China Southern Airlines Airbus A380-800 Landing In Auckland

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A couple of days ago, a China Southern Airlines Airbus A380-841 flew from Guangzhou, China to Auckland carrying Chinese travel agents, various company executives and the airlines own executive team. The A380 flight was the first of only two scheduled flights using the aircraft with the purpose of the visit being to showcase New Zealand as a tourist destination.

The details of the aircraft in the video are as follows:

ModeS: 7808B0
Reg: B-6139
Typecode: A388
Type: Airbus A380-841
Serial number: 88

Footage taken using an iPhone 4S

Douglas C-47D Skytrain | ZK-DAK | NZ3546

Pin It Now! This Royal New Zealand Airforce Douglas C-47D or Dakota as it is known to some people was one of the attractions at the Air New Zealand Tech Ops Open day on Sunday the 3rd of April. It also happened to be the only aircraft there that was taking attendees for short flights around the city.

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Air New Zealand ‘All Black’ Airbus A320-232 ZK-OAB | Crazy About Rugby

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Today I took up the opportunity of attending the Air New Zealand Tech Ops Open Day. A friend who works for Air New Zealand took us around the facility and WOW!, there is a lot that takes place to keep their planes in the sky. We also had the chance of walking through and taking a look at their B777-300, B747-400 and A320-232. I was very impressed by the 777 but the livery on the A320 was the highlight for me.

Air New Zealand CRAZY ABOUT RUGBY Aircraft Towing Vehicle

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Air New Zealand extended the All Black theme for their A320 to the towing vehicle which is also painted in black with “Crazy About Rugby” plastered on the side and to top it off, its registration is similar to that of the All Black plane, ZKOAB.

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Gulfstream GV-SP G550 N92LA at Auckland International Airport

Pin It Now! Whilst at the Air New Zealand Tech Ops Open day I came across this Gulfstream Aerospace G550 being towed to a hanger where the other private jets are located.

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Air New Zealand de Havilland Canada DHC-8-300Q Dash 8 ZK-NEK at Christchurch International Airport

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This is a photo of an Air New Zealand Link (Air Nelson) de Havilland Canada DHC-8-300Q Dash 8 registration ZK-NEK that had just arrived at Christchurch International Airport.

Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-212(ER) 9V-SRN Taxing at Christchurch International Airport

Pin It Now! This Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-212(ER) registration 9V-SRN is taxing towards the runway in preparation for takeoff on its ten and a half hour flight to Singapore.

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Mercedes Benz C200 CGI Sport Edition Halfway Up The Sky Tower

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It’s not everyday that you see a car halfway up the Auckland Sky Tower. Well, the people over at Sky City are running a promotion where the winner will get to drive away with a new Mercedes Benz C200 CGI Sport Edition. What a way to run a marketing campaign. Under the photo you will find a short video showing how they got it up there.

‘Cucci’ Personalised Plate

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I came across this car in the city this morning and I just had to take a photo of it. It’s not everyday you come across a “Cucci” personalised plate. What came to mind when I saw the plate was a Chinese knock-off of Gucci or the owner may have been alluding to….yup, you got it! Who knows?

Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A340-211 LV-ZPJ Landing at Auckland International Airport

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I found myself back at the airport the other day and took a photo of this Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A340-211 (registration number LV-ZPJ) coming in for a landing at Auckland International Airport.

Qantas Airways With OneWorld Livery Landing at Auckland Airport

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For some reason I happened to be at the airport when two airlines from the OneWorld Network came in for landing. What stood out about them was that they both had OneWorld Livery instead of the usual Qantas or Cathay Pacific plastered on the side.

Jetstar Airbus A320-232 Landing at Auckland International Airport

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A Jetstar Airbus A320-232 (aircraft registration number VH-VQF) flight from Christchurch landing in Auckland. This airline did not get off to a good start when they commenced domestic services and got a number of complaints. It is one of those airlines that if you are a minute or two late for check-in, you can forget about getting on the flight.

Air Pacific Boeing 767-300ER Landing at Auckland International Airport

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Air Pacific Boeing 767-300ER (aircraft registration number DQ-FJC) coming in for landing at Auckland International on its way from Nadi. Right about now, getting on a plane and spending a few days in Fiji and enjoying the sun does not sound like a bad idea; if only!

Air New Zealand Boeing 737-3U3 Landing at Auckland International Airport

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Air New Zealand Boeing 737-3U3 (aircraft registration number ZK-SJC) landing at Auckland International Airport. One point of interest for airline enthusiast out there is that this particular aircraft was leased out to and flew the skies as Freedom Air (an Air New Zealand subsidiary) which ceased operations in early 2008.

Thai Airways Boeing 777-200ER Landing at Auckland International Airport

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A Thai Airways Boeing 777-200ER (aircraft registration number HS-TJU) arriving at Auckland International on its way in from Bangkok.

Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 Landing at Auckland International Airport

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A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 arriving in Auckland on its ways from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 Landing at Auckland International Airport

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Qantas used to be one of the few airlines flying domestically. In 2009 they decided to stop flying New Zealand domestic routes which were taken over by their budget airline Jetstar.

Pacific Blue Boeing 737-800 Landing at Auckland International Airport

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A Pacific Blue flight from Christchurch landing at Auckland International Airport.

Cathay Pacific Airbus A340-300 Landing at Auckland International Airport

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This photo is of a Cathay Pacific flight landing in Auckland from Hong Kong (HKG). It was only 3 or so months ago that I was landing in Auckland on that particular flight after a nice a long vacation. One of these days I wouldn’t mind heading back to Hong Kong and spending a few months there to really get a feel for the place. Hong Kong is a fantastic place to visit.

Emirates Airbus A340-500 Landing at Auckland International Airport

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The other day I decided to go and do a bit of plane spotting at Auckland International Airport. I took a few photos and here is one of an Emirates Airbus A340-500 arriving from Dubai International Airport (DXB) via Tullamarine (Melbourne) International Airport (MEL).