Continental 787s to fly to Auckland from Houston

[Naki]

Long flight...must be one of the longest non-stop flights?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/ar...jectid=10647926

[FlyingKiwi]

Will be good to see a US airline back in NZ skies as a regular, and with 787s no less!

[Chairman]

My legs are cringing at the thought of that long in cattle class, 787 or not ...

[Venge]

I did Auckland - Vancouver a few years ago, that was far enough. Well, i was a sucker for punishment, we had a 2 hour stop over then got onto a flight for Toronto.
But ya, long hauls make for bad times lol

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Chairman @ May 28 2010, 12:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

cringing at the thought of that long in cattle class, ...

Gary , Gary , Gary .... i dont no .. you werent spose to be booked on one off em flights moving horses around the world ... on any off them long flights i get up , move , prod , push buttons get back to my window seat , check were i am then off to the bar ... its weird when the entire plane go's to sleep .. and im still running around

[HamiltonWest]

Houston to Auckland route delayed

Continental Airline's plans pushed back while it waits for the delivery of a new jet

Continental Airlines' plan to start a Houston to Auckland flight has been delayed.
Full Item Located Here:
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyid=187285

Air NZ RE: 787
Airline frustrated by Dreamliner delays
Air NZ CEO Rob Fyfe says the latest delay to the delivery of the Boeing Dreamliner puts routes at risks

There is further frustration for Air New Zealand as another delay emerges to the airline taking delivery of its new Boeing 787.
Full Item Located here:
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=187610

[Ian Warren]

One thing you can say "Mr Fyfe says Air New Zealand was due to have taken delivery of the 787s at the end off this year, but it has been put of until 2013 and there is a possibility it could be delayed further" least will just as new in a couple off years

[IslandBoy77]

Dreamliner is a great name for the 787: it's not ready yet, keep dreaming...

[Charl]

"I ain't going if it ain't Boeing"

Going nowhere, old son...the Plastic aeroplane is the product of a Nu Wave of unAmerican thinking, steep learning curve there.

[Ian Warren]

Charl , tell you one thing ... that tube of glue is bloody heavy ..... is that were tubeliners come from

[HamiltonWest]

Boeing Dreamliner proving more of a nightmare

Boeing's new Dreamliner jet is supposed to revolutionise commercial air travel but it is proving more of a nightmare.
Major setbacks mean Air New Zealand probably won't receive the planes it ordered for this Christmas until 2014

http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/boeing-dre...e-3982339/video

Garth Bray: Flying Kiwis in Seattle
The sky is dark at 4pm on the shortest day of the year and, less than 24 hours since my feet touched the ground in Seattle, this brief visit to the home of grunge, Jimi Hendrix and Boeing is more than half over.
I've spent most of the day out at Boeing's Everett production facility. Famously it was the world's biggest building by volume when built - and I'm told it's doubled in size since then
full item here:
http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/garth-bray...seattle-3982743

[nzropilot]

Awesome. Auckland is going to have a nice line up 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, 787!

[connor]

QUOTE (nzropilot @ Dec 23 2010, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Awesome. Auckland is going to have a nice line up 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, 787!

Who's got the 727?

[h290master]

DHL has the 727 and 757

[ardypilot]

Think the 72 is goneburgers cos of noise restrictions in Sydney, hence the DHL 75 replacement.

[h290master]

The 727 was still on the tarmac in Auckland a few weeks back when i came back home. Don't know where it is now however.

[Ian Warren]

Hayden , we get a few private 72s through CHCH , all hush kitted and winglets but they do look good in private guise

[FlyingKiwi]

The 727 is at Auckland with two engines missing, or at least it was a few weeks ago.

[HamiltonWest]

below.

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (FlyingKiwi @ Dec 24 2010, 11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The 727 is at Auckland with two engines missing, or at least it was a few weeks ago.

Yeah I've seen a photo recently on the net of the 727 & 757 Parked next to other at auckland- with the caption 727 minus two engines etc .