EVA Air B777-300ER, ZK-OKT

Well Air New Zealand's leased B777-300ER, ZK-OKT from EVA Air has been in service for several weeks now, and at last some decent weather to get some better shots. It sure is a clean looking aircraft  looking from the outside and I understand the interior is in excellent condition also.

ZK-OKT

ZK-OKT

ZK-OKT

ZK-OKT

ZK-OKT

ZK-OKT

United Airlines B777-300ER, N2243U

At last some better weather for some descent shots of a United Airlines B777-300ER, including the Wi Fi antenna arriving into Auckland.

Here is N2243U arriving a little late back on the 17th Nov

N2243U

N2243 

N22434U

N2243U

Korean Airlines Special Livery, HL8250

The colouring in department at Korean Airlines have also been pretty busy with yet another of their B777-300ER's getting a new special livery applied.

This time it's HL8250 to wear this new colour scheme. What will they come up with next.....

HL8250 

HL8250 

HL8250

HL8250 

HL8250

Welcome Back United Airlines

Good to see United Airlines back in Auckland for the summer months, and resuming flights from San Francisco after a break over the southern hemisphere winter.

United have also up gauged to the B777-300ER on the Auckland run, after initially planning on using the B787-9.

Some photos of the first arrival of UA917 from San Francisco operated by, N2136U, which also had the honours for being the first UA B777-300ER to visit Auckland.

N2136U 

N2136U 

N2136U 

N2136U

N2136U

N2136U 

N2136U

N2136U

N2136U

Thai Airways B777-300ER, HS-TKZ

Thai Airways have up gauged their Bangkok - Auckland - Bangkok flights, TG491/2 from a B777-200ER to a B777-300ER until the 15th November.

From the 16th November they intend to operated their brand new B787-9's on the route.

Some photos of HS-TKZ taxing out in Auckland on the 5th Sep.

HS-TKZ

HS-TKZ

HS-TKZ

HS-TKZ

Air New Zealand B777-300ER, ZK-OKM

Air New Zealand's B777-300ER, ZK-OKM arriving back from Melbourne late afternoon in Autumn this year.

ZK-OKM 

ZK-OKM

ZK-OKM 

ZK-OKM 

Zk-OKM

ZK-OKM

Air New Zealand at Sunset, ZK-OKM

I really like taking photos during the late afternoon, sun setting low in the sky time of day, and with the camera on the right setting you can get time nice shots. Some shots of ZK-OKM arriving back from Nadi, Fiji with some dark clouds passing through to the east and south.

ZK-OKM

ZK-OKM

ANA B777-300ER, JA783A

All Nippon Airways made a special appearance in Auckland on the 28th April and again on the 1st May, operating Charter flights into AKL as part of the Masters Games.

On both the 28th and 1st May their  B777-300ER, JA783A operated the flights and I managed to get these shots on the 1st May as flight 9409 arrived from Kansai and of flight 1978 taxing out and departed back to Kansai at 10:30am.

JA783A 

JA783A 

JA783A 

JA783A

JA783A 

JA783A

JA783A

JA783A

Philippine Airlines B777-300ER, RP-C7778

This Philippine Airlines B777-300ER, RP-C7778 arrived into Auckland direct Lima, Peru, as PAL 1 late morning on the 22nd November, returning from APEC, carrying the Philippines President.

RP-C7778

RP-C7778

RP-C7778

China Southern B777-300ER's,

China Southern have switched to B777-300ER's for the peak summer months on their late afternoon/evening CZ305/CZ306 flight. The morning flight CZ335/CZ336 have also switched to B787-8's from the A330-200.

First photo is of B-2009 arriving on the 16th Nov and the last two photos are of B-2049 wearing the Sky Team Livery on the 17th Nov.

B-2009

B-2049

B-2049