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Postby zk2704 » Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:11 am

By the looks of SUH flying this far, it has been retired from service yesterday or so, despite it being ferried AKL-BNE-MFM-? for scrapping

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About SUH
First flight in 1991 then delivered to ILFC and then Varig.
Delivered second hand from Varig into ANZ in 1994 on operation lease from ILFC
Name "Dunedin"
Brought out from lease by Air NZ in 2010
Registration is set in honour of an ILFC executive

Now this 23 year old 747, gone from our skies but will not be forgotten. Down to just 1 now which is NBV. sad.gif
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Postby omitchell » Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:17 am

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Postby zk2704 » Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:22 am

Wow mitchell, you're just making me laugh my head off with dat pic! laugh.gif
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Postby cowpatz » Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:04 am

A wee bit premature guys. It's on a charter to Macau. It heads back to BNE on the 13th July.
Not long to go though.
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Postby omitchell » Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:08 am

cowpatz wrote:
QUOTE (cowpatz @ Jul 11 2014,11:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
A wee bit premature guys. It's on a charter to Macau. It heads back to BNE on the 13th July.
Not long to go though.


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Postby Splitpin » Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:04 pm

Cheers for the heads up C.P , a few more hours to go for the old lady.
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Postby Ian Warren » Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:01 am

Damn strange to think, one thought little ole NZ would not see a 747, everyone's and my 1970s Observer's handbook, then come that day the first visit by QANTAS in January 1972.
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Postby HamiltonWest » Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:50 pm

cowpatz wrote:
QUOTE (cowpatz @ Jul 11 2014,11:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
A wee bit premature guys. It's on a charter to Macau. It heads back to BNE on the 13th July.
Not long to go though.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/montoya711/14643949563/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/103156634@N07/14444514267
https://www.flickr.com/photos/103156634@N07/14444317448
https://www.flickr.com/photos/103156634@N07/14627687911
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Postby Lindstrim » Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:32 pm

Final flight in Sept
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Postby cowpatz » Mon Jul 14, 2014 3:15 pm

ZK-SUH will finish up at the end of the month. The last Air NZ 747 flight will be from San Francisco. Departs on the 10th of Sept and arrives on the 12th. There are plans for a city flyover. This will be the first time Air NZ has not had a 4 engine aircraft in its fleet.
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Postby Ian Warren » Mon Jul 14, 2014 3:32 pm

Be nice to do the entire country - the low level pass, gos back to 1981 from the first ANZ 74 in CHCH or roundabouts, amazing aircraft to fly on.
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Postby omitchell » Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:37 pm

cowpatz wrote:
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ZK-SUH will finish up at the end of the month. The last Air NZ 747 flight will be from San Francisco. Departs on the 10th of Sept and arrives on the 12th. There are plans for a city flyover. This will be the first time Air NZ has not had a 4 engine aircraft in its fleet.


Really wish they would buy at least one 747-8 sad.gif
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Postby Ian Warren » Mon Jul 14, 2014 5:39 pm

I guess it come down with the times engine reliability, strange tho NZ being very isolated the four engine would have been a choice , what scored the brownie points with DC-10s in the 1970s.
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Postby omitchell » Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:41 pm

SUH just went over my head making a hell of a noise on her way to San Francisco...
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Postby Ian Warren » Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:49 pm

Climb out in protest , had a slow and noise y climb out off CHCH, a 737 maybe also in protest.
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Postby Lindstrim » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:15 pm

SUH Last flight?

This site is saying that SUH has flown it's final flight
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Postby HamiltonWest » Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:10 am

Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Farewell ZK-SUH
http://www.mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/2014...ell-zk-suh.html
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Postby cowpatz » Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:29 am

............................and then there was one.
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Postby Ian Warren » Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:37 am

cowpatz wrote:
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............................and then there was one.

No room for it at MOTAT aye , and last one - if all they are going to do to cut it up maybe not Idea "Caffee Ala 747" make for a unique feature. smile.gif
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Postby cowpatz » Tue Jul 29, 2014 2:17 pm

NBV wont be scrapped. It has been sold but I'm not sure who to.
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