Singapore Airlines to fly A380 to Auckland

[HamiltonWest]

https://nz.totaltravel.yahoo.com/news-o ... -auckland/

[Kamoflarj]

awesome. another project for my simulator

[omitchell]

Yea and we get to fly the 777 there. Bit of a raw stick for us really. They should have been limited to the 777 too

[Lindstrim]

It's a 777 during winter and a 380 during summer from what I recall

[HamiltonWest]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/arti...jectid=11348813

[Ian Warren]

I like this quote
"For plane nerds, it's exciting times - there's another big, freaky thing to point at in the sky. "

[victor_alpha_charlie]

QUOTE (omitchell @ Aug 11 2014,10:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yea and we get to fly the 777 there. Bit of a raw stick for us really. They should have been limited to the 777 too

You're right, Air New Zealand should be flying something bigger than a 777 there...

[Charl]

QUOTE

This new arrival means you can now go, in one hop, from Auckland to Europe in an A380. That's pretty cool.[/quote]
One hop? Sure would be cool - but I do suspect this is a little beyond even what SAL can achieve?
Hypersonic one hop... now that would be REALLY cool!

[ardypilot]

QUOTE (victor_alpha_charlie @ Oct 28 2014,11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You're right, Air New Zealand should be flying something bigger than a 777 there...

Pic of it taxing past at NZAA yesterday:

[Ian Warren]

That seriously still dose not look pretty, Its that nose that seems to be outta joint , now I wonder what Boeing have in the long term as the competitor.

[omitchell]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Oct 29 2014,11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That seriously still dose not look pretty, Its that nose that seems to be outta joint , now I wonder what Boeing have in the long term as the competitor.

Yay the raw end of the deal is here

[NZ255]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Oct 29 2014,11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

now I wonder what Boeing have in the long term as the competitor.

I guess Boeing would have to say their 747-8

[scon]

Unsure entirely how this is a 'raw deal' for AirNZ? This is nothing but positive them.
I would imagine Boeing wouldn't touch the A380 market with a 10 foot barge pole, why would they?

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (NZ255 @ Oct 29 2014,12:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I guess Boeing would have to say their 747-8

Hmm be interesting to really see what is planned .. the company is not off the ole days off the WOWs .. 747 800s be nice to see them in the Air New Zealand fleet.