I can't see the point in <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> operating a Trans Tasman flight <acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</acronym>-<acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">...
Jump to postI think that the big difference here in <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym> and Australia, is that it is an offence NOT to obey the instructions of the crew and therefore if passengers refuse to comply, the flight attendants can report them to the <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acron...
Jump to postAirlines based in New Zealand and Australia are VERY strict on passengers being seated with belts fastened when the sign is on, and so they should be! People who ignore their instructions are not only putting themselves at risk of injury, but also deliberately putting passengers who have complied, a...
Jump to postIn reply to CF-CPI, yes the DC-8s and & B74SPs out of Wellington, <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym>, were pretty much restricted to <acronym title="Melbourne - Tullamarine (MEL / YMML), Australia - Victoria">MEL</acronym>/<acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot...
Jump to postAir New Zealand operated their first B767-219ER <acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</acronym>-<acronym title="Nadi - International (NAN / NFFN), Fiji">NAN</acronym>-<acronym title="Honolulu - International / Pearl Harbor-Hickam JB (Hickam AFB) (HNL / HIK / PHNL / ...
Jump to postAA USA-New Zealand in 1970s with B707s and late 80s with DC10s.
Jump to postFor those interested in the Air <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym> B787-9 deliveries: Current in fleet: <acronym title="Great Lakes Aviation (USA)">ZK</acronym>-NZE/F/G 2015 Deliveries: <acronym title="Great Lakes Aviation (USA)">ZK</acronym>-NZC/D/H 2016 deliveries: <acronym title="Great...
Jump to postI think this report has no place in this forum! Did he have an illness that nobody else knew of? Did he have a heart condition? There could be a multitude of reasons reasons why he passed away and those reasons are nobody else's business! I just don't think it's right to be making assertions that th...
Jump to postI should have added to my previous post:
If the 5 x B767-300s are to be retained 'for longer than expected', is it possible that these are to operate only on Trans Tasman routes, and then to be replaced with the 5 x A321 Neos as they area delivered???
Another well known website is listing:
2 x A321Neos for delivery in 2017, 2 in 2018 and 1 in 2019 (Total 5)
In reply to byronicle6: Deliveries 2015: 2 x A320, 3 x B787-9 Deliveries 2016: 2 x A320, 2 x B787-9 Deliveries 2017-19 13 x A320Neo, 5 x A321Neo, 4 x B787-9 (6 x B787-9 options) As the A320/321Neos are delivered, the earlier A320s will leave the fleet. The 5 x 767-300s will leave the fleet as the B7...
Jump to postCan anybody tell me if any of the Transaero B747-219Bs are still in existence at Rome -Griffis Airforce Base, New York. These were first operated by Air New Zealand and then Virgin Atlantic. I'm writing a history of Air <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym> and would like to give the latest ...
Jump to post1. The photo in the first post of this topic is most definitely NOT taken on a Jetstar flight. <acronym title="Albenga (Villanova d'Albenga) (- Clemente Panero) (ALL / LIMG), Italy">ALL</acronym> Jetstar's single aisle aircraft are fitted with Grey Leather seats, and always have been!! 2. If I worke...
Jump to postSQ carry a large number of the significant Greek population who live in Australia. Melbourne, for example, is reputed to be the largest 'Greek' city outside of Greece, so <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> get to carry that population <acronym title="Melbourne - Tullamarine (MEL / YMML...
Jump to postThe first Qantas B747 scheme and the last B707 scheme most definitely had an 'ochre' cheat line, not red! John Travolta's B707 had the Pan Am scheme applied for external shots used in the <acronym title="Virgin Express (Belgium)">TV</acronym> series 'Pan Am'. It has been back in the <acronym title="...
Jump to postBritannia in the UK used to have 2-4-2 B767s that they used on charter flights to Australia and New Zealand years ago!
Jump to postBecause QF had to defer their 787s due to lack of funds, and a move like this between Etihad and Virgin Australia, could result in Virgin having 787s much sooner than QF will!
Jump to postIn reply to ZKOJQ:
ZK-NZG was rolled out at Everett on 23 September and is currently scheduled to leave the USA on its delivery flight on 31 October.
I'd be surprised if AA came back onto the South Pacific. They've already tried the Auckland market twice before and didn't make money on it - why would they want to get their fingers burnt a third time?
Jump to postDoes anybody know what is delaying the first flight of ZB004 ZK-NZF?
It was rolled out on 10 July and is supposed to be delivered in under 2 weeks time.
SX-OAA was broken up at Marana, USA - March 1999. <acronym title="Aeroejecutivo SA de CV (Mexico)">SX</acronym>-OAB was parted out at Athens, but is still there at Hellenikon in 2014. (Type <acronym title="Aeroejecutivo SA de CV (Mexico)">SX</acronym>-OAB into the photo search panel on the home page...
Jump to postThere had been a lot of talk about <acronym title="Jetstar (Australia)">JQ</acronym> getting the 787s and not <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym>. We need to remember the original idea was that <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> would transfer A330s into the <acronym title...
Jump to postLocking the toilet doors for takeoff and landing is for one purpose only - to stop doors swinging open and blocking egress from the flight deck and the cabin in the event of an emergency when passengers are required to do an emergency evacuation of the aircraft and exit via slides - nothing more, an...
Jump to postIn reply to Motorhussy: <acronym title="Great Lakes Aviation (USA)">ZK</acronym>-NZE delivered to <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym> and arrived <acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</acronym> 11 July <acronym title="Great Lakes Aviation (USA)">ZK</acrony...
Jump to postWait until you see the new Air NZ 787-9!!
All will be revealed soon!
Air NZ doesn't have a 3 class cabin - They have Business Premier with lie flat seats, Premium Economy and Economy.
Jump to postAccording to Jennifer Gradidge's book - 'DC-3 The first 70 years' (an Air-Britain publication) the longest range DC-3 was the C-47A with a range of 3,800 miles (6,115km). It was fitted with R1830-S1C3G/92C piston engines, and had a maximum weight of 31,000lbs or 14,100kg. Most other DC-3 marks had a...
Jump to postIn all fairness to Jetstar, why would they want to continue <acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</acronym>-<acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym> if the support from the public is not there. You have to remember that the whole of ...
Jump to postI do a lot of aircraft research as I write for a hobby, and find two of the best resources are the Air Transport Data Bank website, <a href="http://www.atdb.aero," target="_blank">www.atdb.aero,</a> and <a href="http://www.airlinerlist.com." target="_blank">www.airlinerlist.com.</a> If you're lookin...
Jump to postI'm amazed, that with all the fantastic aviation photographers in New Zealand, we're yet to see any pictures on A.Net of the 787-9 on its visit to Auckland nearly 10 days ago! Come on guys - what's holding you up??
Jump to postIn reply to 02hillert, King Island Airlines can be found on <a href="http://www.kingislandair.com.au" target="_blank">www.kingislandair.com.au</a> They operate from Melbourne (Moorabbin) about 10 kms south of the city to King Island at 7.30am and 3.30pm Mon-Fri, 7.30am only on Sat, and 3.30pm only o...
Jump to postThe most important thing to remember is that the Crew seats must be available to all cabin crew at all times, in case of sudden turbulence etc. The crew need to have access to their seats immediately, and if passengers are sitting in them, they are just putting themselves (and possibly other crew/pa...
Jump to postRight on the button QF002!!
Google is certainly a wonderful thing! And that's exactly how I found the answer!!
I knew it had happened as I worked for the QF Group for 8 years but couldn't recall the date. First hit on Google and there it was. Cheers!
It was flight QF25 B747-438 <acronym title="Aeropostal (Venezuela)">VH</acronym>-OJJ Sunday 12 July 2009 A water pipe servicing the lav used by the pilots ruptured during flight, and water flooded down through overhead bins and onto seats near the front of the plane. As the plane was not full, the F...
Jump to postIn reply to Bluebird191, the Fokker 100 is 35.53 meters long - obviously the brochure as depicted above has a typographical error.
Jump to postI believe you can't transfer from International to International at Honolulu without going outside of a sterile/secure area so the only alternative is to clear customs and immigration first. It's all to do with the design of the terminal building, and not because the authorities just won't allow it.
Jump to postHas the A350-9 or A350-10 been entirely ruled out by QF? I haven't seen much discussion about these in relation to QF.
Jump to postEven the <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> 747-438ERs are challenged at certain times of the year with the Southbound Leg from <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> going to Auckland, <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym> ...
Jump to postEmirates interest in the 777-9X makes you wonder what influence that may have on any future QF fleet replacement/expansion!!!
Jump to postAs I said in my earlier post, it is going to be converted to a freighter by the ASL Group. They've already converted 3 other ex Qantas B737-400s to freighters (VH-TJH now N120BT, <acronym title="Aeropostal (Venezuela)">VH</acronym>-TJO now <acronym title="Aer Lingus (Ireland)">EI</acronym>-STB, and ...
Jump to postThis aircraft is a B737-4L7 26961/2517 which was delivered new to Air Nauru (now "Our Airline") from the Pacific Island nation, the Republic of Nauru on 27 Aug 1993 as <acronym title="Air Caribbean (Trinidad & Tobago)">C2</acronym>-RN11. It was leased to Qantas, Australia as <acronym title="Aeropost...
Jump to postand now the interesting part......who will actually take delivery of these A350s???
Jump to postIt seems strange to me that Air <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym> didn't come to a code-share arrangement with Virgin Atlantic <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - Chek Lap Kok International (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed),...
Jump to postI think we all need to remember: a. <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> has a great new liaison with <acronym title="Japan Airlines">JL</acronym> through their joint operation of Jetstar Japan - so nothing will happen to upset the <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym>/JL arra...
Jump to postI think this one must just about beat them all! This is from a Qantas Airways 1939 timetable with the service being operated by a Short S.23 Empire class flying boat. The trip took 10 days with 9 night stops at the places marked * - Sydney to Brisbane, Gladstone, *Townsville, Karumba, Groot Eylandt,...
Jump to postAccording to Aerotransport.org, N31001 (msn 1013) and N31032 (msn 1215) are both derelict at Roswell, New Mexico. N31019 (msn 1066) is preserved at Kansas City-Downtown Airport, N31033 (msn 1221) is stored at Nairobi, Kenya, and N7035T (msn 1231) is stored at the Teheran Aerospace Exhibition Centre ...
Jump to postThere is a Lockheed L18 Lodestar in derelict condition near the south western end of the runway on Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Apparently it has been there for more than 20 years. I'm trying to trace the whereabouts of Lodestar Msn 2102. Does anybody know which airframe is at Guadalupe please?
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