tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post5809996315654105524..comments2024-03-27T23:23:10.995+13:00Comments on 3rd Level New Zealand: Why Mayor Mike Havill is rightSteve Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-59736945833449477842015-05-03T16:14:07.056+12:002015-05-03T16:14:07.056+12:00Correct, current plan is to move one of the 3 Q300...Correct, current plan is to move one of the 3 Q300 overnighters in IVC to an ATR, this will likely be the aircraft freed up to do the HKK overnight. <br /><br />currently on Monday morning, the duty goes IVC-CHC-HKK-CHC. <br /><br />This would simply change to HKK-CHC-HKK-CHC and then in the evening CHC-HKK-CHC-HKK. I think you'll see upto 4 flights each way per day with the airline Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-12603961220781900712015-05-03T12:31:01.281+12:002015-05-03T12:31:01.281+12:00Rumored GIS will have overnight Q300 from/to Welli...Rumored GIS will have overnight Q300 from/to Wellington. Tauranga will go to 2 overnight Q300s and 1 ATR which will operate the am CHC flight. IVC will all be ATRs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-7598917449714839022015-05-03T08:18:52.301+12:002015-05-03T08:18:52.301+12:00Maybe on some days of the week the Q300 could over...Maybe on some days of the week the Q300 could overnight in HKK and the rest of the time it could overnight in CHC. On the days starts in HKK there could be 7am and 12pm departures and the days in starts in CHC 8am and 6pm departures. This would also business travel both ways accept on different days. It is still a mystery how the final beechs will be replaced. There are 5 Q300s allocated to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-82716771414805122002015-05-02T18:28:25.356+12:002015-05-02T18:28:25.356+12:00I agree with everything you say... My suggestion i...I agree with everything you say... My suggestion is just "what would I do if I could draw up the Air NZ schedule" I don't envy the Air NZ schedulers trying to keep everyone happy... If they don't do an early morning/late evening return someone else will out of Greymouth. Similar arrangements could happen for other centres as well! <br />Steve Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-61864539067505976302015-05-02T15:44:36.868+12:002015-05-02T15:44:36.868+12:00Dedicated aircraft for each sector. Currently CIE/...Dedicated aircraft for each sector. Currently CIE/CIC WHK and CIF CHT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-3682185587107295582015-05-02T15:14:38.953+12:002015-05-02T15:14:38.953+12:00But in Air Chathams case, only the Metro spends th...But in Air Chathams case, only the Metro spends the day in WHK. The Convair spends the day in AKL. I was told the other day that between its WHK morning flight, and it's return to WHK in the evening, it did a return CHT freight run. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-18795378352390202032015-05-02T14:01:52.066+12:002015-05-02T14:01:52.066+12:00"Both Sounds Air and Air Chathams are overnig..."Both Sounds Air and Air Chathams are overnighting their aircraft at Westport and Whakatane and during the day the plane sits on the ground for most of the day at these centres."<br /><br />If your aircraft is not flying you are not making money! I know that some don't like that aspect but I am sure the shareholders of Air NZ would complain that the companies assets are not being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-56416164320523184022015-05-02T13:49:12.029+12:002015-05-02T13:49:12.029+12:00It is not as simple as that. The asset (airframe) ...It is not as simple as that. The asset (airframe) must be used to the best effect to achieve the best return of the asset. While each destination would love to have an early departure from and an early arrival to the airport the ticket price (or the possible load factor required) to support two airframes operating at the same time would be prohibitive i.e your option 1 would be a no go.<br /><br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-11004537853750207082015-05-02T13:11:14.646+12:002015-05-02T13:11:14.646+12:00HKK-CHC and BHE-CHC were to change from 1900D to Q...HKK-CHC and BHE-CHC were to change from 1900D to Q300 at the same time, so it looks like they will be sharing a Q300 unless something dramatic happens to free up more Q300's, <br /><br />One way would be to change the three overnighting Q300's, IVC-CHC x 2 and IVC-WLG, to an IVC-CHC-WLG 320 throughflight.<br /><br />Wondered if the November 2015 IVC-MEL-IVC Melbourne Cup charter was a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com