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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:50 amPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:21 amI was pleased I stopped out at the airport late last year .. almost my own private airshow, four hours of the 74 doing touch and go's
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:48 amBlack arm band day.
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:31 amcowpatz wrote:QUOTE (cowpatz @ Sep 12 2014,11:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Black arm band day.
Black shoes, tracksuit pants, tee shirt and black Boeing 717 cap, don't have a 747 one.
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:46 am
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 2:28 pmgoingboeing = boeinggone 
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:00 pmA bugger to see those 747s now retired. The end of the jumbo jet era of Air NZ which lasted for 33 years.
My mum's friend was onboard the last ever 747 flight from SFO-AKL, pretty spectacular, a smooth flight and before boarding, they were treated to champagne and cupcakes and breakfast at the boarding gate at SFO.
The outcome of the 8 B744s
ZK-NBS: scrapped
ZK-NBT: scrapped
ZK-NBU: scrapped
ZK-NBV: sold to another airline, currently in storage
ZK-NBW: converted to freighter and sold to another airline, in active service
ZK-SUH: currently in storage, to be scrapped.
ZK-SUI: sold to another airline, in active service
ZK-SUJ: converted to freighter and sold to another airline, currently in storage
Outcome of another 8 B742s
VH-EBA: leased to Air NZ, retured to Qantas, scrapped
ZK-TGA: converted to freighter and sold to another airline, currently in storage
9M-MHI: leased to Air NZ, converted to freighter and returned to Malaysia Airlines, currently in storage
ZK-NZV: sold to another airline, currently in storage
ZK-NZW: sold to another airline, scrapped
ZK-NZX: sold to another airline, currently in storage
ZK-NZY: sold to another airline, currently in storage
ZK-NZZ: sold to another airline, currently in storage
Total: 16 747s acquired by Air NZ,
5 aircraft scrapped (3 B744s, 2 B742s)
2 aircraft in active service (Both B744s)
9 aircraft in storage (3 B744s, 6 B742s)
All as of Oct 7, 2014.
My mum's friend was onboard the last ever 747 flight from SFO-AKL, pretty spectacular, a smooth flight and before boarding, they were treated to champagne and cupcakes and breakfast at the boarding gate at SFO.
The outcome of the 8 B744s
ZK-NBS: scrapped
ZK-NBT: scrapped
ZK-NBU: scrapped
ZK-NBV: sold to another airline, currently in storage
ZK-NBW: converted to freighter and sold to another airline, in active service
ZK-SUH: currently in storage, to be scrapped.
ZK-SUI: sold to another airline, in active service
ZK-SUJ: converted to freighter and sold to another airline, currently in storage
Outcome of another 8 B742s
VH-EBA: leased to Air NZ, retured to Qantas, scrapped
ZK-TGA: converted to freighter and sold to another airline, currently in storage
9M-MHI: leased to Air NZ, converted to freighter and returned to Malaysia Airlines, currently in storage
ZK-NZV: sold to another airline, currently in storage
ZK-NZW: sold to another airline, scrapped
ZK-NZX: sold to another airline, currently in storage
ZK-NZY: sold to another airline, currently in storage
ZK-NZZ: sold to another airline, currently in storage
Total: 16 747s acquired by Air NZ,
5 aircraft scrapped (3 B744s, 2 B742s)
2 aircraft in active service (Both B744s)
9 aircraft in storage (3 B744s, 6 B742s)
All as of Oct 7, 2014.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 7:07 pmPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 8:35 pmLindstrim wrote:QUOTE (Lindstrim @ Oct 13 2014,8:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So i guess thats it ...... are there anymore ?
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:28 pmNope. All gone😞
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:59 pmLindstrim wrote:QUOTE (Lindstrim @ Oct 13 2014,8:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
http://www.mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/2014...avo-victor.html
http://aviationshotzphotography.blogspot.c...t-b747-400.html
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:29 amNoticed in the Video the the two 767s , their days would be numbered as well .
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:52 amQUOTE
Noticed in the Video the the two 767s , their days would be numbered as well .[/quote]
Not for a while I've heard
Not for a while I've heard
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:00 amWell that's good news ... started to think our New Zealand Boeing heritage going down the gurgler.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:49 pmI happened to see the emasculated and anonymous Blue Tail sticking out at the maintenance hangar while passing on Saturday.
Didn't realise this was the actual End of an Era.
Crikey I'll have to redo all the AI...
Didn't realise this was the actual End of an Era.
Crikey I'll have to redo all the AI...
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:31 pmCharl wrote:QUOTE (Charl @ Oct 14 2014,9:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Crikey I'll have to redo all the AI...
Well spose you can always keep it .. or I'm going to have to rebuild Christchurch again
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:57 amCharl wrote:QUOTE (Charl @ Oct 14 2014,9:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I happened to see the emasculated and anonymous Blue Tail sticking out at the maintenance hangar while passing on Saturday.
Didn't realise this was the actual End of an Era.
Crikey I'll have to redo all the AI...
Nah just one plane
