New Airline

[Airwolf]

Hey guys is that the new airline we have been hearing about or another?

Kiwiairways

[A185F]

Wow that looks awesome How did you com accross this ?


BTW anyone seen the new airnz livery ? Or any idea when its due out ?

[ZK-KAG]

Nup Im 90% sure that this is not the new airline and just a concept drawing for a fake airline... For a start the new one is "KiwiJet" hehe

Air NZ livery a wee while away yet Id imagine

~ZK-KAG~

[ZK-Brock]

Yip, the new one is Kiwijet Also It's been in the Nelson mail that the local iwi are starting up a passenger + freight operation using ex-origin Jetstreams.

[scon]

Is ANZ doing a new livery
I like our current one

[A185F]

Is ANZ doing a new livery
I like our current one

It has been on the cards for over a year, there is one in existance but it hasn't been released yet, was due last july (ish) on one of the 777s but there has been a major hold up and i wondering if anyone knows why/when....?

[Alex]

They also modified the colours on some (not all?) of the aircraft's tails last year, fading out the blue to more of a greeny colour I think.

There is some nice work on that website though.

Alex

[Zöltuger]

I heard new Air NZ livery in August...

[A185F]

I heard new Air NZ livery in August...

Good, thats better than nothing, info wise

[travnz]

This has been discused before on a.ne
I think the conclusion the members made was that it was just a case study on a fictional airline

[ardypilot]

I thought ANZ's new paintjob was changing the colour of the tails from the deeper blue to the more greeny colour we see today.

From wiki:

New Brand Identity
Air New Zealand's new branding, with Māori motifs, Greenstone colour, and repositioned Koru.
Air New Zealand's new branding, with Māori motifs, Greenstone colour, and repositioned Koru.

At 12.01 am on March 27, 2006 Air New Zealand embarked on a worldwide synchronised changeover to a new brand identity, involving a new Zambesi-designed uniform, new logo, new colour scheme and new look check-in counters and lounges. More than 5000 staff in airports and offices around the world embarked on a 24-hour synchronised changeover from the old to the new Zambesi-designed uniforms, and 180 crew on board 13 flights operating at the scheduled time embarked on a mid-flight changeover.

At the same time, the airline worked through the night to install new greenstone-coloured walls featuring a fern-like extension of the koru behind check-in counters at Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch airports, and removed reception desks at the entrance to Koru lounges in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Sydney and Los Angeles, to enable staff to welcome and greet customers in a more friendly and relaxed manner.

The key features of Air New Zealand's new brand identity include:

New Zambesi uniforms: the most globally visible part of the brand change, more than 5000 staff from airports and offices around the world stepped into stylish new Zambesi-designed uniforms, six months after they were revealed at Air New Zealand Fashion Week 2005. Designed in consultation with uniformed staff representatives, the new uniform features a distinctly New Zealand colour palette mirroring the greenstone, teal, schist and slate hues of New Zealand, sea and sky; a Māori motif created by the talented Derek Lardelli; soft fabric woven from the finest New Zealand merino wool, and hallmark curves inspired by the koru.

New Zealand Greenstone: a deep rich greenstone colour replaces the incumbent blue Pacific Wave colour. Following the unveiling at Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch airports on March 27, 2006, the new colour will be progressively introduced in all Air New Zealand environments over the next two years. Inspired by the colour of the pounamu, the prized gemstone found in New Zealand, this deep rich colour reflects New Zealand's lush fauna, landscapes and forests.

Renewal and rebirth the Air New Zealand Koru, itself a symbol of renewal and rebirth, is iconically linked to Air New Zealand's heritage. Signifying the airline's new direction and growth, the koru has been extended and will eventually be woven throughout all Air New Zealand's signage, products and collateral.

(Can't determine if this is just talking the airport lounges/unifrom or the livery itself).

I find it hard to believe ANZ would be repainting their entire fleet in August, after going with the minimalist 'Eurowhite' paintscheme that they currently have.

[Zöltuger]

I find it hard to believe ANZ would be repainting their entire fleet in August, after going with the minimalist 'Eurowhite' paintscheme that they currently have.

you wouldn't have to paint them all in a month, if they were going to do it they'd roll it out over a year or two as they come in for checks. but it was only a rumour, so it's probably false. I think the air NZ livery looks a little dated, maybe not the tail but certainly the wave.

[scon]

It's funny how things chance in the 70's 80's big dark block colours were in (i.e. Continental Old, ANZ Old, United Old Old, BA old) now airlines have gone with this slight colour (more white) I think ANZ current look good.

One airline how has only ever changed there colours (and it was nothing huge) is Qantas, QF's colours I think are one of the best

[FlyingKiwi]

Yeah I seem to remember seeing that discussed in another forum somewhere, if you look at the other airlines under that "concepts" section I think it's pretty clear that the designer isn't actually associated with any of the companies, real or fictional, in any way and that they are presented as a design concept only.

Edit - Although actually having looked into it a bit more thoroughly it looks like that company does actually do corporate branding design, so I may have been wrong about them not being associated with the airlines they present designs for, but it still appears that the New Zealand airline is a theoretical design for a fictional company only.