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Air New Zealand introduced the Airbus A320-200 in 2003, the first non-Boeing aircraft in its jet fleet since the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was withdrawn in 1982. The A320-200 was introduced to replace the Boeing 767-200ER and Boeing 737-300 on short-haul international routes to eastern Australia and the Pacific Islands.
747-400ERF October 17, 2002 Air France: November 10, 2009 LoadAir Cargo (Cancelled) Kalitta Air: 40 747-400ER October 31, 2002 Qantas: July 30, 2003 Qantas: 6 Total 747-400 Series: 694 747-8F October 12, 2011 Cargolux: January 31, 2023 Atlas Air: 107 747-8BBJ February 28, 2012 Govt. of Qatar November 6, 2021 Govt. of Egypt 12 747-8I April 26 ...
High-lift devices compensate for this design trade-off by adding lift at takeoff and landing, reducing the speed and distance required to safely land the aircraft, and allowing the use of a more efficient wing in flight. The high-lift devices on the Boeing 747-400, for example, increase the wing area by 21% and increase the lift generated by 90 ...
The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747.The "Advanced Series 300" was announced at the September 1984 Farnborough Airshow, targeting a 10% cost reduction with more efficient engines and 1,000 nautical miles [nmi] (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of additional range.
Of the two half owners, News Limited was more interested in selling out and investing the proceeds in other industries, while Air New Zealand did not have the funds to spare: with 102 aircraft, nearly 15,000 staff and a turnover of US$2.3 billion (compared with Air New Zealand's 72 aircraft, 9,200 staff and US$1.8 billion turnover) Ansett's ...
Boeing 747-100: Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: N908AR Boeing 747-400: Sky Lease Cargo Flight 4854: N909DL McDonnell Douglas MD-88: Delta Air Lines Flight 1086: N911NA Boeing 747-100: Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: N912FJ British Aerospace Jetstream 32: Aerocaribe Flight 7831: N913WN Boeing 737-7H4: N927DA McDonnell Douglas MD-88: Delta Air Lines Flight ...
Air New Zealand's "Pacific Wave teal", introduced in 1996 Air New Zealand's koru tail symbol, seen on Boeing 737–300 aircraft ZK-NGM. The Air New Zealand symbol is a Māori koru, a stylised representation of a silver fern frond unfolding. [60] A redesigned logo was unveiled on 21 March 2006.