AIR NEW ZEALAND B787-9 ZK-NZE (CN 34334) |
Air New Zealand has placed an order with Boeing for eight 787-10 aircraft valued at $2.7 billion, with an option to increase the number of aircraft to 20. The carrier, dropped Rolls Royce engines and selected General Electric GEnx-1B engines to power the new aircraft., after experiencing ongoing engine issues with its existing fleet of 787s, which are powered by Rolls Royce engines. The first of these aircraft will join the Air New Zealand fleet in 2022. The airline has been weighing options between Airbus (A350) and Boeing for the last 18 months and now confirmed placed an order with Boeing.
AIR NEW ZEALAND B777-219 ZK-OKG (CN 29403) |
The 787s will replace all its aging 777-200ERs, which leaves the carrier a fleet of all Boeing wide-body aircraft as well as Airbus A320 family jets for shorter flights. Air New Zealand will phase out all their 777-200ERS by 2025.
The below list is of the remaining Boeing 777-219's
Serial No: Model Delivery Date Registration
29404 777-219ER 27/10/2005 ZK-OKA
34376 777-219ER 08/11/2005 ZK-OKB
34377 777-219ER 20/01/2006 ZK-OKC
29401 777-219ER 18/02/2006 ZK-OKD
32712 777-219ER 24/05/2006 ZK-OKE
34378 777-219ER 20/07/2006 ZK-OKF
29403 777-219ER 19/10/2006 ZK-OKG
34379 777-219ER 17/01/2007 ZK-OKH
30872 777-212ER 18/09/2018 ZK-OKJ
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