Air New Zealand will be operating services between Auckland and Christchurch using the Boeing 787-9 and 777-200 aircraft over the coming months. The following flights will be operated by a 787-9 and 777-200 aircraft:
So a little bit of mathematical deduction...
Fact 1 : Wide Body Boeings replacing Airbuses AKL-CHC-CHC
Fact 2 : Airbuses replacing ATRs WLG-CHC-WLG
Fact 3 : Small operators complaining about losing pilots
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ha, don't know what operators you are talking about, I am calling around and no one has anything going.
ReplyDeleteApparently it's for the CHC/PER/CHC services
ReplyDeleteThe aircraft were doing
AKL PER CHC PER AKL
Now doing
AKL CHC PER CHC AKL
Incorrect. There is no PER service in between
DeleteIts daily through April so nothing to do with Perth.
ReplyDeleteThe flight is AKL-CHC-AKL NZ594 and NZ 595
This change also frees up 3 ATRs to replace 3 older 500 models to be retired
ReplyDeleteThe 787 is scheduled to be a north american configured aircraft. (78N - air nz internal use)
ReplyDeleteMt Cook struggling to fill pilot seats, hence the the A320 doing this operation, initially for 3 months.