Air NZ 767 to Antarctica

[HamiltonWest]

New Zealand airline plans Antarctic ice landings
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/artic...jectid=11129392
AIR NEW ZEALAND 767-300 INVITED TO FLY SOUTH
Antarctica New Zealand has invited Air New Zealand to assist with transporting Antarctic Scientists between Christchurch New Zealand and Ross Island Antarctica on a charter basis. The proving flight is scheduled to depart Auckland International Airport on October 5 2013
http://antarcticanz.govt.nz/about-us/news/...-logistics-pool

[Ian Warren]

Good luck to them, starting from Auckland , maybe transit stop at Christchurch at later stages .

[AlisterC]

Very cool Look forward to the pictures!

[HamiltonWest]

Test flight
Air New Zealand trial run at sea ice runway scheduled to land in Antarctica on Nov. 13
http://antarcticsun.usap.gov/features/cont...ler.cfm?id=2918

[Ian Warren]

For the ones who don't like the Herc ride , the then softies go cabin class

[Splitpin]

Wow ..... the koru on the ice , has to be a first.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Nov 8 2013,6:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wow ..... the koru on the ice , has to be a first.

Hopeful Marty , well least if I went down there .. I'd be happy just to wide the window down and have a quick sqizz ... not that happy bout ice and snow

[emfrat]

Six hours in a 767 ? That would be a breach of the Geneva or Hague Conventions, on "cruel and unusual punishments."

YBBN - YSSY is bad enough...

[Ian Warren]

As long as i'm with the widow seat i'm happy

[dbcunnz]

QUOTE (emfrat @ Nov 8 2013,10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Six hours in a 767 ? That would be a breach of the Geneva or Hague Conventions, on "cruel and unusual punishments."

YBBN - YSSY is bad enough...

So what about the ANZ daily return between Auckland and Perth where they quite often use the 767 approx 6 and a half hrs

[emfrat]

QUOTE (dbcunnz @ Nov 8 2013,8:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So what about the ANZ daily return between Auckland and Perth where they quite often use the 767 approx 6 and a half hrs

Doug, there are quite a few flights out of Oz, by 767, on 8-hr legs which are reasonable in a 747 or A340, say, but not in a 767.

Ian - I always hope to be seated beside a rich widow but it hasn't happened yet - but you have touched on the 767 problem - the window recess is so shallow that there is nowhere to go, especially when two 120kg ladies are in the other two seats

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (emfrat @ Nov 8 2013,10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Six hours in a 767 ? That would be a breach of the Geneva or Hague Conventions, on "cruel and unusual punishments."

YBBN - YSSY is bad enough...

Try NZ99 in 33E ..... KILLER