Boeing 787-9 ZK-NZI
Air New Zealand's seventh Boeing 787-9 ZK-NZI (Boeing test registration N4580D) MSN 37965 ZB007 conducted its first flight yesterday (02 July NZ time/01 July local time) departing from the...
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NASA Balloon Up, Up and Away!
After launching from Wanaka back on 17 May the NASA super pressure balloon is still aloft and was at the time of this updated blog post meandering around the western coast of South America at...
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Welcome Back United Airlines! (and happy 4th of July!)
After exiting the New Zealand market back in 2003, Chicago-based United Airlines has reintroduced services between the United States and New Zealand commencing thrice weekly Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner...
View ArticleGippsland GA200 VH-SZV
An interesting ferry flight across the Tasman Sea these last 48 hours in the shape of Australian designed and built Gippsland GA-200C "Fatman" VH-SZV. The 1998 edition agricultural aircraft has most...
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Boeing 767-300 ZK-NCK - updated and farewell!
Having been stripped of her identity during late May, Boeing 767-319ER MSN26971 had ZK-NCK re-applied and minus titles has concluded exit from Air New Zealand fleet maintenance and departed Auckland 05...
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Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777-200 freighters through Christchurch (corrected)
Making its way from Sydney to Christchurch in the small hours of 04 July was Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777-200 freighter A6-EFK. The jet had arrived Sydney late morning 03 July from Singapore as...
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Sunny Sunday Part I
A trip to Auckland International Airport 03 July to catch the first visit by United Airlines was first greeted by the sight of Air Chathams Metroliner ZK-CID (nee ZK-NSS) parked out in the winter sun....
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Sunny Sunday Part II
While awaiting the departure of the first United Airlines Dreamliner flight to San Francisco it was time to catch a few runway 05 takeoffs in the winter sun. Always nice to see the variety of carrier's...
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Sunny Sunday Part III - Ardmore Action
Continuing the Sunny Sunday theme - a quick run out to Ardmore last Sunday afternoon netted a nice level of activity as locals capitalised on the light winds and clear skies. The locally based Aero L39...
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Pacific Aerospace 750XL P2-SDA
Pacific Aerospace 750XL P2-SDA MSN 201 departed Hamilton 05 July for Kerikeri and Norfolk Island and continued to the Gold Coast 06 July on its delivery flight to Goroka, Papua New Guinea. This is the...
View ArticleAmazing! The beauty of Boeing’s 787-9 Dreamliner on display
Last year Boeing released amazing video work of a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 being put through its paces. This year its the turn of an ANA Dreamliner to be the centrefold. Some really neat footage...
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OFF AIR
Time to take a short break from transmissions so we'll be back on air again soon.
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Boeing Centennial Projection Spectacular
Boeing this past week has celebrated its Centenary with a number of events around its home state of Washington including a gathering of Boeing's old and new at Boeing Field, Seattle and this...
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B-29 "Doc" First Flight in 60 years! World's 2nd Superfortress Takeoff f...
Outstanding effort! Congratulations to the teams of people who have been involved in making this possible. And lets not forget "Fifi""Fifi" departing Oshkosh 25 July 2015 as part of the "Tora Tora...
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Corporate Corner
Falconair PTY Falcon 20-F5 VH-PNY briefly visited Auckland 02 July arriving from and returning to Sydney. The jet, predominantly utilised in an aero medical role, had flown from Sydney to Norfolk...
View ArticleVirgin Boeing 777-300 VH-VOZ
Arriving at Auckland late afternoon 18 July was Virgin Australia's Boeing 777-300 VH-VOZ. As VOZ9942 the airliner had flown into Brisbane from Los Angeles earlier in the day as VOZ8.VH-VOZ last visited...
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USAF Boeing C17's
United States Air Force Boeing C17 Globemaster III 08-8208 arrived at Christchurch in the early hours of 12 July from points unknown however using the callsign REACH5E1 so potentially originated from...
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Virgin ATR72-600 VH-FVN
This first Virgin Australia Regional Airlines ATR72-600 VH-FVN, has crossed the Tasman and landed at Christchurch on the evening of 18 July from Brisbane as VOZ9948. The turboprop was delivered to the...
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Boeing 737-400 freighter N837TM / ZK-PAT
Parcel Air's third and final Boeing 737-400 freighter has been delivered with the arrival at Auckland 16 July of N837TM MSN 24683. Operated by Airwork Flight Operations, the converted passenger jet...
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USAF C32 arrivals
United States Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in New Zealand for a whistle-stop visit of less than 24 hours. This is the first visit by a US Vice President since the 1970's and the highest ranking...
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