Air New Zealand's B787-9, ZK-NZE First Flight From Auckland

Air New Zealand's brand new B787-9 Dreamliner, ZK-NZE took to the skies for the first time on Friday the 25th Jul since arriving in Auckland on the 11th July from Boeing's Paine Field, Seattle.

Todays flights was a training and proving flight from Auckland - Sydney - Auckland operating as
NZ6021 and NZ6022 for the return leg. The flight was carrying cargo only, no passengers, and with almost 22 ton's of cargo loaded in the holds, it lifted off for SYD just after 3pm local AKL time.

Great looking machine !!!!

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