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NZ to replace domestic 737 fleet
Air New Zealand announced today that they are replacing their aging 737-300 domestic fleet with A320's.
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Wheres the A319s ?!
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In the end the A319 probably lost out on operating economics. Broadly speaking, they are about 5 per cent more expensive to run on a per-seat basis, and are really only used by carriers where the extra range comes in handy, such as on Air Canada's services across the country.
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171 seats sounds like full economy configuration. So you can´t change the planes from a domestic to route like AKL-SYD.
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The Air NZ statement said that there would be different configurations for domestic and international flights, so they aren't planning on swapping the A320s between domestic and international routes.
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They must have got some deal and for sure having the existing Skodas would have been a big factor.
Personally, I'm disappointed in the decision but I guess financial considerations overpower everything else including the engineering side. (This is based on discussions I've had with ANZ employees, some of whom work in maintainence and how abysmal the quality of the build is relative to the venerable 73's) :( Key take out from Flightglobal article Quote:
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@Daniel F
I work for a german airline since 1994 and I know the difference between statements and the reality. If you have an AOG and have to change the A320 INT to A320 NAT, you will have a lot of fun with the C-Class Passengers, quite rightly. :-) :-) |
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Would have been nice to have B737's operating with the new interiors and lights etc etc. So many A320's flying around Aus now :mad: |
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