cavemanzk

If they have gone to the effort to move it on the ZK register - its going to be around for an while.

In the past they have kept aircraft on the owners country rego.

sbiddle

I believe NZ pilots can't fly it unless it carries a NZ rego.

nzkarit

As for a refit the plane is in SIN AFIAK and that is where NZ got the 77W refit done. Assuming they can source the seats and galley in a timely manner.

Remember that RR is saying 2022 or something before they can make enough parts to fix all the engines. So even if it is a fill in air craft it will still be here for a while.

It is going on the ZK register so want a NZ flight and cabin crew to offer a NZ service. Without a refit can the SQ galley provide a NZ service? Right ovens, etc.

If it is going to be here a while they will want a NZ fitout to give themselves route flexibility don't want to chop and change seat maps and if a plane goes tech or starts running late they will want to be able to giggle the plane allocations without also having the juggle the pax. The A340 is here until late June or so, so there is time to put the 772 in the shop.

bce1

I know you seem to have inside info, so are probably correct sbiddle

But if you go through the online photos in theory of 9V-SVL they are consistently 2:2:2

BCE

poopbunny

I will have the SQ Lobster Thermidor over whatever NZ usually serves.

cavemanzk

What did NZ do when they used to get the 767s from LOT in the late 90s?

QTFLYER

9V-Svl is a 1-2-1, fully lie fkat J config. I've flown it a few times into CHC. Try and nab 11A/K as there is more space for your feet as it's a bulkhead. The seats have large TV screen yet the IFE is low definition and looks average.

in Y they are showing their age but 49 A/C are the seats of choice

sbiddle

While I have inside sources, my source this time was simply the internet.

This thread on FT shows the fleet seating configs, and another link I also found matched this. This aircraft has been used a lot on the PER-SIN and BNE-SIN routes so is the standard product used on those routes.

cavemanzk

With AKL-SYD going 5x daily 77E from mid December could this lease have already been in the works months back? Picking up some used 77E's that had low cycles but high hours could be an cheap deal, and great use on the Tasman.

mmonster

https://traveltalk.nz/news-opinion/a...r-dreamliners/

Air New Zealand is leasing a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200ER to cover for its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft which have been impacted by Rolls Royce engine issues.

Boeing 777-212ER registration 9V-SVL (MSN 32336) has been registered on the New Zealand Civil Aviation register as ZK-OKI. Registering the aircraft with a New Zealand registration allows it to be crewed with Air New Zealand pilots and cabin crew.

The aircraft is fitted with 26 business class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration and 245 economy class seats in a 3-3-3 configuration.

The aircraft is expected to take over flying the Auckland to Honolulu route which will be serviced by charter airline HiFly from May 22nd until June 10th. <-- looks correct that it is flying a 777-200ER from 11 June

nzkarit

Wow its almost like the the author of the article and the sbiddle on FT have the same source......

Blackcloud

Very funny

sbiddle

I am a little less certain about the HNL route. I was told this, but Air NZ are still selling PE and Skycouch on this route.

backfiah

The seatmap of my NZ29 IAH-AKL flight on the 5th June has changed from the 789 V2 to the 789 V1 (I noticed because my seat select got fudged). Looks like there's no PE/J available to book anymore either, so imagine some people are going to be annoyed about being pushed off the plane or downgraded...

Interesting that it's not on the travel alert page at all, given that all aircraft swaps on IAH flights have been to 772 or 773s, not to the lower premium density 789.

nzkarit

Do all the 789 v1 have Package C Engines? As would be interesting to know how the HNL goes with the ETOPS restrictions? Or possibly one the v1s rebuilt after Decembers issues? So not covered by the ETOPS restrictions?