Aviationshotz: November 2014

Thursday, November 27, 2014

White Nosed A320

Air New Zealand's All Black livery A320, ZK-OAB is currently sporting a white nose cone. One would assume the old nose cone needed some maintenance or replacing, and there were no spare All Black Cones sitting around. I wonder how long this white nose cone will stay on ZK-OAB.

So a couple of shots for the records here.

ZK-OAB

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

AIR NEW ZEALAND - STAR ALLIANCE LIVERY

Air New Zealand's Star Alliance livery on ZK-OJH may not be around for much longer.
ZK-OJH is due for a repaint very soon I believe, and will wear the new livery of Air NZ, I believe also.

So that leave's open a new replacement for Star Alliance livery slot on different aircraft, I guess we will just have to wait and see......

ZK-OJH

GULFSTREAM G550 - N588PX

This G550, N588PX visited Auckland last week, which turned out to be a very busy week for Corporate Jets in and out of Auckland. The first photo is a bit of an attempt at being a bit arty, more practice required I think.

N588PX departed for Singapore on the 22 Nov.

N588PX

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

FRENCH ARMY CASA

Last week on the 19th Nov I managed to catch up with this French Army CASA, 82-ID whilst on short overnight stay in Auckland after arriving from Noumea.

It departed again for Christchurch on the 20th Nov.

French Army CASA

JESHING Dassault Falcon VP-CJS

Arriving from Essendon, Australia on the 21st Nov, and just in time for the sun to come out was this JESHING Dassault Falcon 2000EX, VP-CJS

VP-CJS

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Air China - Fly's Chinese President into Auckland.

First up.....Sorry for the long gap since my last post, it's been a busy few weeks for me, have been away, and have had no computer for a week also, all sorted now.

Well its been a busy week at Auckland Airport. This week saw the Chinese President, Xi Jingping make a visit to New Zealand. And as one would expect, the logistics of flying one of the most powerful man in the world around requires a fair amount of planning.

Arriving into Auckland on the 16th Nov was this Air China Cargo B740-400, B-2475 arriving from Peking vis Nadi. B-2475 carried the Presidential Cars in advance.

Air China Cargo
B-2475

B-2475

Whilst in New Zealand, The President made a visit to Wellington, and Air China's B737-800
B-5342 was used as his transporting the President from Auckland to Wellington and back on the 20th Nov. B-5342 is seen here taxing out for takeoff from Auckland again.

Air China B737-800
B-5342

B-5342

And lastly, see here is the Chinese President departing Auckland on Friday 21st Nov in this immaculate Air China B747-400, B-2472 just after 3pm local time, bound for Nadi, Fiji.

Air China B747-400
B-2472

B-2472

Friday, November 7, 2014

French Navy - Falcon 20

Late in October also saw a 24hr visit from this French Navy, Dassault Falcon 20, No.65 arriving and departing from Noumea.

French Navy Falcon 20, Gardian 65

Gulfstream G450, VP-BMV

This Gulfstream G450, VP-BMV was in Auckland this week for a brief visit and is seen here taxing out in Auckland on the 4th Nov heading for Papeete.

VP-BMV

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Air New Zealand Link (Air Nelson) ZK-NEA & NEQ

Air Nelson operate the Bombardier DHC-8-311Q Dash 8, on behalf of Air New Zealand Link services to regional New Zealand airports, as well as the main centres.

Air Nelson is a fully owned subsidiary of Air New Zealand.
The first operator in New Zealand of the Dash 8 variant was Newman's Air.

Some photos here of ZK-NEA and before the new Air NZ livery was applied to ZK-NEQ

ZK-NEA

ZK-NEQ

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Singapore Airlines Cargo, B747-400F, 9V-SFO

It was a rather wet and cold winters day and Singapore Airlines Cargo, B747-400F, 9V-SFO taxied out for takeoff from Runway 23L just after a massive down pour.

SQ7293 seen here departing for Melbourne, Australia with another load of freight.

9V-SFO

Monday, November 3, 2014

Antonov Design Bureau AN124-100

Its not that often that an aircraft the size of this visits Auckland, but when it does, everyone takes note, and it's not easy too miss.

Antonov Design Bureau's Antonov AN124-100 UR-82073 arrived into Auckland late on the evening of the 30th Oct from Ohakea and spent the night before departing Auckland, as seen here in these pics on the 31st October in the late afternoon.

Sorry for lots of photos, but it's not everyday I get to take photos of the massive aircraft..