JetConnects 'On Time' performance
Jul 22, 2008, 11:47 pm
#289
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Jul 23, 2008, 12:53 am
#292
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I noticed last Friday that the NZ domestic flights had a lot more crew. 5 FA on a 733
Yes they are training a new cabin crew group and checking new CSM for increased services, and attrition replacements.
I thought at the end of July Jetconnect will receive its next 734 for work to bring it to ZK status.
I also wonder if the opportunity will be used to complete a heavy check, including the new livery, new J seats and include the navigation gear for ZQN bad weather landings?
Of course QF may do something in NZ that would surprise many people....well the QP refurbs seem to be completed, now that is surprising
Yes they are training a new cabin crew group and checking new CSM for increased services, and attrition replacements.I thought at the end of July Jetconnect will receive its next 734 for work to bring it to ZK status.
I also wonder if the opportunity will be used to complete a heavy check, including the new livery, new J seats and include the navigation gear for ZQN bad weather landings?
Of course QF may do something in NZ that would surprise many people....well the QP refurbs seem to be completed, now that is surprising
Jul 23, 2008, 1:49 am
#293
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The 743's are gone because of the 332's.
Some 767's are to be parked.... so I presume as more 738's come online that will be what helps with the NZ situation\?
Jul 23, 2008, 3:34 am
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Perhaps they could alternate between Dash 8-100 and 747-300 on the NZ domestic ops?
Jul 23, 2008, 3:36 am
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Well the original plan when CityFlyer, OLCI, newspapers and free booze in evenings was introduced last year was to refit the 733 cabins (which they have done when I did a AKL-WLG in June) and get an extra plane to fly between WLG and CHC. I took that to mean the end of 734's on domestic routes, and therefore the nice J seating, and I have noticed less 734's when I have flown lately. Or maybe that's just me choosing the wrong (733) flights.
It would make sense to send a 738 here, outfit to all Y and operate on peak WLG/CHC-AKL times.
It would make sense to send a 738 here, outfit to all Y and operate on peak WLG/CHC-AKL times.
Jul 23, 2008, 3:46 am
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Jul 23, 2008, 3:51 am
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NZ has diverted 747's there before. But getting them back out with any load on board is tricky
. At least you can rely on good headwinds along the runway .
Jul 23, 2008, 6:15 am
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Despite the runway limitations, Qantas operated the 747SP on regular flights between Wellington and Australia during the first half of the 1980s. Air New Zealand operated DC-8s from Wellington on trans-Tasman routes, but when the planes were retired in 1981, none of its other planes were capable of operating international flights from Wellington. Air New Zealand's DC-10s required extra runway length, and twin-jet planes were not yet ETOPS certified for trans-Tasman flights. The 747SP addressed this gap in the Wellington market until 1985, when Air New Zealand and Qantas took delivery of their Boeing 767 fleets.
In spite of the short runway and frequent winds, there have been very few safety incidents at the airport. In 1991, a United Airlines Boeing 747 made an unscheduled landing after its original destination, Christchurch Airport, was closed by fog. Although the plane landed safely, all passengers and freight had to be offloaded before it was able to take off again. The plane was diverted from Auckland to Christchurch, due to fog at Auckland. Whilst passing Wellington, Christchurch was also blanketed by fog. Low on fuel, the flight was diverted to Wellington.