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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:41 pm
by AlisterC
After seeing the F111 blast out of NZCH to Wanaka, some friends and I decided we'd go back to the airport to see it come home after the practice at Wanaka. VERY cool arrival back to NZCH, including a flypast over the runway, before a hard left bank back to join the circuit. Also caught the C17 returning from Wanaka, not nearly as impressive, but cool all the same.

I'm getting excited now! Only 2 1/2 hours until I head off to Wellington myself :)

Anyway, here are some pictures of the stars returning back to CHCH this afternoon:










PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:46 pm
by creator2003
WOW thanks dude and enjoy your prize :thumbup:

PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:18 pm
by spongebob206
Awesome, thank you

PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:14 am
by happytraveller
Last few days for Freedom Air now, spotted them in your photos behind the 1-11.

smooth landings.

PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:04 pm
by NZ255
happytraveller wrote:
QUOTE (happytraveller @ Mar 22 2008, 08:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Last few days for Freedom Air now, spotted them in your photos behind the 1-11.

smooth landings.

Where? all I see is a ANZ and a Qantas

PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:37 am
by happytraveller
NZ255 wrote:
QUOTE (NZ255 @ Mar 28 2008, 12:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Where? all I see is a ANZ and a Qantas

Yes, sorry. Saw the green paint job on the 737 and thought that it was a Freedom Air, but now I can see the AirNZ logo on the tail. Apologies!!!

PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:19 am
by NZ255
happytraveller wrote:
QUOTE (happytraveller @ Mar 24 2008, 09:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes, sorry. Saw the green paint job on the 737 and thought that it was a Freedom Air, but now I can see the AirNZ logo on the tail. Apologies!!!

Freedom air arn't green, :blink: are they? I thought only yellow and white?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:43 am
by AlisterC
Freedom Air have been merged back into the mainline Air NZ fleet colours, and from memory Freedom Air will cease to exist soon. The only Freedom Air Airbus left is the Warner Bros colour scheme. The green 733 is the Air New Zealand Holidays special scheme :)

Air NZ Holidays scheme

Freedom Air special

Confirmed: Freedom Air will be merged back into Air NZ March 30th.
http://www.freedomair.com/en/display.aspx?id=175&type=2