Air NZ is Getting New Planes

[ooOO00OOoo]

I will finally fly on a 777!!! I will miss the 747 but at least they will be around for a little while.

[FlyingKiwi]

QUOTE(scon @ Aug 8 2007, 09:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Anyway if we don't get 747's no one will fly them in here anymore

Assuming they stick around, there's still Cargolux, Air Pacific and possibly also Atlas Air from time to time.

[jastheace]

QUOTE(FlyingKiwi @ Aug 9 2007, 10:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE(scon @ Aug 8 2007, 09:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Anyway if we don't get 747's no one will fly them in here anymore

Assuming they stick around, there's still Cargolux, Air Pacific and possibly also Atlas Air from time to time.

i thought that altas air was chartered to anz cargo, or has that changed?

[benwynn]

Singapore Airlines will still fly the 744 wont they??

[jastheace]

QUOTE(benwynn @ Aug 10 2007, 02:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Singapore Airlines will still fly the 744 wont they??

aren't they being replaced by the a380? But i guess that the good old 747 will be flying a few more year yet

[Kelburn]

as far as I know Singapore and Malaysia Use mainly 777's (or at lest on xmas which is when I'm going to Vietnam all flights were in 777-200's by Malaysia and Singapore)

Anyway there's still:
Malaysia
QANTAS
Thai
Cathay

All of those at certain times e.g. not all the time more like 10-50% of the time

Air Pacific

Korean Air

and the occasional surprise

[benwynn]

No, SQ use a 744 on NZAA-WSSS Dont they?

[ZK-KAG]

No, SQ use a 744 on NZAA-WSSS Dont they?

Both

[victor_alpha_charlie]

QUOTE(Kelburn @ Aug 5 2007, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

as far as I know Singapore and Malaysia Use mainly 777's (or at lest on xmas which is when I'm going to Vietnam all flights were in 777-200's by Malaysia and Singapore)

Anyway there's still:
Malaysia
QANTAS
Thai
Cathay

All of those at certain times e.g. not all the time more like 10-50% of the time

Air Pacific

Korean Air

and the occasional surprise

Air Pacific 744 is every Saturday. Arrives from KLAX via Nadi at about 10am. Leaves again on a return trip at around 1. At least thats what I can remember from September last year when we went on it..

[FlyingKiwi]

QUOTE(jastheace @ Aug 10 2007, 02:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i thought that altas air was chartered to anz cargo, or has that changed?

Yeah I'm pretty sure it's still chartered to ANZ Cargo; that's why I said "assuming they stick around" because they may well no longer be flying it here by the time all the ANZ 747s are retired.

[travnz]

Tower Guy can you confirm that the Atlas flight that is done for NZ uses a NZ callsign?

[scon]

QUOTE(travnz @ Aug 6 2007, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Tower Guy can you confirm that the Atlas flight that is done for NZ uses a NZ callsign?

No I think I have heard them on the radio at NZAA using there normal call sign of "giant"

[ZK-KAG]

QUOTE(travnz @ Aug 6 2007, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Tower Guy can you confirm that the Atlas flight that is done for NZ uses a NZ callsign?

I can...Its a flight operated by Atlas for Air NZ. The callsign is ''New Zealand 9***''

[travnz]

Thought so!

[ardypilot]

Tower Guy can you confirm that the Atlas flight that is done for NZ uses a NZ callsign?

I distinctly remember hearing an American accent over the scanner reading out 'Noo Zeelund' when I took this photo recently:

[ZKTOM]

Yay some 777's! 747s are getting old-new tech needed, will be good to see them flying+it will save ANZ big time on fuels.

[benwynn]

Yeah, $3 Million NZD a day is a fair bit

[Naki]

Air Pacific are flicking their 747s and 767s for a fleet of 787s - in about 5 years time 747s might be a rare sight in NZ.

[scon]

QUOTE(scon @ Aug 6 2007, 04:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE(travnz @ Aug 6 2007, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Tower Guy can you confirm that the Atlas flight that is done for NZ uses a NZ callsign?

No I think I have heard them on the radio at NZAA using there normal call sign of "giant"

QUOTE(ZK-KAG @ Aug 6 2007, 05:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE(travnz @ Aug 6 2007, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Tower Guy can you confirm that the Atlas flight that is done for NZ uses a NZ callsign?

I can...Its a flight operated by Atlas for Air NZ. The callsign is ''New Zealand 9***''

I stand corrected

[Zöltuger]

QUOTE(Naki @ Aug 7 2007, 08:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Air Pacific are flicking their 747s and 767s for a fleet of 787s - in about 5 years time 747s might be a rare sight in NZ.

Qantas still has 30 747's, we'll still see those around. Can't replace them all with A380s, especially not their new -400ERs