Originally Posted by
Top of climb
Not necessarily, Luxon was reported from the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Sydney that NZ expects to have "zero to two aircraft cycling off" for inspections and maintenance at any one time. If they have say zero to one aircraft off, and with some juggling of trans-Tasman flights, it may be that they can manage a reasonably normal schedule for the next month.
Cheers. Hopefully, that stays the case. I'd much rather an NZ772 than a hi fly A340 or an ex SQ772.
Originally Posted by
cavemanzk
Doesn't seem long? seems like an allot of work to get the aircarft registered in New Zealand for just a couple of months? unless they have other plans for it beyond September?
They seem to only be announcing changes 2-3 months ahead of time so in 2-3 months we'll most likely here future plans for the additional 772.