*A / Air NZ Mega DO - AKL and CHC 11 - 12 December 2010
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
For those of you that have already registered, the itinerary is as follows: Saturday 11 December 0745 - 0800 - Meet at Air NZ Parking, 13 Freight Place, Auckland Airport. Complimentary parking or shuttle from the airport will be provided. 0800 - 0830 - Light breakfast will be served with barista on hand for beverage orders 0830 - 0945 - Meeting with Verity Jade, head of Lounges and Valet Parking, and Terry Baker, Manager Air NZ Parking. We are hopeful Bruce Parton, GGM Australasia will also be able to attend. 0945 - 0955 - Complimentary shuttle to Air NZ's maintenance facilities 0955 - 1125 - Tour of Air NZ's maintenance facilities and hangars 1125 - 1130 - Complimentary shuttle back to Air NZ Parking to retrieve vehicles or board bus to Kumeu 1200 - 1345 - Lunch at Allely House, Kumeu (menu below) 1345 - 1400 - Bus to RNZAF Base Auckland (Whenuapai) 1400 - 1600 - Tour of No. 40 Squadron RNZAF – including the B757 and (hopefully) the C-130 Hercules. 1600 - 1700 - Quick trip to the Officers Mess bar for liquid refreshments. Cash only, but drinks are cheap! :p 1700 - 1730 - Bus back to Auckland 1800 - 2000 - Dinner at Mecca, Viaduct Harbour (menu below) NOTE: If you wish to leave your car overnight at AKL on the 11th and pick it up when we return from CHC, this is fine. Parking is complimentary on the 11th, and from the 25th hour onwards will be charged at a corporate rate of $0.45 per hour. Sunday 12 December 0700 - Meet at the Auckland Domestic Koru Lounge 0730 - Majority of us will board NZ513 to Christchurch 0750 - NZ513 departs AKL 0910 - NZ513 arrives CHC 0930 - Tours of Air New Zealand’s narrowbody jet maintenance centre and other facilities 1130 - Bus to Christchurch CBD 1200 – Free time for lunch on your own or together as a group 1330 – Walking tour of central Christchurch locations 1645 – Depart to Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport for drinks & dinner (menu below) 2030 – Head back to CHC airport for those on NZ560 2125 – NZ560 departs back to AKL *Please note that due to the nature of Air Force work, the RNZAF may need to call off all or part of the Air Force events at any time. There are no guarantees any particular aircraft will be at the base when we’re there, but I’m sure they’ll have some cool things in store for us. DISCLAIMER: You have provided your name, date of birth, nationality, and a few other personal details. None of this information will be shared with anyone other than Air New Zealand (and/or its subsidiaries), the Aviation Security Service, the New Zealand Police, Auckland International Airport Limited, and Christchurch International Airport Limited; and will only be used for the purposes of this event. This week you will also undergo an Aviation Security Service background check, and will be issued with a temporary airport identity card for both Auckland and Christchurch airports. If you have any questions about the security of your personal information, feel free to contact me by PM. |
CONFIRMED LIST:
(A) Air NZ Maintenance Tour Auckland - 11 Dec (B) Bus Transfer Auckland - 11 Dec (C) Lunch at Allely House - 11 Dec (D) Tour of RNZAF Base Auckland (No. 40 Sqdn) - 11 Dec (E) Dinner at Mecca Bar & Cafe Viaduct Harbour - 11 Dec (F) Air NZ Maintenance Tour Christchurch - 12 Dec (G) Bus Transfer Christchurch - 12 Dec (H) Dinner at Sudima Hotel CHC Airport - 12 Dec |
MEET AND GREET AT AIR NEW ZEALAND PARKING
SATURDAY 11 DECEMBER 2010, 0745 – 0955 HOW TO GET THERE: From the city:
From the airport:
WHAT: All the FTers and guests will gather for a light breakfast before being welcomed by Verity Jade, our resident Air NZ FTer "VJKoru" who looks after all of Air New Zealand's domestic lounges and the Valet Parking service. Terry Baker, manager of Air New Zealand Parking, will also welcome you all. We are hopeful that Bruce Parton, another NZ staffer (well, a Group General Manager!) many of you have seen around on FT, may be able to take some time to come and say hello to you all as well. We’ll then be whisked away by the Air NZ Parking shuttles to the maintenance hangars at the airport to begin our tour there. PLEASE ENSURE YOU BRING A CURRENT & VALID, PASSPORT, NEW ZEALAND DRIVER LICENCE, OR NEW ZEALAND FIREARMS LICENCE WITH YOU OR YOU WILL BE DENIED ACCESS TO THE MAINTENANCE BASE! Look forward to seeing you all on Saturday! |
MENUS
Auckland Buffet Lunch - Allely House, Kumeu (Buffet - $55pp)
Breads Selection of freshly baked breads, buns and dips Meat Live carvery Honey and Cointreau glazed ham on the bone Sirloin of beef with mustard and horseradish Fish Hot smoked salmon Beer battered blue cod gujons with tartare sauce Vegetables Baby potatoes with lemon and parsley butter Baby vegetable medley Salads Cashew nut and cabbage slaw Traditional Caesar salad Mesclun salad with balsamic dressing Smoked chicken salad Desserts Dark chocolate and orange cheesecake Fresh local strawberries and marshmallows with chocolate and caramel dipping sauces Berry and vanilla Pavlova roulade Christmas pudding log with brandy sauce Selection of ice creams and sorbets Auckland Dinner at Mecca - Viaduct Harbour (Set menu - $55pp) ENTRÉE Tasting platter with a selection of appetizersto delight the palate with marinated eggplant puree, mixed olives, thick yoghurt with feta, rocket pesto, sigara boregi, hummus and marinated mushrooms, served with warm Turkish bread MAINS Choice of: Baked Chicken whole baked chicken breast filled with pinenuts, spinach and mozzarella on kumara mash with a creamy pernod sauce Lamb Shank slow simmered with tomato, rosemary and thyme served on garlic mash with caramelized onion Scotch fillet parmesan mash, seasonal vegetables, roasted vine tomatoes, béarnaise sauce and Shiraz glaze Spinach, creamy feta, and mushrooms wrapped in filo parcel with rocket salad and plum chutney Pan fried snapper on lemon mash, rocket, lime hollandaise and red pepper & fennel salsa Warm chicken salad with balsamic marinated chicken strips, field mushroom, crispy bacon, brie cheese, baby cos lettuce and mustard mayonnaise DESSERTS Choice of: Chocolate Sponge layered with Ghana chocolate mousse & vanilla bean poached pear Traditional Tiramisu sponge fingers soaked in espresso coffee layered with marsala and mascarpone cream Pistachio ice-cream smothered in chocolate sauce and pistachio crumb Christchurch Dinner at Sudima Christchurch Airport (Set menu - $50pp) STARTER Artisan Bread Selection MAIN COURSE Prime Aged Porterhouse Steak resting on pumpkin, spinach and brie tart, caramelized baby onions and kumara wafers or Pan-Seared Market Fish Fillets crispy potato straws, green salad and cucumber, lime, and mango salsa or Roasted vegetable & feta strudel, tomato relish & rocket mushroom & pinenut salad with basil oil DESSERT Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake beside chocolate flake ice cream or Fresh Seasonal Fruit Plate beside feijoa sorbet Freshly brewed Coffee & Tea |
This sounds super neat.
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Thanks I am in; sign me up.
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Thanks wijomas for organising, this sounds great! ^
If am currently scheduled to fly SYD-AKL-LAX during those dates but if I can make some changes the DUF family might join the festivities. MMMV so to speak. |
Sounds good! Will be there if I can, but currently scheduled to be working in the Middle East at that time.
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Sounds great. We're planning on heading to NZ around those dates, so hopefully we can join in.
(futaris + mrs futaris + futaris jr) |
Sounds great wijomas
Of course I'm interested if I can make it work in my schedule. |
Definitely interested here!
If the events encroach into the weekdays, I might need to pull some strings, but otherwise I'm on board (no pun intended). A discount code to fly across the Tasman (ex-BNE) would be great. It will be interesting in any case, because IIRC by this time the new Tasman/Pacific fare structure will be in place. |
Definitely interested. I'm ex-SYD.
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Definitely interested--sign me up!! The Queenstown area has got to be one of the most beautiful places on Earth, and this sounds like it will be a fanstastic event.
C'mon UA, Double EQM, Double EQM, Double EQM:D |
Does the charter flight earn EQM?
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Sounds great! Definately something to look forward to
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