https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/air-new-zealand-boss-greg-foran-reveals-what-he-thinks-singapore-airlines-does-better/P6G7IZXRIBOK5G4TVWEIJOPREQ/ Some interesting observations in that article. He does not like the sideways facing J seats either. Since that's a subscriber only article can you pl...
Jump to postOn the discussion about battery aircraft: Good progress is being made on the Sounds Air/Wellington Airport collaboration with the ES-19 due to be in service by 2026 according to below article. Would be able to cover all the S8 flying NSN/BHE/PCN-WLG I would imagine with 19-seats. https://www.sounds...
Jump to postI don't understand why so many people seem to have blindly accepted this elimination strategy without seeming to realise that sooner or later this will have to change. Interesting that here is one of the first signs that the Gov't is starting to try to change peoples expectations. I think Hipkins a...
Jump to postNZ516 wrote:https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/125108251/council-halts-longterm-planning-for-wnaka-airport-accepts-high-court-decision
Wanaka to remain a small airport for the time being.
ZK-NBT wrote:any talk of the 77W returning at this point is surprising to me. We will see.
With Covid, the value of air transport (and sea too) has been proven far greater than the sum of the emissions. You note the same people bleating doomsday warnings about carbon emergencies and stopping flying are the same people who are spreading doom about covid and want permanent lockdowns and de...
Jump to postMeanwhile on the other end of the spectrum there is some welcome news from New Zealand's other international airline; if you go to the Air Chathams website there is a new picture on the front page linking to this: https://sh1.sendinblue.com/vdneggmett7e.html?t=1618455077 Additionally, they've annou...
Jump to postI thought I'd share a nice story with you, for a change: For the week before Easter I had booked Sounds Air from CHC to BHE to log my first flight on a PC-12 (and BHE-WLG on the C208). I was boarding first (only 6 pax were on the flight) and sat in the first row. The pilot started talking to me whil...
Jump to postI am surprised nobody has commented on the new recommendations by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (released yesterday) https://www.pce.parliament.nz/our-work/news-insights/media-release-not-100-but-four-steps-closer-to-sustainable-tourism One of his four recommendations is Introdu...
Jump to postEviation Set To Deliver First 9-Passenger Electric Airplane In 2022!
Too small for NZ, but Sounds Air, Barrier, Air Chats etc might have an interest...
https://cleantechnica.com/2020/11/06/ev ... e-in-2022/
MZE will surely just go into service. The MOH flights have been almost all A320/ATR72 (couple of DH8s too) and with the plague spec cleaning taking much longer any spare aircraft are useful for maintaining schedules disrupted. With the schedule over December being basically 100% of pre-covid schedu...
Jump to postHas anyone or does anyone know of anyone that's booked or intending to book one of these mystery breaks? There's been a lot of talk around them lately. While it's a fun concept and they're well suited for things like prizes and gifts. They did die a death when domestics airfares become more afforda...
Jump to postZK-OKC has now left New Zealand for what inevitably will be the final time. :cry2: She's been my first Air NZ 777, and the one I have flown most on (8 times): 20JUN06 AKL-SIN 06FEB07 AKL-KIX 21JUNE10 MEL-AKL 18MAY11 YVR-AKL 04DEC11 NRT-AKL 18MAR13 AKL-BNE 05SEP12 AKL-PER 09JUN17 AKL-YVR Sad to see ...
Jump to postNot unexpected: Sadly, the Convairs will soon(ish) be gone. Hitch a ride now if you need it in your log - CV has the world's last scheduled passenger services on Convairs :-) "The pandemic has changed the size of our business and as such we have been required to relook at what we do and how we ...
Jump to postNZ has been operating AKL-WLG flights with an ATR 72-600! https://twitter.com/CamWallace_NZ/status/1296187014367162368 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Efz7N3hU8AAElPG?format=jpg&name=900x900 That has to be along time since an prop has operated that route on an regular service, Maybe OriginPacific d...
Jump to postWithout trying to end up sounding political, but if we want an tourism industry left in New Zealand (including airlines). We can’t keep going jumping alert levels like this, even if this is just an two week shutdown. It will be engough to push some smaller operators out of bussines. I get that COVI...
Jump to postTravel bubble with the Cook Islands 'before end of year'
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/arti ... tw2jnbc8jA
https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/122010088/air-new-zealand-scraps-idea-of-converting-aircraft-to-cargo-freighters?fbclid=IwAR3Qusk6IV7IpDth8p71MoSXG4pAPciHhwMKTLXw3pY0gXrt27hq6XZYRas Right so a few days ago NZ were still considering converting some 777s to Freighters and now they aren’t. W...
Jump to postI've been contemplating asking this for a while, but with Victoria spiking in cases I'll give in and ask. Here's my questions 1. When will see any form of non quarantine Tasman bubble? 2. Will it be state specific first? 3.If yes to 2, who? and when etc. 4. When will the Pacific follow. 5. Will any...
Jump to postLooks like COVID19 has had some positive effects for NZ, who knew that they would ever be able to get away with charging $409 Seat Only on AKL-ZQN. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.flyertalk.com-vbulletin/828x1570/d085efd9_c3b3_4921_afae_505fcac3f2ed_f4bf19828a270eae0c5a1efc849d1a2efa94879d.jpeg To...
Jump to post0 new cases and 0 active cases. We should find out at 15.00 when Level 1 is coming. Which is good news for aviation as it removes all restrictions for domestic travel. And with that announcement this afternoon, how fast will NZ start filling the middle seats? We flew CHC-AKL yesterday, and many mid...
Jump to postThis is so true. The cleanliness of passenger areas are bordering on criminal and airlines have gotten away with it. And that's the point. It's NOT criminal, but it should be. Maybe now customers - and the regulatory authorities - will start to wake up to it. Time also to call it out for what it is...
Jump to postIt’s the same with the ferries. With one sailing a day, they’re sold out weeks in advance. How can Kiwis travel domestically and support tourism if there’s no seats, or at least at reasonable rates? I guess it depends on what you think are "reasonable" rates. IMO we have become used to un...
Jump to postAir New Zealand adds further domestic flights for Alert Level 2 Additional routes to resume during Level 2 (in addition to what was announced on Friday 8 May) include Auckland to/from Christchurch to/from Wellington to/from Blenheim (from 1 June) Hamilton (from 18 May) Dunedin (from 1 June) Dunedin...
Jump to postcalstanford wrote:zkeoj wrote:I am well aware of that, but the poster I referred to only talked about Ryanair, Easyjet and Norwegian - and has any of them repatriated from NZ? Glasshouses, anybody (re bitching)?
You are right, zkeoj. I apologise sincerely.
How much emergency PPE has Ryanair, Easyjet and Norwegian brought to the Bundesrepublik? Exactly. And how many Germans have those carriers repatriated from around the world? Ooops, apart from Norwegian they wouldn't even have the equipment to repatriate from New Zealand... Condor repatriated people...
Jump to postI do not agree that Lufthansa is critical infrastructure. The vacuum would be filled within a very short period of time. How much emergency PPE has Ryanair, Easyjet and Norwegian brought to the Bundesrepublik? Exactly. And how many Germans have those carriers repatriated from around the world? Ooop...
Jump to postLooking to expand the bubble, I’m sure every region in Australia/NZ will be be jumping on the media bandwagon saying they’re ready for Trans Tasman flights right now! https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/300005725/tasmanian-premier-nz-deputy-pm-excited-about-idea-of-flights-to-hobart I saw that and ...
Jump to postNZ has just flown 4 planes LAX-AKL too - 2 just arrived, 2 a few hours away. 3 77W and a 789. The 789 may have pax on it, but the rest are purely cargo I believe. Some are repatriation flights. About 10 days ago Vancouver saw as many as 3 B777's of NZ on the ground at the same time all routing AUK ...
Jump to postWhen did Ch11 came in? I assume that didn't exist at that time, else Braniff would have gone for that? I looked up on google, but couldn't find a date when it was introduced, only what it is, and how it relates to other chapters, such as Ch7. They did file Chapter 11, but without the support of cre...
Jump to postWhen did Ch11 came in? I assume that didn't exist at that time, else Braniff would have gone for that? I looked up on google, but couldn't find a date when it was introduced, only what it is, and how it relates to other chapters, such as Ch7.
Jump to postAs you say, if New Zealand wants to close its borders, that’s it’s business. But as an aviation fan - as I expect you are or you wouldn’t be here - I’d like to see the government acknowledge and ameliorate the effect its policies have on NZ. I am an aviation fan, yes. But I prefer saving lives over...
Jump to postYou’ve proven that international travelers can carry disease. But that’s true everywhere, of all diseases. I imagine New Zealand had some SARS, for instance. What you haven’t proven - and I don’t think you can - is that a group of tourists to New Zealand can cause an outbreak. Aoteroa closed its bo...
Jump to postThe whole problem with New Zealand’s approach is that there is no - literally zero - evidence that this is true (cruise passengers excepted). https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-current-situation/covid-19-current-cases#transmission Current...
Jump to postApropos to nothing, the last week have helped me appreciate the new Lufthansa livery - the old one is classic but looks incredibly dated compared to the new one. Interesting observation! When they revealed the new livery I was not a big fan either. As a German, you were so used to the classic yello...
Jump to postLooks like NZ current has an 789 on the way to ICN as NZ1943 cargo flight? On an general rule are the NZ6XXX passenger flights, and the NZ1XXXX cargo flights? It seems the 789 and 77W’s are still being kept very busy with Cargo/Passengers Charters at the moment. And ZK-OKR on AKL-CHC! https://www.f...
Jump to postLooks like Air NZ will have to fly to all 20 domestic destinations for the next two years the period of the government loan. Even if they lose money on many of the thin routes. Hopefully demand will recover as currently only at 1% the forward bookings are showing. But will take time. But it is an e...
Jump to postClearing flight schools might seem like a waste of resource and money but that doesn't really matter when you are having to make evasive manoeuvres to save the lives of 50 or 68 passengers. Uncontrolled aerodrome operations are right up there on the risk martix. This. Also, it is important for futu...
Jump to posthttps://twitter.com/CamWallace_NZ/status/1244770714722295808 Seems to be something they are look into though, which then could become demand for cargo conversation solutions for 777s over the next year. Passengers are down but cargo still needs to move. Hmm interesting thanks for that, no 777 has y...
Jump to postIt's not that you've been saying these things.... it's to the extent you've been saying them. You're rightly or wrongly expressing an absolute worst possible case We don't know when it will end. From what I know there's a range of options and scenarios being planned for but it's tricky/risky to act...
Jump to postArticle has been updated now (It quotes another article which is what i was referring to). Mis-interpretation as I thought. VA hasn’t decided if they will come back or not. No, the article says "Virgin Australia says it intends to resume flights across the Tasman after the coronavirus crisis h...
Jump to postI can’t find the article where va says they are pulling off the Tasman. All I can find on the website quoted is Scurrah saying the NZ base won’t return. That’s not the same as no Tasman operation. I wonder if the stuff article has come to the wrong conclusion? Check 5 posts above your one and you w...
Jump to postAnd flew all models except the -8I. You're incorrect, they never operated the Boeing 747-100 either. All the rest though... 747-200B, 747-200 Combi, 747SP, 747-300, 747-400 and 747-400ER. I was under the impression that "Spirit Of Sir Freddie" G-VMIA flew for Qantas as VH-EEI in the late ...
Jump to postNot everything can be done remote. The airlines seem to be trying to practice the measures put on others, made much easier with 10%-20% load factors. Yes, and thanks for the measured response. Seems like there are overreactions on both sides. My job happens to be one considered essential, so each d...
Jump to postFor once I am impressed with AIAL: I had to cancel a car park for the obvious reasons, and the refund was in my account in less than 24 hours
Jump to postApparently there will be a repatriation flight FRA-HND-AKL-HND-FRA between 25-28 March with a Lufthansa 747. Would this be the first LH flight to NZ ever? Edit: according to the German Embassy in Wellington the first flight will leave Auckland on the 27th. More flights are planned, from AKL and CHC...
Jump to postWhat's your source thatA bail-out of Swiss by the Swiss government was refused ? The subject has been discussed in the press and on social media, but to my knowledge our government has not issued a statement yet, whether positive or negative. The general opinion, and my own is that a German owned c...
Jump to postThe Swiss government have allegedly refused to bail out Swiss, on the grounds it's a German owned carrier. They argue Swiss have made billions over the years which, instead of being used to bolster the airline, have been funnelled to Germany and spent propping up other loss making entities in the c...
Jump to postPart of the government support was to keep this air link open. I think AKL - SIN will be one to remain open throughout. It is arguably the key link for us to Asia, Europe, Africa, India and the Middle East, and Singapore seems to be managing things well/won't go into lockdown. Despite restrictions ...
Jump to postHas anyone see any information around how much NZ owes passengers for canceled flights? Ok they trying to convert canceled flights to credits instead. I don't think they "owe" anything, other than good will. Like weather, natural disaster, etc, this is an "act of god", and thus ...
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