Post by ErrolC on Nov 6, 2019 7:37:45 GMT 12
Airbus has borrowed an AirBaltic A220 for a SE Asia demo tour
simpleflying.com/qantas-air-new-zealand-airbus-a220/
www.stuff.co.nz/business/117024500/airbus-tours-new-a220300-plane-to-impress-air-nz-and-qantas
And a great thrill for some teen plane spotters!
www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2019/11/teen-planespotters-invited-onboard-vip-airbus-flight-by-airline-ceo.amp.html
simpleflying.com/qantas-air-new-zealand-airbus-a220/
www.stuff.co.nz/business/117024500/airbus-tours-new-a220300-plane-to-impress-air-nz-and-qantas
And a great thrill for some teen plane spotters!
www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2019/11/teen-planespotters-invited-onboard-vip-airbus-flight-by-airline-ceo.amp.html
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Teenagers Logan Clarke, Sahil Tiku, Nicholas Harford and Alex Parker, had been lined up against a security fence since early on Friday morning, to get shots of a visiting Airbus A220.
Their cameras suggested they were more than just part-time enthusiasts.
Lens envy aside, these boys watched attentively as a congregation of media and aviation executives got up close and personal with the Airbus A220 aircraft, in town on a demonstration tour of Asia and the Pacific.
It was an incredibly windy day, and conversation was difficult, even when you were within metres of whoever you were talking to.
So, it came as a bit of a surprise to hear a roar of excitement come from the fenceline. The CEO of AirBaltic, the owner of the visiting aircraft, had just invited the plane spotters not only to go onboard the new aircraft, but to join the media for a flight around the North Island.
There was a frenzy of calls to parents to get permission, as the group covered themselves in Airbus merchandise that had been given to them by representatives of the aircraft manufacturer.
"This is life-changing," one of the group members said to another.
When the A220 took to the sky, the excited teens instantly transformed into professional photographers. Some of their images would be right at home on any tourism or airline brochure.
...
Teenagers Logan Clarke, Sahil Tiku, Nicholas Harford and Alex Parker, had been lined up against a security fence since early on Friday morning, to get shots of a visiting Airbus A220.
Their cameras suggested they were more than just part-time enthusiasts.
Lens envy aside, these boys watched attentively as a congregation of media and aviation executives got up close and personal with the Airbus A220 aircraft, in town on a demonstration tour of Asia and the Pacific.
It was an incredibly windy day, and conversation was difficult, even when you were within metres of whoever you were talking to.
So, it came as a bit of a surprise to hear a roar of excitement come from the fenceline. The CEO of AirBaltic, the owner of the visiting aircraft, had just invited the plane spotters not only to go onboard the new aircraft, but to join the media for a flight around the North Island.
There was a frenzy of calls to parents to get permission, as the group covered themselves in Airbus merchandise that had been given to them by representatives of the aircraft manufacturer.
"This is life-changing," one of the group members said to another.
When the A220 took to the sky, the excited teens instantly transformed into professional photographers. Some of their images would be right at home on any tourism or airline brochure.
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