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EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2015 - F4 Phantom
One of the many highlights for me from EAA Airventure Oshkosh was the visit by a USAF McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom II. Having only ever seen the type in museums, it was a real buzz to see this example...
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Boeing 787-9 ZK-NZC enters service
Air New Zealand's most recently delivered Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner ZK-NZC has entered commercial passenger service today operating as NZ135 from Auckland to Brisbane and back to Auckland as NZ136.This...
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Saab 340A ZK-KRA
New Zealand start-up airline Kiwi Regional Airlines first aircraft has made landfall at the company's headquarters with Saab 340A ZK-KRA touching down at Hamilton early this afternoon concluding its...
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Malaysia Airlines introduces Airbus A330 to NZ Operations
From 01 September Malaysia Airlines has introduced the Airbus A330-300 for the Kuala Lumpur-Auckland route which will see the type operate on a daily basis replacing Boeing 777-200ER. the triple...
View ArticleEAA Airventure Oshkosh 2015 - Minimum Interval Departures on Runway 27...
This level of activity was quite normal most mornings - arrivals and departures all over the place!
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EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2015 - Exhibitors
Still churning through the shots taken at Oshkosh back in July and this time its a brief snapshot of the extensive array of exhibitors displaying their products. The area set aside for this was massive...
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EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2015 - Exhibitors Part Two
As outlined yesterday, the vast area set aside for exhibitors at Oshkosh was overwhelming and it was nigh on impossible to take it all in with the time available.Here is a selection of the amphibs...
View ArticleNAC Boeing 737 Airliner Air To Air Film Shoot
As we prepare to farewell the last Air New Zealand Boeing 737 from service this coming Sunday we thought it fitting to share some gleanings from the worldwide web featuring this magnificent workhorse.
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Eurocopter EC145 VP-COV
A brief visit to Ardmore on the afternoon of 04 September netted a surprise visitor, namely Eurocopter BK117 C2/EC145 VP-COV c/n 9669. The corporate configured twin engined helicopter is registered to...
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EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2015 - Exhibitors Part Three
Rounding off the snaps taken around the exhibitors area at Oshkosh we take a quick look at the corporate offerings.Hondajet HA-420 N959ENCitationjet M2 N865MTCitationjet CJ3 N30CJBeech King Air C90GTi...
View ArticleBoeing 737 200 Airliners At Wellington
06 September 2015 marks the final day for the venerable Boeing 737 in Air New Zealand service. As this post goes to air ZK-NGI will be half way through her last day of revenue passenger service with...
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End of an Era - Air New Zealand retires the last Boeing 737 from service
After 47 years of continuous Air New Zealand service, the venerable Boeing 737 has been retired from the carrier's service as of last evening with the second to last -300 series airframe built, ZK-NGI...
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Piper PA31-325 VH-OOI
Ardmore 04 September 2015 having arrived a short time earlier from Norfolk Island and Kerikeri. Cockle PTY Piper PA31-325 VH-OOI departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island 29 August 2015. The Navajo, ex...
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USAF Lockheed C130 Hercules 73-3300
Arriving down under ahead of this coming summer Antarctic season is the Lockheed LC130 Hercules 73-3300. The ski equipped workhorse arrived at Christchurch 08 September from Pago Pago as "Skier 00" and...
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EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2015 - Bizjets
The mecca effect at Oshkosh has aircraft of all descriptions gravitating to this slice of the USA and bizjets were a common sight, especially the VLJ (very light jet) varieties.Dot Foods Inc Citation...
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USAF Dornier C146A Wolfhounds!
In terms of "exotic", I guess the arrival at Christchurch last evening of two United States Air Force Dornier 328/C146A Wolfhounds would have to sit fairly high, although they are frequent visitors to...
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Airbus A320 ZK-OXK
Late last night Air New Zealand's 15th dedicated domestically configured (171Y) Airbus A320 arrived at Auckland concluding its delivery flight from Toulouse. ZK-OXK MSN 6706 first flew on 30 July under...
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