Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:10 amI might be a bit behind the 8 ball here but I was at Welly the other day and noticed that all the ANZ and Qantas 733's had their eyebrow windows paneled over, does anyone know the story behind this?
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:10 amPosted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:18 amYeah they've been like that for a year or so. Must just be easier as it's one less thing to worry about with maintenance. The new 737NGs are built without them.
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:07 amThey removed the eyebrows as they were a safety thing in the 70's or something and were no longer needed and were becoming a costly, needless feature.
Also to add on is that SJB has had its engines painted back to white
Also to add on is that SJB has had its engines painted back to white
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:37 pmYea, as others have alluded, the 'eyebrow' windows were a requirement to fulfill a role (improved visibility out of the cockpit = smaller chance of air-air collision or similar) that is now done by a TCAS system. The later 737's acquired by Air NZ didn't have the windows at all.
Alex
Alex
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:42 pmBad light and moon light in the cockpit too i found same with 72 but never flown
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:44 pmwaka172rg wrote:QUOTE (waka172rg @ Oct 18 2008, 08:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Bad light and moon light in the cockpit too i found same with 72 but never flown
Eh?
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:50 pmother captains have said to me the light coming through the windows is bad in a pilots eyes especially at night and when i flew in right hand seat 737-200 sun was bad got a hot back ha ha but each to there own 
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:51 pmwaka172rg wrote:QUOTE (waka172rg @ Oct 18 2008, 08:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>other captains have said to me the light coming through the windows is bad in a pilots eyes especially at night and when i flew in right hand seat 737-200 sun was bad got a hot back ha ha but each to there own
Oh right, gotcha.
Alex
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:55 pmcomputer real slow at the moment sor 
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:32 pmThe 737 eyebrows inherited nose section tooled from the type367- dash 80 or commonly the 707 , as with the fuselage , used on all Boeing types up to latest 73 include the 717/C135/720 s and mid range 727.
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:30 pmI noticed tonight at Auckland also that two of the Air NZ 737s have lost their "pacific waves" on the fuselage.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:38 amAlbatross wrote:QUOTE (Albatross @ Oct 18 2008, 10:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I noticed tonight at Auckland also that two of the Air NZ 737s have lost their "pacific waves" on the fuselage.
I think -NGP and -NGR (The two ex- Malta ones) are yet to have them painted on.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:47 amhaha didnt know such a simple topic would get so much response 
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:02 amvictor_alpha_charlie wrote:QUOTE (victor_alpha_charlie @ Oct 20 2008, 10:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I think -NGP and -NGR (The two ex- Malta ones) are yet to have them painted on.
Sorry to say the "Pacific Wave" is no longer applied to Air NZ aircraft when they are repainted. It is no longer part of Air NZ's brand characteristic.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:06 pmInteresting! Thanks for the insight Mavman, I've not heard of that yet.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:45 pmSo, does anyone know the story behind them taking the waves off (some of) their 747's?
Alex
Alex
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:10 pmmavman wrote:QUOTE (mavman @ Oct 20 2008, 11:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Sorry to say the "Pacific Wave" is no longer applied to Air NZ aircraft when they are repainted. It is no longer part of Air NZ's brand characteristic.
Hey, what do you know! I never noticed that.
So what are they going to use in place of the pacifc wave then? Coz without it, their aircraft rival Air Post as far as most boring looking livery goes.