Air New Zealand's new Boeing 777-300ER

[ZKNBA]

I just watched this video from the KPAE Paine field blog ( http://kpae.blogspot.com ) that has Air New Zealand's brand new 777-300ER in it.
You can't see much of it but I noticed that the pacific wave appears to have been removed. ZK-OKM will be Air New Zealand's first new aircraft since ZK-OKH was delivered in January 2007.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Mi4mZqlo8...player_embedded
(The Air New Zealand 777 is right at the end of the video)

[AirNewZealandA320]

Beautiful!!! Last i saw of her, she was a cockpit section and the wingbox center.

Although i want the pacific wave back.

[Zöltuger]

Whoa, the 777-300ER is LOOONGG!

QUOTE (AirNewZealandA320 @ Oct 22 2010, 05:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Although i want the pacific wave back.

I'd rather see a complete new livery. The fuselage is too white now without the wave, but they should do something that reflects their young/edgy/uniquely NZ culture

[deeknow]

Nice find. Great to see all those ANA 787s parked up there too huh

[ZKNBA]

Here is a photo of it:
http://paineairport.com/kpae3231.htm

It really is a pity that the pacific wave has been removed

[deeknow]

A video is now up on the Boeing Paine KPAE airfield blog of the new AirNZ 773 doing taxi runs, is supposed to be doing flight testing in coming days...
http://kpae.blogspot.com/2010/11/air-new-z...-777-300er.html

[Naki]

Thanks for posting -I really thought that Air NZ would introduce a new scheme. Perhaps it will happen with the 787

[Ian Warren]

Nice to see a Dreamlifter in the background

[deeknow]

A couple more pics of the new ANZ 777-300 coming in to land after another test flight, and an MP3 there too of them doing some tests of the SELCAL system. Only a few more sleeps now till she makes her way home to NZ...
http://kpae.blogspot.com/2010/12/paine-fie...ecember-16.html

[mavman]

I'm fortunate enough to be on the delivery flight NZ6393 LAX-AKL arriving into AKL Xmas Eve morning. I'll post some pics up when I'm back, providing the company gives me the OK!

[Ian Warren]

Hey Mav , you testing passenger comport or just a simple stowaway

[deeknow]

QUOTE (mavman @ Dec 22 2010, 02:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm fortunate enough to be on the delivery flight NZ6393 LAX-AKL arriving into AKL Xmas Eve morning. I'll post some pics up when I'm back, providing the company gives me the OK!

Awesome stuff, look FWD to your pics. Be great if you could get some of the cockpit?
A group of us in vANZ are emulating the delivery in real time, including the leg from KPAE to KLAX. We'll be with you virtually