Nice to have you back Shameel.

From another forum:

NBV is scheduled to leave Auckland for scrapping in Roswell as per the below schedule.

6074 744 1......6-Oct-14 6-Oct-14 AKL LAX 16:00 8:00
6074 744 .2.....7-Oct-14 7-Oct-14 LAX ROW 10:00 13:00

Strange. If it's not carrying passengers, why stop in LAX? It would easily have the legs to fly nonstop to Roswell.

the crew must still go through immigration/customs

I bet that can be arranged somewhere cheaper and quicker than a landing at LAX. Qantas file direct to VCV.

I guess Air New Zealand's recent profits mean they can splash out a little more these days..... ;)