Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Air Asia X A330-300, 9M-XXF

The colouring in department at Air Asia X is a very busy department.

Yet again their A330-300, 9M-XXF has been given a new colourful livery, this time in celebration of 10 years in service by the airline. They sure do a good job of making these special liveries colourful.

It would have been nice to have a sunny day with blue sky for these shots, but maybe next time.

9M-XXF 
9M-XXF
9M-XXF
9M-XXF

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Full Power Wet Runway Takeoff

Just after a very heavy downpour of rain Air New Zealand's flight, NZ28 from Auckland to Houston in ZK-OKE taxied out and departed on a very wet Runway 23L. As you can see dark clouds moving away to the south.

ZK-OKE
ZK-OKE
ZK-OKE
ZK-OKE
ZK-OKE

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Corporate Catchup

Once again, a while since since I posted some photos. So this time a catchup on some of the Corporate Jets that passed through Auckland this year, I don't think I have posted these ones yet, still lots of photos to sort out yet also.

Citation CJ3, demonstrator aircraft, N485CZ, in Auckland on the 26th July.

N485CZ

Citation, N1635M, arriving on the 7th Sep.

N1635M
Tag Aviation's Falcon 7X, G-STMT, seen here arriving into Auckland on the 20th Aug from Papeete.

G-STMT
G-STMT
G-STMT

Gulfstream G550, B-8132, arriving on the 1st October.

B-8132
B-8132

Executive Jet Global Express N44GX on the 12th Aug

N44GX
N446GX

Gulfstream G550, N415P arriving into Auckland on the 12th Aug from Shanghai and it departed again on the 13th Aug to Honolulu.

N415P
N415P
N415P
N415P
N415P

Gulfstream G550, N721M, departing Auckland on the 11th Aug for Macau.

N721M

Gulfstream, G550, N917GA, taxing out on the 12th Feb

N917GA
N917GA
N917GA

Global Express, B-8197, in AKL on the 14th Sep

B-8197

Global Express, N599CH, arriving on the 12th Jun from Brisbane.

N599CH
N599CH
N599CH
N599CH

Global Express, VH-FGJ, in AKL on the 19th Jun. Departing on the 20th Jun to Essendon.

VH-FGJ
VH-FGJ
Global Express, VH-IEJ, arriving on the 5th October.

VH-IEJ
VH-IEJ
VH-IEJ

Global Express, VQ-BCC, sitting in Auckland on the 26th Sep arriving from Melbourne, and departed the same day to Hong Kong

VQ-BCC

Monday, October 9, 2017

Air New Zealand Brand New B787-9, ZK-NZL

Air New Zealand's newest and brand new B787-9, ZK-NZL has arrived in Auckland, arriving on Sunday 8th October early evening in light rain and overcast conditions.

It arrived as NZ6094 from Houston after a one night technical stop en route from Charleston.

ZK-NZL is the first Boeing delivered to Air New Zealand that was built at Boeing's Charleston factory in South Carolina.

ZK-NZL also sports a new cabin configuration layout, with only 275 seats. 27 Premium Seats, 33 Premium Economy and 215 Economy Seats. The new cabin layout based on a strong demand for more Premium Seats, and NZL will be deployed on the Auckland - Houston route starting in December,

ZK-NZL
ZK-NZL 
ZK-NZL 
ZK-NZL 
ZK-NZL

Sunday, October 8, 2017

All Black Q300, ZK-NEM

Well its good to see at long last, Air New Zealand have finally painted one of there Air Nelson, Link's Q300, ZK-NEM into the All Black Livery, as worn by other aircraft type in the fleet.

Managed to get these shots of its second visit to Auckland in the new colour scheme.

ZK-NEM 
ZK-NEM
ZK-NEM