14 March 2018

Wide Body Services to operate between Auckland – Christchurch



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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6 comments:

  1. ha, don't know what operators you are talking about, I am calling around and no one has anything going.

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  2. Apparently it's for the CHC/PER/CHC services

    The aircraft were doing
    AKL PER CHC PER AKL

    Now doing

    AKL CHC PER CHC AKL

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    1. Incorrect. There is no PER service in between

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  3. Its daily through April so nothing to do with Perth.
    The flight is AKL-CHC-AKL NZ594 and NZ 595

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  4. This change also frees up 3 ATRs to replace 3 older 500 models to be retired

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  5. The 787 is scheduled to be a north american configured aircraft. (78N - air nz internal use)
    Mt Cook struggling to fill pilot seats, hence the the A320 doing this operation, initially for 3 months.

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