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Air NZ Fleet by Flightradar24. Regos ZK-xxx

WIDE BODY:
777-319ER
777-367ER dry lease ex-Cathay
787-9
787-10 on order
A330-300 wet lease Wamos Air

777-200ER x8 retired during covid

Departing AKL:
SH international:
🦘Australia: BNE, SYD, MEL, PER
🌴Pacific Islands: NAN, TBU, APW, RAR, PPT

LH international:
🌏 Asia: DPS, SIN, HKG, TPE, PVG, NRT
🌎 North America: YVR, SFO, LAX, HNL, IAH, NYC
🇬🇧 LGW TBA
🇺🇸 ORD return likely 2026

✈️ 7 777-300ER
- Regos ZK-OKx
- Aerolopa config J44/W54/Y244
- Re-upholstering under way: PE black ➡️ light grey cover, Y black ➡️ blue cover (4-7/7)?
- BP retrofit ~ end of 2026/early 2027

✈️ 14 787-9
- Regos ZK-NZx
- Aerolopa

V1 (3/14) config J18/W21/Y263
V2 (5/14) config J27/W33/Y215
V4 (6/14) config J26/W33/Y213

- Retrofit thread aiming 7/14 end of 2025, 14/14 end of 2026
- Storage at Alice Springs due to RR engine issues

Air NZ Trent woes thread
More Trent Woes thread

✈️ 8 787-10
- on order
- 4 line numbers received

LEASED AIRCRAFT:
✈️ 3 777 ex CX
- Dry lease = NZ crew
- Aerolopa 4 class config F6/J53/W34/Y201

OKU, OKW - denoted by 777-367ER on Air NZ's booking website
Offer for 6 preferred seats (F) during booking

- Aerolopa 3 class config J40/W32/Y296

OKV - denoted by 777 on Air NZ's booking website

- Routes via FR24 rego OKU, OKV, OKW
- No wifi
- ZK-OKU thread

✈️ A330 Wamos Air
- Wet lease = Wamos crew
- Rego EC-OLG
- Air New Zealand configuration J31/W48/Y185, Aerolopa configuration map
- No wifi
- Wamos thread
- NZ summer 30 Oct 2025 - 30 April 2026

Aviacion article, Stuff article
Routes: AKL-APW,NAN,PPT,DPS,NRT

NARROW BODY:
A320 ceo, A320 neo, A321 neo domestic, A321 neo international

Domestic routes:
AKL ➡️ WLG/CHC/DUD/IVC/ZQN
WLG ➡️ CHC/DUD/ZQN
CHC ➡️ HLZ/ZQN

SH international:
🦘 Australia: BNE, OOL, SYD, MEL, ADL

Seasonal NZ winter MCY, CNS
Seasonal NZ summer HBA

🌴 Pacific Islands: NOU, NAN, TBU, APW, IUE, RAR

✈️ 17 A320 ceo domestic
- Regos ZK-OAB, ZK-OJx, ZK-OXx
- Aerolopa seats 171
- Starlink OXE
- OAB SIN maintenance 23 Jun, re-entered service 15 Sep
- OXB SIN maintenance 18 Apr, re-entered service 24 Jun (new seats?)
- OAB/OJQ/OJR/OJS Retiring Oct 2026 - Apr 2027 as per post #157

✈️ 5 A321 neo domestic
- Regos ZK-OYx
- Aerolopa seats 217
- 3 on order
- OYA engines removed and being used on the international fleet 4 May to 1 Nov
- OYA flying
- OYB flying
- OYC ASP storage 27 Aug 2024, returned to AKL 12 Dec & onto CHC 24 Dec, expected to start flying ~ mid Jan 2026. Entered service 2 April 2026.
- OYD Feb-Jun, 2025 at CHC then 18 Jun to ASP storage
- OYE Delivered 18 Jun 2024, flew to storage 23 Sep 2024. Never entered commercial service.
- OYF enter commercial service ~ mid Mar 2026
- OYG enter commercial service ~ mid Mar 2026
As per an interview with the current CEO Nikhil - P&W engine issues expected to remain over the next 18-24 months (note made 1/12/25) (find interview?)
- OYC/OYF/OYG entry into service as per post #159

✈️ 8 A321 neo international
- Regos ZK-NNx
- Aerolopa seats 214
- NNH enroute to AKL 31 May, 2025 Hamburg XFW --> Muscat MCT --> Kuala Lumpur KUL --> Cairns CNS --> Auckland AKL
- NNH delivered June 3, entered service 12 June, 2025
- NNI enroute to AKL 29 July, 2025 Hamburg XFW --> Halifax YHZ --> Vancouver YVR --> Honolulu HNL --> Apia APW --> Auckland AKL
- NNI delivered 3 Aug, entered service 9 Aug
- NNB grounded 20 July, re-entered service 15 Aug AKL

Spoiler

✈️ 6 A320 neo international
- Regos ZK-NHx
- Aerolopa seats 165

TURBOPROPS:
ATR 72, Q300
No power outlets, USB ports or wifi with the exception of a single ATR
AKL/WLG/CHC ➡️ Regions, WLG-CHC/DUD, CHC-DUD

✈️ 30 ATR 72
- 2 on order as per post #170
- Regos ZK-MVx or ZK-MZx
- Aerolopa seats 68
- Rear entry to aircraft
- Starlink wifi rego ZK-MZA

✈️ 23 Q300
- Regos ZK-NEx or NFx
- Aerolopa seats 50

GROUNDED AIRCRAFT:
🇳🇿 AKL
🇳🇿 CHC NZE arrived 2nd Feb

🇦🇺 STORAGE Alice Springs 321 OYD, OYE
- Video ASP storage – chosen for its dry heat to reduce corrosion.
- Info on aircraft maintenance in deserts post #12

🇦🇺 STORAGE Alice Springs 787 NZD, NZJ
- NZD arrived 12 Sep
- NZJ arrived 3 Oct

🇸🇬 SINGAPORE Maintenance
🇸🇬 SINGAPORE Retrofit 787 NZN

LAX 777 OKM 25 Mar

FREE WIFI:
🛜 Starlink trial 4-6 months: A320 ceo ZK-OXE and ATR ZK-MZA
- A320 started Tues 10 June
- ATR 72 started ~Wed 2nd July
- Starlink thread
🛜 Inmarsat GX for all other international aircraft
Remaining domestic fleet and leased widebody aircraft have no wifi

ROUTES:
DOMESTIC:
A320/1 & Turboprop routes:

The Competition-JQ:
· AKL-WLG/CHC/DUD/ZQN
· WLG-CHC/ZQN

INTERNATIONAL:
Australia / Pacific Islands / Asia / North America

*Faleolo = Apia, Samoa, Alofi = Niue, Avarua = Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Seasonal Australia:
AKL:
- Cairns Apr-Oct
- Sunshine coast Jul-Oct
- Hobart Oct-Mar
CHC:
- OOL Apr-Oct
- ADL Oct-Mar

New Routes:
International:
2025
CHC-ADL 27 Oct Mon & Fri pm departures, returning Tue & Sat 0700 seasonal until 27 Mar 2026
AKL-NOU 26 Oct 2025 Fri-Sun daily in conjunction with Air Calin SB
- NZ Sat 0905
- SB Fri 1520, Sun 1355
- Relevant post

2026
AKL-WSI 26 Oct Mon, Wed, Fri
- departing AKL 0605
- departing WSI 0900

Cancelled Routes:
Domestic:
Masterton 2014, Currently no commercial airlines fly to Masterton
Whakatane 2014, Air Chathams struggling after taking over
TUO-WLG 2014, Origin Air subsequently took over but pulled the route May 2025
Kapiti coast 2018
WLG-IVC nonstop Jan 2025
Links are to articles regarding cancellations. The common theme being that routes weren’t profitable.

International:
Islands:
Vanuatu VLI 2016 runway concerns lead to suspension. NZ never returned.
Noumea NOU 2024 previously suspended due to political unrest, then extended

Australia:
CHC-PER
Norfolk Island AKL-NLK, SYD-NLK, BNE-NLK

Longhaul:
Vietnam SGN 2018
Seoul ICN 2025
London LHR via LAX 2020, and prior via HKG 2013
Buenos Aires EZE 2020

Route Changes:
Domestic:
HLZ-CHC ATR ➡️ A320 Sept 2025

International:
Australia:
CHC-OOL now seasonal Apr-Oct

Added frequency:
AKL-PER from x1 to x2 daily for
Asia: DPS Seasonal to year round 2024

Competing airline routes: (Temporary pics of tables)
SH NZ to Australia:
AKL:
QF BNE/SYD/MEL
JQ BNE/OOL/SYD/MEL
MU SYD
CI BNE
IE BNE
LA SYD ending Oct 26 *link

QF ADL Oct 31 - May 3

QF launching PER-AKL Dec 7 A330, ADL-AKL 31 Oct

CHC:
EK CHC-SYD
QF CHC-SYD
JQ CHC-CNS, CHC-OOL varies

WLG:
QF BNE/SYD/MEL
JQ OOL

ZQN:
VA BNE/SYD/MEL
QF SYD/BNE
JQ ZQN-OOL/SYD/MEL

HLZ:
JQ OOL/SYD

DUD:
JQ OOL

SH Pacific Islands:
🇳🇨 SB NOU until Nov 1 when partnership resumes
🇫🇯 FJ NAN
🇦🇺 JQ RAR M,Th,Sa
🇵🇫 TN PPT Th, Su

LH Asia:
🇨🇳 PVG MU daily

🇭🇰 HKG CX partner AKL/CHC-HKG (CHC seasonal)
🇸🇬 SIN SQ partner AKL/CHC-SIN
🇨🇳 PEK CA partner

LH North America:
🇨🇦 AC AKL-YVR seasonal M,T,W,F,Su 5x weekly Nov 30 to Mar 27
🇺🇸 HA AKL-HNL seasonal T,Th,Sa 3x weekly Nov 18 to Apr 18
🇺🇸 DL AKL-LAX seasonal Oct 2-3 weekly, daily from 27th to 28 Mar then 3 weekly to May 16
🇺🇸 AA AKL-LAX seasonal Dec 5 daily to Mar 5
🇦🇺 QF AKL-JFK M,W,F,Sa,Su x5 weekly
- route to stay after Project Sunrise launches SYD-JFK

🇺🇸 UA partner AKL/CHC-SFO

If you're linking to pay walled articles please include the relevant snippet into a post.
If you're including some 50 page document please indicate which 2 pages contain the relevant info.
**Discovering the limitations of creating wiki posts, tables lose formatting and I've just clicked this is why other forum wikis use excel or google docs etc

Off to have a rethink.

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Jun 20, 2025 | 4:54 am

NZbutterfly

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Air NZ Fleet and Routes

Feeling a bit left out/left behind compared to the other FT forums (j/k), so I’m going to tinker on a thread/wiki for the fleet and routes to see where our aircraft go, even if they’re in storage

so excuse the mess

Routes go hand in hand with aircraft, hence the combined thread.

Please feel free to add / remove / change as you see fit. Anyone with 90 posts after 90 days FT membership can edit the wiki. Otherwise post and someone else can add.

There will be mistakes and I’m happy to be corrected.

Questions:

1. How many of the 777’s have finished the PE/Y refresh? Or does anyone recall any regos they’ve flown that had the refresh?

2. CHC 321 OYA, 320 OXG – is OXG just maintenance? OYA has been there forever… why? Parked for parts?

3. NZC/D/E/F are V1.
NZJ/L/M/N/Q/R are V2?

What versions are/were NZG/H/I/K?

4. NZ 6xxx are delivery/ferry flights. What are the 1xxx numbered flights that occur now and then?

5. Is it known yet whether the order for 5x A321 Neos are for domestic or international or a mix?

Jun 20, 2025 | 5:24 am

ZKNHB

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Programs: NZ*G, QFF, Accor Gold Plus Explorer, EVTStays Gold

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Yay! My favourite topic!

1. How many of the 777’s have finished the PE/Y refresh? Or does anyone recall any regos they’ve flown that had the refresh?
OKQ OKN OKO are the ones that I am aware of.

2. CHC 321 OYA, 320 OXG – is OXG just maintenance? OYA has been there forever… why? Parked for parts?
OYA has no engines due to the PW issue. Its engines are on the intls. OXG is just AOG and not there long term.

3. NZC/D/E/F are V1.
NZJ/L/M/N/Q/R are V2?
NZG/J is also v1.

What versions are/were NZG/H/I/K?
NZG is V1, NZH was V1, NZI was V1, NZK was V1. NZH is v4, NZI is v4, NZK is in SIN to become v4 now.

4. NZ 6xxx are delivery/ferry flights. What are the 1xxx numbered flights that occur now and then?
NZ6xxx are not just delivery flights but also repo flights. The 1xxx we are seeing now are just domestic ad-hoc.
List:

1000 to 1199 Contracted International scheduled Cargo services
1300 to 1389 International shorthaul ad-hoc operational flights
1910 to 1919 Domestic Jet charter flights
1940 to 1959 International charter flights for Longhaul (if for another airline bkgs must be made in Carina)
6200 to 6229 Domestic non revenue, positioning and planning services operated by Domestic Jet aircraft
6230 to 6239 Domestic non revenue, positioning and planning services operated by Intl aircraft WITHIN NZ only
6240 to 6249 Domestic Jet Cargo services
6250 to 6259 Promotional Jet flights operating within New Zealand

5. Is it known yet whether the order for 5x A321 Neos are for domestic or international or a mix?
Domestic, NNI is the last intl arriving (AFAIK), so 2 intl (NNH, NNI), rest dom.

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Jun 20, 2025 | 6:27 am

NZbutterfly

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ZKNHB

Yay! My favourite topic!

Ha! Thanks for the responses, I'll work on integrating some of that later

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Jun 20, 2025 | 2:59 pm

bonkiebonks

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excuse my ignorance, but what is the PE/Y refresh?

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Jun 20, 2025 | 3:08 pm

ZKNHB

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bonkiebonks

excuse my ignorance, but what is the PE/Y refresh?

Basically this.

Jun 20, 2025 | 4:52 pm

AviationNZ

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bonkiebonks

excuse my ignorance, but what is the PE/Y refresh?

Seat covers have been changed in PY from black to white (see below). Pretty sure all of the Air NZ 777's have been done (i.e. just not the ex CX 777's).
Don't think much (if anything) was done in Y.

Long Haul Premium Economy – Air New Zealand

Long Haul Premium Economy – Air New Zealand

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Jun 20, 2025 | 6:17 pm

ZKNHB

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NNI is scheduled to depart XFW on the 25th bound for AKL, but seeing it hasn't even completed one test flight yet, let alone the three it requires.. not looking promising it will be on the 25th.

Jun 20, 2025 | 6:48 pm

sbiddle

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Are all the 777s done now? I didn't think there was a plan to redo the covers on all the seats and that initially it was just those that were worn?

I never understood why they opted for black leather when they were replacing the cream leather Spaceseat and the BP seat was still cream leather!

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Jun 20, 2025 | 6:49 pm

ZKNHB

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I thought so too.

Jun 20, 2025 | 10:03 pm

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Originally Posted by ZKNHB

I thought so too.

Flew on ZK-OKR early last month AKL-SIN. Seats in PE were cream. Was in Y, but ‘OP-UP’ from ISM, and then I managed a steady flow of champers. Most grateful.

I do like the cream leather in PE.

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Jun 22, 2025 | 3:51 am

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ORD is/was supposed to return late 2025.

If Wamos takes over the NRT route, could they then send the 777 to take over a 789 route which would then free up a 789 to bring Chicago back onto the schedule??

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Jun 22, 2025 | 3:59 am

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Aircraft maintenance in deserts

Quote:

"Regular maintenance on the aircraft includes draining fuel tanks of water caused by condensation, rotating the wheels to avoid flat spots, checking tyre pressure, and inspecting the fuselage and wings for animal nests."

The rest of the article is quite funny and discusses the issues of snakes etc. Whilst it references Victorville in the Mojave desert, CA it likely applies to Alice Springs as well.

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Jun 22, 2025 | 8:15 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NZbutterfly

Essentially, Greg mentioned a few weeks back that London would take precedence before ORD resumes, which appears to be aiming for a 2026 launch at this pace. I believe they are anticipating the arrival of the new aircraft from Boeing next year. The initial units will be allocated to JFK, and subsequently, we can expect to see them at ORD.

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Jun 29, 2025 | 4:06 pm

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1900 to 1905 International special grabaseat flights

1906 to 1909 Domestic Jet special grabaseat flights

1910 to 1919 Domestic Jet charter flights for charter revenue

1920 to 1939 Domestic Jet charters for MBIE flights INTO managed isolation facilities only for charter revenue

1940 to 1959 International charter flights for Longhaul (if for another airline bkgs must be made in Carina) for charter revenue

1960 to 1971 International quarantine charter flights for Shorthaul (if for another airline bkgs must be made in Carina) for charter revenue

1972 to 1984 International quarantine-free charter flights for Shorthaul (if for another airline bkgs must be made in Carina) for charter revenue

1985 to 1989 Miscellaneous charter flights including charters for Staff for charter revenue

1990 to 1999 Dummy flights for Revenue Accounting Ops/Corp Apps

5000 to 5399 Domestic Prop scheduled operational flights using ATR aircraft don’t use 5350/5380

5400 to 5499 Domestic Prop ad-hoc operational flights using ATR aircraft

5500 to 5899 Domestic Prop scheduled operational flights using ATR aircraft

5900 to 5919 Domestic Prop - Unassigned using ATR aircraft

5920 to 5929 Domestic Prop Grabaseat flights using ATR aircraft

5930 to 5949 Domestic Prop flights ops by ATR within the next 3 days (incl disrupt flights) issued by Ops Notice/OffskedAirline Ops / ROC

5950 to 5959 Domestic Prop charters using ATR aircraft for MBIE flights INTO managed isolation facilities only for charter revenue 5960 to 5969 Domestic Prop charter flights using ATR aircraft for charter revenue

5970 to 5989 Domestic Prop positioning flights with nil passengers using ATR aircraft

5990 to 5999 Domestic Prop non revenue, training, planning and delivery flights using ATR aircraft

6000 to 6019 International non revenue, positioning & planning services operated by Intl aircraft NOT within NZ

6020 to 6029 Intl services for aircraft leased to another airline (bkgs made in OA's system - OA incurs Op costs) loaded in DC only

6030 to 6039 Pseudo flight numbers for use in major disrupts

6040 to 6049 Intl services for aircraft leased to another airline

6050 to 6059 International quarantine-free flights for Shorthaul within the next 3 days (incl disrupt flights) issued by Ops Notice/Offsked Airline Ops / ROC

6060 to 6069 International quarantine flights for Shorthaul within the next 3 days (incl disrupt flights) issued by Ops Notice/Offsked Airline Ops / ROC

6070 to 6079 International flights for Longhaul within the next 3 days (incl disrupt flights) issued by Ops Notice/Offsked Airline Ops / ROC

6080 to 6089 International ad-hoc Cargo services

6090 to 6099 Jet Delivery flight

6100 to 6109 Domestic Jet 'pseudo' flights for ground transport in disrupts

6110 to 6119 Unassigned

6120 to 6129 Domestic Prop 'pseudo' flights for ground transport in disrupts using ATR aircraft

6130 to 6139 Domestic Prop 'pseudo' flights for ground transport in disrupts using DH3 aircraft

6140 to 6169 Domestic Jet flights within the next 3 days (incl disrupt flights) issued by Ops Notice/Offsked ROC

6170 to 6199 International ad-hoc Cargo services

6200 to 6229 Domestic non revenue, positioning and planning services operated by Domestic Jet aircraft

6230 to 6239 Domestic non revenue, positioning and planning services operated by Intl aircraft WITHIN NZ only

6240 to 6249 Domestic Jet Cargo services

6250 to 6259 Promotional Jet flights operating within New Zealand

8000 to 8399 Domestic Prop scheduled operational flights using DH3 aircraft don’t use 8350/8380

8400 to 8499 Domestic Prop ad-hoc operational flights using DH3 aircraft

8500 to 8899 Domestic Prop scheduled operational flights using DH3 aircraft

8900 to 8919 Domestic Prop - Unassigned using DH3 aircraft

8920 to 8929 Domestic Prop Grabaseat flights using DH3 aircraft

8930 to 8949 Domestic Prop flights ops by DH3 within the next 3 days (incl disrupt flights) issued by Ops Notice/Offsked

8950 to 8959 Domestic Prop charters using DH3 aircraft for MBIE flights INTO managed isolation facilities only for charter revenue

8960 to 8969 Domestic Prop charter flights using DH3 aircraft for charter revenue

8970 to 8989 Domestic Prop positioning flights with nil passengers using DH3 aircraft

8990 to 8999 Domestic Prop non revenue, training, planning and delivery flights using DH3 aircraft

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Jun 29, 2025 | 4:28 pm

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Then also for A320/1
300-399 WLG-CHC & vv
400-499 WLG-AKL & vv
500-599 CHC-AKL & vv
600-699 other domestic A320/1 and some XXX-AKL direct via WLG where the WLG-AKL sector of the direct keeps the 6xx instead of a 4xx

And a lot of the 53xx matches the 3xx when operatorated by ATR instead of a bus.

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