Air Nelson and Mt Cook Airlines - Why?
Oct 25, 2018, 11:14 pm
#1
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Air Nelson and Mt Cook Airlines - Why?
Hi all,
Out of curiosity, does anyone know why Air New Zealand uses Air Nelson and Mt Cook Airlines on their regional routes? Seems rather odd considering they effectively operate as mainline NZ flights for all intents and purposes.
Thanks in advance and enjoy your weekends
Out of curiosity, does anyone know why Air New Zealand uses Air Nelson and Mt Cook Airlines on their regional routes? Seems rather odd considering they effectively operate as mainline NZ flights for all intents and purposes.
Thanks in advance and enjoy your weekends
Oct 25, 2018, 11:51 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2015
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Hi all,
Out of curiosity, does anyone know why Air New Zealand uses Air Nelson and Mt Cook Airlines on their regional routes? Seems rather odd considering they effectively operate as mainline NZ flights for all intents and purposes.
Thanks in advance and enjoy your weekends
Out of curiosity, does anyone know why Air New Zealand uses Air Nelson and Mt Cook Airlines on their regional routes? Seems rather odd considering they effectively operate as mainline NZ flights for all intents and purposes.
Thanks in advance and enjoy your weekends
Oct 26, 2018, 12:05 am
#3
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Because they're not Air NZ.
There are a myriad of reasons including those mentioned above. They're the very same reasons why so many airlines globally do the same thing including all the big US airlines and even Qantas and Virgin in this part of the world.
There are a myriad of reasons including those mentioned above. They're the very same reasons why so many airlines globally do the same thing including all the big US airlines and even Qantas and Virgin in this part of the world.
Oct 26, 2018, 10:20 pm
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Oct 26, 2018, 11:36 pm
#7
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Oct 27, 2018, 6:31 am
#8
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Whilst the Kiwi based aircraft are disappearing Jetconnect the NZ based company who employs NZ staff won't. In the last couple of months, I've even had Jetconnect crew on long haul flights from Australia to Asia.
Nov 27, 2018, 11:36 pm
#9
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Ah right, didnt know the ZK fleet were changing, so does that mean they are being retired and replaced with mainline birds? Or just re-registered? They sure do feel old now.
EDIT: OK found this : https://www.smh.com.au/business/comp...07-p4yxh6.html
Seems just a more efficient use of those aircraft that would otherwise be sitting on the ground. So no, new IFE or seats
EDIT: OK found this : https://www.smh.com.au/business/comp...07-p4yxh6.html
Seems just a more efficient use of those aircraft that would otherwise be sitting on the ground. So no, new IFE or seats
Last edited by Shamrock55; Nov 28, 2018 at 12:32 am
Nov 27, 2018, 11:44 pm
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mt cook/air Nelson is primarily for reduced pay and also to make seniority easier to manage. And also to prevent a mass exodus of link pilots to mainline
Nov 27, 2018, 11:50 pm
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One rego transfer was done 25/10/2018 (~4 weeks ago)
They are not that old compared to others in the QF fleet
Links
https://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/...ory-b737ng.htm
https://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/...antas%20NZ.htm
Sample https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/p...37ng-34204.htm
Nov 28, 2018, 12:38 am
#12
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Yeah I know they're not that old, but with some of QFs domestic 737s having the Sky interior I thought maybe we'd get them coming to Wellington.
Nevermind, i ended up moving all my work travel to AirNZ to focus on status with one airline so i'm not likely to see them TT again.
Nevermind, i ended up moving all my work travel to AirNZ to focus on status with one airline so i'm not likely to see them TT again.