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by **Skippa** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:49 pm

Here are the first photos of ANZ's 4th 777-300ER. Looks like it may be getting a new livery on it too!

http://paineairport.com/kpae4301.htm

Evan

by **benwynn** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:37 pm

What makes you think it's getting the/a new livery?

by **Skippa** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:45 pm

benwynn wrote:
QUOTE (benwynn @ Oct 16 2011,11:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What makes you think it's getting the/a new livery?

By this stage, aircrafts usually have their rudder painted in the airline colours. This one is white, with a blue-ish trim tab.

by **Naki** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:47 pm

Hmm interesting observation...guess we will see in time. Thought that a new scheme might be introduced with the 787s but that is sometime away yet

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:22 pm

It , the scheme needs a revamp , pointed out , lets hope , the fuselage could do with a good going after as well.

by **Gavin Conroy** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:49 pm

Was in Auckland over the weekend and it was suggested to me that the paint scheme on the next 777 depends on the outcome of the World Cup.
Don't quote me on that, just see how things go I guess.

by **deaneb** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:22 pm

Well I can't see them painting it in French colours...can you !!!!

by **deeknow** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:42 pm

Gavin Conroy wrote:
QUOTE (Gavin Conroy @ Oct 17 2011,9:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Don't quote me on that, just see how things go I guess.

Sorry Gavin, couldnt resist

by **Gavin Conroy** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:13 am

Yeah fair enough, just what I heard and I dont much care for speculation on such things but would be interesting if they did.

by **deaneb** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:41 am

Unless they go for a whole new colour like the all green 737 and All Black A320, I'm pretty sure the aircraft still has to be painted in the basic ANZ livery. The Lord of the Rings, All Blacks and other special graphics which have been seen on previous planes are decals - applied as large plastic sheets over the base paint.

by **BigBird** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:17 pm

That naked 777 would make a pretty cool looking repaint.

by **Gavin Conroy** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:59 pm

So the info I was given was right but on the aircraft after next.

Friday, 21 October, 2011 - 17:23
Air New Zealand has confirmed its support for the nation's rugby team for another four years, re-signing as a major sponsor of the New Zealand Rugby Union through until 2015.

The move extends the relationship between Air New Zealand and the New Zealand Rugby Union to 20 years and maintains the airline's status as official sponsor of the All Blacks.

To celebrate this successful partnership between two iconic New Zealand brands, Air New Zealand will be making more of its aircraft fleet 'all black'.

A new A320 aircraft due for delivery at the end of the month will be the second of its type to be painted in the airline's Crazy About Rugby black livery, while the company's regional airline, Eagle Air, will be painting three of its existing fleet of Beech 1900D turbo-props black early next year.

However, the biggest all black paint job is being saved for Air New Zealand's fifth and final Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to be delivered to the airline in January next year. This is the longest aircraft in Air New Zealand's fleet and it's believed it will be the largest ever commercial aircraft to sport an all black livery.

more from voxy.co.nz here

by **Ian Warren** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:56 pm

Gavin Conroy wrote:
QUOTE (Gavin Conroy @ Oct 22 2011,3:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This is the longest aircraft in Air New Zealand's fleet and it's believed it will be the largest ever commercial aircraft to sport an all black livery.

Well aint that bloody great , possible chance to see one off our 777s in the evenings and what they do is go STEALTH mode on us

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