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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Nov 13, 2014 18:14:22 GMT 12
I once watched a full-sized Boeing 747 take off from Wellington with a full load of seated passengers on a domestic flight to Auckland.
But that is something that will never occur again.
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Post by mumbles on Nov 13, 2014 19:28:21 GMT 12
Some 747SP's might have passed through there though but not regularly. It goes something like this.................when the ANZ DC-8's finished, Qantas took over with 747SP's until the 767's arrived. QANTAS operated the 747SP into Wellington on regular scheduled services (code shared with AirNZ) from 1981. The 767 replaced the SP from 1985. Did anyone else notice the B707's at the terminal in the impression. That's a nice retro look.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Nov 13, 2014 19:36:28 GMT 12
If you click on the link at the bottom of that story, it takes you to the story on the STUFF website. There is a video clip on the original online story.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Dec 4, 2014 15:30:33 GMT 12
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Mar 31, 2015 14:09:14 GMT 12
from The Dominion Post....Mayors agree to fund up to half of Wellington airport's runway extensionBy KATIE CHAPMAN | 8:33AM - Saturday, 28 March 2015An artist's impression of how the proposed Wellington Airport runway extension would look.REGIONAL MAYORS are pledging ratepayers' money to help get a longer Wellington Airport runway across the line.
The regional mayoral forum met yesterday and agreed to fund up to $150 million of the $300m project.
Of that, up to $90m — about 60 percent — will be funded by Wellington City Council, with the other eight councils contributing according to their population size.
The remaining $150m would be funded through a combination of airport and government money.
Extending the airport runway has been touted as an economic must-have for the region, with the potential to inject up to $1.7 billion in economic benefits.
The extension to the south would mean newer wide-bodied jets, such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350, could fly into Wellington — opening direct links to anywhere within 12½ hours' flying time.
The airport is expected to lodge resource consent applications in the next few months, after a round of public consultations.
The forum's agreement means the councils support the idea in principle, though no funding has yet been committed by individual councils. That will be considered through Long-Term Plan discussions.
Forum chairman Wayne Guppy, mayor of Upper Hutt, said it was an important step in the process.
“We as a group are endorsing and saying yes, this is the right thing, not just for Wellington but for the middle part of New Zealand.”
The mayoral endorsement was a green light to get on with the consenting process, he said.
Wellington Deputy Mayor Justin Lester said $90m would be the maximum contribution from Wellington, and the figure might drop.
The capital was carrying the lion's share of the funding because it would get the most benefit from an extension, he said.
Any spending would depend on a commitment from a long-haul airline that it would fly to Wellington, he said.
Airport chief executive Steve Sanderson welcomed the councils' backing.
“Obtaining the consent will provide the option to extend the runway — an option that Wellington has never had before.”
“The airport will contribute a significant amount towards the construction of the runway.”
“However, it is too early to discuss the funding details until we have a consent for the project and know what the conditions of that consent might be.”
“The consent will provide the option for up to 15 years to extend the runway.”
Resource consent is expected to be considered by the Environmental Protection Agency.www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/67534790/Mayors-agree-to-fund-up-to-half-of-Wellington-airports-runway-extension
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Mar 31, 2015 14:14:01 GMT 12
from The Dominion Post....Proposed Wellington air control tower to lean into windBy TIM DONOGHUE | 8:47AM - Tuesday, 31 March 2015THE LEANING TOWER OF RONGOTAI: An architect’s view of how Wellington Airport’s new 32-metre-high control tower would stand among its neighbours in Tirangi Road, Rongotai. It would be designed to lean into the prevailing northerly at an angle of 12.5 degrees. — Artwork: STUDIO PACIFIC ARCHITECTURE.WELLINGTON is poised to become home to the leaning tower of Rongotai.
Airways New Zealand has lodged a resource consent application with Wellington City Council for a 32-metre-high airport control tower, designed to lean into the prevailing northerly wind at an angle of 12.5 degrees.
That would be considerably more than Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa, which leans by about 4 degrees. Even before 1990, when remedial work was done to correct its lean, it was at an angle of only 10 degrees.
The nine-storey Rongotai tower is proposed for an industrial area at the southern end of Tirangi Road, on airport land near Lyall Bay. It would give Wellington Airport's 20 air traffic controllers 360-degree views from the lookout area on the top floor.
Airways chief operating officer Pauline Lamb described the tower, which would cost $18 million, as being in keeping with the local environment.
“This tower combines a super-strong and safe structure with excellent functionality and stunning urban design,” she said. “We wanted something which is a little bit quirky, which reflects Wellington's progressive image.”
“Our controllers will have an excellent view of the airfield from this new site, which is positioned to maximise efficient operations now and into the future. We're looking forward to getting it built, and up and running.”
Architect Evzen Novak, of Studio Pacific Architecture, said plans involved solid base isolation foundation features, which would ensure the building was secure in an earthquake and a southerly.
If the resource consent process went smoothly, Lamb expected construction to begin in November, and it could be operational by December next year.
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said council planners had advised her the application would probably be publicly notified, particularly given its size and design.
The new building, to replace the 58-year-old control tower in a housing area at the northern end of Tirangi Rd, was essential infrastructure, she said, but “it's good that the community will have its say”.
Airways expects to award construction of the building to Hawkins Construction.
The plans call for a secure fence to be built around its base.www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/67556860/Proposed-Wellington-air-control-tower-to-lean-into-wind Related thread:• For sale? The “ultimate” plane-spotters' pad!
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 31, 2015 14:40:58 GMT 12
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Mar 31, 2015 15:00:19 GMT 12
Ooops....I never even opened that thread....the title didn't get my attention.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Mar 31, 2015 22:07:14 GMT 12
from The Dominion Post....Mixed response to Wellington Airport's leaning towerBy NEIL RATLEY | 6:04PM - Tuesday, 31 March 2015The tower is designed to sit at a 12.5 degree angle.IT'S NOT an April Fool's Day joke.
Wellington Airport's proposed leaning control tower has drawn mixed reaction from the public.
Some thought they had been played for a fool a day early, some loved the idea of the leaning tower of Rongotai, while others thought the wonky design was shonky.
Airways New Zealand has lodged a resource consent application with Wellington City Council for a 32-metre-high airport control tower, designed to lean into the prevailing northerly wind at an angle of 12.5 degrees.
Upper Hutt IT project manager Guy Alexander said it was too early for an April Fool's joke and the building looked great.
JohnGAnderson commented “I hope this is an April Fool's Day joke that got released a little early but worry that it could be in keeping with all the other gimmicky ‘pieces of art’ that have sprung up around the airport of recent years and been watered with ratepayers hard earned dollars.”
Mark Reynolds tweeted “It's an $18 million joke”.
Jessica Smee, 19, thought the design looked “really cool” and fitted in with Wellington's “quirky culture”.
Sue62 praised the idea. “Good on you Airways for doing something different,” she commented.
Otter8 said “Yes. Finally a building of interest. Bout time someone decided to put fun back into buildings!”
However, many people thought the design was unoriginal and would open up Wellington to ridicule.
Kempo056 observed “Wellywood...Leaning tower...here we go again another copycat! Lets try being original Wellington!”
nzneville5 thought it was “A ridiculous idea. It might be fun for a year or two but after that, the whole world will laugh at our stupidity”.
Auskiwi1016 didn't believe the lean would would enhance the look of the building. “So they design a boring, ugly building then lean it over. Doesn't help, it's still a boring, ugly building.”
Jerry7 labelled the design “an eyesore”. “This isn't quirky, neither is it clever architecture. Its simply a rectangle nudged to one side. If this is so-called inspiring, God help us.”www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/67568855/Mixed-response-to-Wellington-Airports-leaning-tower
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jun 22, 2015 9:17:56 GMT 12
from The Dominion Post....Plane crashes off Wellington runwayForty-one passengers and crew escaped without injury after a Vickers Viscount skidded off Wellington runway in 1963.By ANDREA O'NEIL | 5:00AM - Monday, 22 June 2015A passenger plane slid off a greasy runway halfway on to what is now Moa Point Road in 1963. — Picture: Fritz Schone/YouTube.WILD WIND is what terrifies most passengers when touching down at Wellington Airport, but a wet runway proved more dangerous in 1963 when a plane slid clear off the tarmac.
It was a miracle nobody was injured when the Vickers Viscount plane skidded 120 metres across greasy grass and slid sideways down a five-metre bank on to Marine Drive, now called Moa Point Road, on February 17th.
“The sickening slide finished with the starboard wing resting halfway across the road and the fuselage listing on the grassy slope,” The Evening Post reported.
“Kerosene from a punctured fuel tank spewed across the road and for a few moments a deathly silence surrounded the stricken airliner.”
The National Airways Corporation plane, called “City of Dunedin”, was stopping off in Wellington on its way from Auckland to Christchurch, carrying 37 passengers and four crew.
Its southward descent appeared normal to onlookers, although one planespotter with binoculars noted it touched down late, a good third of the way along the runway.
“It seemed a perfect landing — in fact it was so smooth that I had unfastened my safety belt after we touched down. Then I looked out of the window and thought: ‘This is silly; we are going far too fast’,” passenger Mrs K Smith told the Post.
“Next thing the plane slewed to the left and I saw the road looming up at me.”
Airport fire tenders sprinted to the scene, as did surf lifesavers from the beach nearby. Women were evacuated down a canvas chute, while men scrambled down a ladder lowered from a hatch.
A further threat came from onlookers: hundreds gathered, many smoking cigarettes next to the huge pool of kerosene.
“The police used a loudhailer to order onlookers to stop smoking,” the Post said.
Only a crying baby aboard seemed disturbed by the incident, and “the pilot looked no more excited than if he had just had tea,” a passenger told the newspaper.
Wellington's runway measured 1,650 metres in 1963, 400 metres less than today. Despite its relative shortness, there have been few safety incidents in the airport's history.
Airport management are campaigning for a further 300 metres extension, to allow more large planes to make direct international flights to and from the capital.www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/69538759/plane-crashes-off-wellington-runway--150-years-of-news
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jun 22, 2015 12:22:01 GMT 12
(click on the photograph to view the source)
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Aug 10, 2015 11:25:41 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 10, 2015 11:46:32 GMT 12
I have always found that Wellington and Auckland airport domestic lounges are the places to go if you want to see minor kiwi celebrities. Last time I was sitting in the Auckland domestic lounge I saw Robbie Rakete, Mike McRoberts and Te Radar all within the space of half an hour or so. In Wellington you always spot various politicians, etc, but one time I saw Peter Williams,the newsreader.
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Post by baronbeeza on Aug 10, 2015 21:52:10 GMT 12
I wanna be on Dave's celebrity list. Do I need to go to Wellington to be recognised ?
I think some of those other names are probably known because their faces may be on TV. I wouldn't know half of them but they may not be so much famous but rather just familiar.
Airports are strange places though. I generally expect to see someone I know or have worked with somewhere in the past. One more memorable one was having to go over and pay some excess baggage at Perth. Paul H (ex-Ansett NZ) happened to be the man and upon seeing me took the note and threw it over his shoulder. Now they are the people I like to bump into while traveling about.
Most 'faces' on TV don't do so much for me.
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Post by Brett on Aug 27, 2015 14:56:37 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 18, 2016 18:00:23 GMT 12
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on May 21, 2016 12:57:08 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 21, 2016 13:01:44 GMT 12
Is bleach a prohibited substance in carry on? Or is it OK to carry?
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Post by Brett on May 21, 2016 13:09:45 GMT 12
Bleach is a prohibited item.
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Post by madmax on May 23, 2016 0:09:45 GMT 12
kiwithrottlejockey, the third image you posted of the NAC Viscount "over the bank" at Rongotai was taken by my uncle Ray Laughton. I still have his original colour slide plus several others he took and also several B & W negatives which I took of the incident.
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