Auckland Airport - Reduced Length Runway Landing - Singapore Airlines

Over the last month Auckland Airport has being doing some taxiway works at the far eastern end of airport at the taxiway entrance to 23L. As a result the airport has been operating a reduced length runway for all landings and takeoffs. I'd now wish I had made it out for more photos of the landings on 23L. So made it out on the last day of the reduce length landings and got these photos of SQ295, 9V-SWO arriving.

During the reduced length runway in March from what I believe there were only to go around due to the aircraft not on the correct profile for landing. Both were A380's, An Emirates A380 actually touched down, but way to long and decided he was not going to stop in time so took off again. An an SQ A380 decided to go around due to being to high at about 200 ft.

9V-SWO

9V-SWO

9V-SWO

9V-SWO 

9V-SWO

Black Sands 2015, ZK-ZZT

I think this Tecnam P2002, Sierra RG, ZK-ZZT actually looks quite good and it's hard to believe it comes under the Microlight Glass 2 category. I looks very wide in the cockpit with plenty of room.

ZK-ZZT

ZK-ZZT

ZK-ZZT

ZK-ZZT

Air New Zealand A320's in Wellington

I made a brief visit to Wellington late last year and forgot I had these photos of some of Air New Zealand's A320's in the capital city. Managed to get these photos of ZK-OXA and ZK-OXI. The weather was fantastic also and loved the blue sky.

ZK-OXA

ZK-OXA

ZK-OXI

ZK-OXI

ZK-OXI

Emirates B777-200LR, A6-EWI

Ultra Long Haul flights are now operating into Auckland with Emirates being the first airline to operate the B777-200LR into the City of Sails. Now operating non-stop flights from Dubai - Auckland making it the current longest passenger commercial flight in the world. The B777-200LR was made for such routes and will do Emirates well on the 17 hour plus flight.

My first photos of EK448 arriving from DXB arriving just before 10am local time on a warm sunny day. This is A6-EWI, which was the second B777-200LR to operate into Auckland.

A8-EWI

A6-EWI

A6-EWI

A6-EWI 

A6-EWI

A6-EWI

Black Sands 2015, ZK-CSS

And yet again stunning conditions for these photos of this Cub, ZK-CSS, and also wearing a very smart colour scheme. This is a well looked after aircraft and sure looked great on the ground,

ZK-CSS

ZK-CSS

Black Sands 2015, ZK-ECE

Love the paint work on this Van RV-7A, ZK-ECE that was on display at Raglan back in 2015. The light and blue sky was just perfect for these two photos, Hope to get a photo one day of it in the air against a blue sky background also.

ZK-ECE 

ZK-ECE

French Marine Falcon - Guardian 77

This is only the second time I have seen a French Marine Dassault Falcon in Auckland. I have some photos of Marine 65 when it visited a while back. So I was happy to see these guys from the French Marine turn up in another Falcon, this time Number 77. It had the word "Guardian" painted on one side only and I even got a friendly wave from the crew as they taxing in.

French Marine 77

French Marine 77

French Marine 77

French Marine 77

French Marine 77

Air New Zealand ZK-OJH vs Qantas ZK-ZQE

Got this cool photo the other day of Air New Zealand's Star Alliance Livery, A320, ZK-OJH and Qantas B737-800, ZK-ZQE, meeting below and above.

Air NZ, ZK-OJH and Qantas ZK-ZQE