Q-400 ?

[Splitpin]

Took this from home on thursday evening.......it looks like a Q-400.....but are there any here yet?.....more than likely just distortion because of the light and range etc.
It sounded like a Herc.




Not a good pic at all, i was just interested in the clouds behind it.

[Naki]

hmm it does look like a q400....the MRC blog has noting about a q400 in the country though ..although I do note there are no Qantas widebodys coming to NZCH anymore. What widebodys still fly there?

[Ian Warren]

I don,t think we will see a Q-400 at all in NZ with the operation of the ATRs , as for those clouds , dang ! love these barmy warm nights

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Naki @ May 1 2010, 12:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hmm it does look like a q400....the MRC blog has noting about a q400 in the country though ..although I do note there are no Qantas widebodys coming to NZCH anymore. What widebodys still fly there?

Emirites , Singapore, and the odd charter (Eva, JAL, ) But very rare.

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 1 2010, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I don,t think we will see a Q-400 at all in NZ with the operation of the ATRs , as for those clouds , dang ! love these barmy warm nights

I think it was just the angle and distance.....but are ANZ getting 400's?. And your right, those norwest nights are magic......but almost out of season now Ian

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Naki @ May 1 2010, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

there are no Qantas widebodys coming to NZCH anymore. What widebodys still fly there?

767 s still regular on every second day at 1400 , maybe they are cutting / deleting that service to the Jetstar roll .

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 1 2010, 01:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

767 s still regular on every second day at 1400 , maybe they are cutting / deleting that service to the Jetstar roll .

Ian, Im sure that QF45 is due to stop anytime, and be replaced by by a 737 .....

[Naki]

It has stopped - yesterday. Its only 738s and Jetstar from now on.

Air NZ has Q400s on option but not a firm order ..maybe they willl replace the ATRs one day then again they may let the options lapse.

[Ian Warren]

Cheers for that Paul , Its funny , in its heyday , Christchurch International was to small to handle the biggies , wow a 707 then 747 s and DC-10 till they upgraded , that suited till the many people decided New Zealand was the place to be . the airport is now going through a major reconstruction at present and 'Ha ' the size off the aircraft drops to a third of the size .

It amazing to see how much the airport has changed over my span , looking at books old photos and what i recall , the memories and the aircraft types .