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Post by FlyingKiwi on Nov 20, 2010 18:04:48 GMT 12
The Toll aircraft are, as far as I'm aware, owned by Airwork, which is a New Zealand based company. The Qantas 737s with ZK regos are operated by Jetconnect, which is a division of Qantas which operates New Zealand services only so presumably it makes more sense to have them registered here.
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 20, 2010 18:22:48 GMT 12
The Toll aircraft are, as far as I'm aware, owned by Airwork, which is a New Zealand based company. The Qantas 737s with ZK regos are operated by Jetconnect, which is a division of Qantas which operates New Zealand services only so presumably it makes more sense to have them registered here. Crew costs are lower if they are NZ based. |
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Post by haughtney1 on Nov 20, 2010 21:39:38 GMT 12
Sadly Errol, us Kiwi's are particularly well versed these days when it comes to NOT getting decent pay for a decent days work.
Regretably, pilots are the worst of the worst when it comes to under cutting each other...just to get on that next big shiney toy.
The rates of pay that Toll/Airwork as well as Jetconnect are offering are disgraceful. Ostensibly guys & girls are being paid 20-30% less than their Oz counterparts..along with poorer pension plans (if any!) and health insurance..loss of license etc etc.
I think its more reflective of our "nice guy" mentality, that gets taken advantage of by the corporate climbing MBA sociopaths that tend to inhabit boardrooms these days..who are merely interested in their 6 monthly bonus cheque..so they can move on to the next project.
I tried to come back to NZ a while back..but there was no way I could afford even a reasonable standard of living as a married guy with kids being paid the paultry sum that Jetconnect were going to offer...it was something I told the HR person and Chief Pilot personally when I attended an interview...at that point I left.
Apologies for the the rant/moan..but its something that just gets under my skin.....us Kiwi's are worth more than we think we are!
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Post by sqwark2k on Nov 21, 2010 8:44:57 GMT 12
ZK registered Qantas B737's are operated by Qantas subsidiary & NZ Company JetConnect on a NZ AOC. Pacific Blue/Poly Blue jets are a NZ company but Virgin Blue subsidiary and hence also operate ZK aircraft. Jetstar operate mainly VH (oz) rego's with a mix of kiwi and Oz crews flying on Oz licences.... I think they get away with VH aircraft in NZ because of the Open Skies agreement between NZ & Oz governments. That though seems to be a one way street and should be dropped imho.
Sorry, didn't see the next page when putting my 2 cents in. As a side, JetConnect only operate transtasman services on behalf of Qantas, they only do this because as Haughtney mentioned it is cheaper to run and start services from this side of the Tasman.
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Post by strikemaster on Nov 22, 2010 16:02:22 GMT 12
Thanks guys, I had a feeling that was going to be the case. I build servers and rack systems (trained in networking too) and looked at moving back to NZ, with 2 kids, Wife and Dog it didn't make economic sense. I guess that hits all sectors.
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Post by Kereru on Nov 27, 2010 21:54:14 GMT 12
Airbus A319 VH-VHD made its first visit to Auckland today. This aircraft is used to fly to the Antarctic from Melbourne and Christchurch. A different job today taking a band (no prizes for guessing which one!) to Sydney, Australia.  Cheers |
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Post by Kereru on Nov 28, 2010 19:07:35 GMT 12
Cathay started their 744 summer season today replacing the A340. Nice to see the 744 back on duty.  Finally caught Emirates latest A380 A6-EDN coming in to land today.  Colin |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 3, 2010 20:38:19 GMT 12
Did anyone photograph the six 747's that brought U2 to NZ?
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Post by furyfb11 on Dec 4, 2010 9:48:59 GMT 12
Atlas Air 747-200 freighter N524MC flew 5 flights between Avalon and Auckland. Other flights were operated by Singapore Air Cargo with B747-400 freighters.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 4, 2010 10:04:22 GMT 12
Ah I see, so not as impressive as I'd thought from the news reports, I thought they had a fleet of 747's.
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Post by Kereru on Dec 8, 2010 16:56:14 GMT 12
The other 757 that operates in NZ replacing the 727 that is now too noisy for Sydney does a daylight departure during summer on Saturday mornings. Seen here taxing for departure on runway 23L at just before 11:30.  Cheers |
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Post by Kereru on Dec 9, 2010 14:25:23 GMT 12
Another shot from the air with old 727 in pic minus two engines.  Cheers |
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Post by Ykato on Dec 9, 2010 19:27:11 GMT 12
Great Photo colin thanks for posting - cheers.
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Post by Kereru on Jan 12, 2011 21:02:10 GMT 12
Air New Zealand newest aircraft the Boeing 777-319ER comes in to land on 23L from Melbourne in its second day of service today.  Cheers |
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Post by hairy on Jan 12, 2011 23:18:55 GMT 12
Another lovely picture as usual Colin.  The 2nd one ZK-OKN can't be to far away as it was at the fuel dock at Paine Field on the 5th of Jan according to the KPAE Paine Field blog. kpae.blogspot.com/  |
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Post by corsairarm on Feb 21, 2011 19:20:19 GMT 12
I had a cause to visit AIA today and captured these photos. The first one is Air NZ but since I'm not up on modern civil airliners can some confirm what it is. I presume a B777.   The second one could be a B727 morphing into a B757! or if I lined it up right an extended tail to the B757. ;D  The next one is a little bit more of a close up of the B727. Be quick if you want to get any more photos of it as it is going for a test flight tomorrow before heading off to its new owners in Malaysia later this week.   I couldn't leave without taking a closer one the of B757 as well.  |
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Post by Naki on Feb 21, 2011 19:32:27 GMT 12
Yep first one is a 777-200ER.
I guess thats goodbye to 727s forever..save maybe the occasional private aircraft visit
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Post by Ykato on Feb 24, 2011 16:49:26 GMT 12
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Post by Ykato on Feb 24, 2011 17:10:19 GMT 12
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Post by beagle on Feb 24, 2011 18:10:04 GMT 12
I think the R model KC135 looks quite mean with the bigger turbofans
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