service-in-new-zealand

[lloyd fox]

They will be flying Trans Tasman also as they get more planes.

[Brenden S]

Ah ok, very interesting.

[Tristan S]

Reported in one of the other forums that they are taking VP-CJA (former VH-VOQ)
I note that it has positioned from CGK to ASP via DRW, is that into storage? or another reason to visit ASP?

[Stirling D]

Reported in one of the other forums that they are taking VP-CJA (former VH-VOQ)
I note that it has positioned from CGK to ASP via DRW, is that into storage? or another reason to visit ASP?

There was a comment on FB that it was being stored at APAS… I’m not sure how true that is though?

[Tristan S]

There was a comment on FB that it was being stored at APAS… I’m not sure how true that is though?

Mm ok, would make sense .. not sure it would bother transiting ASP otherwise.

[lloyd fox]

Just read on another aviation site that Texel Air Australasia is their new name

www.texelair.co.nz

Also they will have a fleet of 3 aircraft soon with a 737-300F and a 737-700FC
which is combi .This will be the first of type in our region.

I guess the 733F will transit BNE and the 700 probably via CNS when these 2 get delivered to AKL.

I guess SYD will see this airline soon and perhaps MEL and BNE down the track.

[MarkR]

Lloyd, they started NZ ops with a 733 A9C-APC “Samantha” and I don’t think it left when the 737-800 took over, bit hard to tell as she’s blocked.

[Stirling D]

APC is back in Bahrain, left NZ on the 20th of Jul.

[lloyd fox]

Ignore.

[Greg Hyde]

Boeing 737 -8BK(F) 33013 1317 ZK- Texel Air NZ delivery 27-29sep23 TNA-DVO-POM-AKL, N-reg ex N739CE

[MarkR]

Now ZK-TXA

[lloyd fox]

BNE received 2 of their 738F today.

TNZ42 and TNZ44 ...ZK-TXE and ZK-TXA

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/53319624553/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/53319727484/in/dateposted-public/

[Adrian B]

Nice!

[MarkR]

Texel have taken over the Air Nauru operated Toll flights

[lloyd fox]

Texel Just about to depart BNE for SYD as TFX201 It's first scheduled flight.

[Greg Hyde]

An ex-VA Boeing 737-8FE VH-VOQ/33798 was added to the ZK-Reg as ZK-TXC on 19 Dec 2023 for Texel. It is in Hamilton NZ undergoing maintenance

[MarkR]

As mentioned in post 6

[Tristan S]

Appears ZK-TXC has opened its account, having flown HLZ AKL yesterday (25JAN24)

[Greg Hyde]

May of been a positioning/test flight based on the non-direct flight.

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/TNZ92/history/20240125/0100Z/NZHN/NZAA

[lloyd fox]

ZK-TXC arrived BNE yesterday arvo from TSV after repaint into Team Global Express livery.

It should be based in BNE from what i am hearing.:)

I will chase a pic on Sunday.

It has the 2 tone green tail and Team Global Express titles on the fuselage along with their logo .

[Greg Hyde]

Looks good, not sure about the "Zorro" mask effect around the cockpit.

Also named "Elfriede"

[MarkR]

2-DGMI is marked as coming for Texel to join the Toll fleet after conversion to cargo last month and stored at YLW since March 10.
N736CE is also due to join Texel, I noted her at CAN two weeks ago being converted at Gameco

[Stirling D]

Should also be one more on the way I believe. I think they said they will have 5 for the take over of the TGE flying.

[Greg Hyde]

Boeing 737-8BK(F) 29644 2231 ZK-TXB Texel Air NZ delivery 01apr24 YLW-HNL, 2-reg, to be ops for Toll Aviation ex 2-DGMI

[lloyd fox]

ZK-TXB (TGE livery) arrived BNE yesterday from Hamilton NZ.:)

[lloyd fox]

ZK-TXB today at BNE and first time i have caught it.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/53712816034/

[MarkR]

ZK-TXD arrived into BNE Monday to join the toll ops.

[Stirling D]

TXD featured in a Launch event for the TGE/Texel partnership yesterday.

[Brenden S]

So there is TXA,B,C,D,E at the moment. Does anyone know if anymore are coming?

[Greg Hyde]

In their launch statement, they expected to have 10 frames by 2026

[Brenden S]

Thanks Greg.

[Stirling D]

1 more for TGE

[MarkR]

ZK-TXC had a tail scrape on arrival into ADL Tuesday

[MarkR]

Hats off to Texel Air Australasia on completing the world's first extended operations (ETOPS) flight on a 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF)! ETOPS will open new routes for the 737-800BCF that were previously out of range and enable more efficient flight paths.

https://x.com/BoeingAirplanes/status/1864082436977517044